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Photograph inside a temple hall with pink and cream walls, a swastika and a floral emblem above a pink shrine façade. A man in an orange robe and orange head wrap stands at left, bare-footed, facing the shrine. Marble steps lead up to a platform with deity murtis and a shivalinga-like object, behind red velvet rope on brass posts. A white box labelled Offerings sits on the steps, and a vase of flowers stands near the left wall. Yellow date stamp 08/06/2004 at lower right.

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August 06 20042004-08-06August 06 20042004-08-06September 03 20042004-09-03August 06 20042004-08-06Interior of a white marble temple shrine with carved pillars and polished floor. On the left, a man in an orange robe and orange head wrap with a pink and white flower garland stands with his palms together, gesturing. Beside him, a priest in white dhoti and a red shawl holds a brass oil lamp and gestures toward a shrine containing white-skinned deity murtis adorned with garlands and crowns, one in red and gold. Brass lamps stand on the steps in front. Overlay text in the corner reads the date 09/03/2004.2004-09-03A temple interior with ornate gold and white columns and carved wooden doors. In the foreground a man in a red-orange dhoti and matching shawl stands at a brass railing with his palms pressed together in prayer, his back to the camera. Beyond the doorway, three deity murtis in orange and gold garments, with golden crowns and halos, stand on a marble altar draped in a red and gold cloth, with marigold garlands and flower pots at the base. A second man in orange clothing stands at the left edge. Garlands of marigolds hang along the top of the doorway.2014-03-16 +1 copiesInterior of a white-marble temple shrine with a granite floor and brass oil lamps. A figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, with a lavender garland, stands at the left with their back to the camera, facing the shrine. Inside the white arched shrine, a priest in white dhoti and red shawl stands before a deity murti adorned with red and orange flower garlands, a gold crown-like backdrop and a brass-coloured lamp. Dim recessed lights and additional white shrine niches with garlands frame the room.2004-09-03September 03 20042004-09-03October 22 20102010-10-22Photograph at dusk of a stone shrine with a pillared open pavilion. Inside, a deity murti pair sits on a raised platform decorated with white cloth, flower garlands and a small lamp, with two brass oil lamps flanking it. In the foreground, a person in a long saffron-orange robe with long dark wavy hair stands barefoot with hands joined in prayer before the shrine, a puja. Scattered petals lie on the platform and a brass kalasha sits nearby.2007-02-25A night photograph of a temple shrine with a pair of deity murti seated on a raised platform, one in orange and gold garments with a crown and a white-and-gold figure beside it, both draped with garlands. A white cloth covers the base, with brass oil lamps on either side and scattered flower petals on the stone floor. In the lower right, a person with long dark hair and an orange robe kneels with hands extended toward the shrine, performing puja. Red velvet drapes frame the left edge, and a dark tree line shows through the open arches.2007-02-25Interior shrine with several deity murtis in gilded arched niches and on a tiled altar platform, with brass oil lamps standing in front. Two women in orange saris stand at the left; one wears a floral garland and holds a silver bowl, the other in an orange robe holds a silver tray. A man in a white shirt holds a silver plate at the far left edge. A tall deity statue in orange and gold stands at the right under a gilded halo, and a silver-ornamented figure with a crown sits at the center.2009-11-04