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Outdoor temple scene with a dark stone shrine platform holding a Shiva linga adorned with white flower garlands and a deity murti with white garlands, backed by a green and gold drape and a gilded arch. A woman in a red sari sits at the lower left beside brass oil lamps and offering vessels. On the right, a bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala and gold necklace wears an orange dhoti and walks past a red curtain. Two young men in red dhotis stand behind him, one holding a long ceremonial horn-like instrument. Trees and a stone pillar frame the background.

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Outdoor temple scene at a shrine with grey stone walls and carved pillars. Inside the shrine, a deity murti with a green backdrop, gold and red garlands, and a golden crown sits beside a second seated figure. A woman in a red blouse and yellow skirt kneels at the front of the shrine with brass oil lamps and offerings before it. A red cloth hangs on a pole near the entrance. To the right, a man in an ochre-orange dhoti with a gold necklace walks barefoot along a light-coloured path, with a shaved-headed man in orange clothing behind him and another orange-clad figure further back. Trees and a water area lie beyond the shrine.2013-07-20Outdoor temple shrine with grey stone pillars and a gold-framed arch housing a large deity murti of Shiva and Parvati seated together, adorned with garlands of white and red flowers and a red-and-white garland draped on the stone platform. A priest in orange-red robes bends at the altar lit with brass lamps and offerings. A standing man with long dark hair, white forehead markings, an orange shawl, and a rudraksha-style mala stands on the right of the platform, with a dark mat at his feet. Red curtains hang on the left and red-and-white striped railings border the scene.2013-04-08A photograph of a shrine with a gilded arch framing a large deity murti of a seated Shiva and Parvati, adorned with red-and-white garlands and a blue-and-pink cloth backdrop. A priest in white dhoti sits on the left at a stone platform tending offerings and oil lamps, with brass vessels in front. A standing man in an orange-brown robe and long rudraksha mala walks forward in the foreground, with a smaller gold-framed deity figure to the right and a red curtain on the left.2013-04-17 +2 copiesOutdoor temple scene with a grey stone shrine containing a deity murti of Shiva and Parvati adorned with garlands, a green backdrop and a gold arch. Brass oil lamps and offering vessels sit on the platform in front. A red cloth hangs beside the shrine. On a wet paved walkway to the right, a man in an orange-brown dhoti and a gold-beaded necklace walks, flanked by two people in saffron and orange robes and others in the background. Palm trees and greenery surround the courtyard.2013-07-20A barefoot man in a rust-orange sannyasi wrap and dhoti stands on a stone platform before a temple shrine with gold arch and carved grey columns. Behind him, deity murti are garlanded with red and pink flowers, with a golden kalasha-style offering and oil lamps set on the altar. A green draped table holds brass pots and a plate of offerings at left, and a woven mat lies on the floor. The man wears a rudraksha mala and a red tilak; he is shown performing puja before the shrine. a person: the orange robes, rudraksha mala and red-draped setting are consistent with the page's reference to a person, though his face is not used for identification.2013-04-09A photograph of a temple shrine with a large stone structure housing two painted deity murti, one shown with a trident and red garments and a red turban-like crown, the other adorned with garlands. In front, a shaved-headed priest in orange-brown ritual cloth kneels at the shrine platform beside brass lamps and offerings, while a woman in an orange sari with a dark braid stands on a mat facing the shrine. To the right, a gilded throne-like seat draped in red holds garlanded images and flower garlands. Red curtains frame the left edge, and an orange wall with white stripes runs along the right.2013-03-27April 17 20132013-04-17 +2 copiesJuly 09 20132013-07-09April 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesJuly 12 20132013-07-12 +1 copiesMay 17 20132013-05-17March 13 20132013-03-13