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Evening photograph of a red-carpeted walkway lined by a metal railing, with devotees on both sides pressing palms together in anjali. A central figure in a deep red-brown robe and a long multi-strand garland walks toward the camera, flanked by attendants in similar reddish-brown dress. Behind them a tall golden lamp stands near a doorway with metal grilles, and a dim interior is visible. Devotees on the left wear orange and saffron garments and devotees on the right wear white. Scene suggests a ceremonial procession or entrance.

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A photograph of a red carpet walkway under a corrugated metal roof, lined on the left by a steel railing. A man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, wearing a long gold-toned ornate necklace and a dark head covering, walks down the carpet with bare feet. Along the railing, several women in orange, yellow and red saris stand with palms pressed together in anjali, greeting him. A man in white clothing stands at the right edge beside the railing.2013-03-07July 08 20132013-07-08A photograph inside a temple hall showing monastics in saffron and orange robes walking single-file along a red carpet lined with steel railings. The leading man, in front, wears an orange dhoti and shawl, a long garland of yellow flowers, a white sacred thread, a forehead tilak and bangles on his arms, with a head covering of long hair swept back. Behind him, a younger monk in orange with a rudraksha mala and white forehead band follows, and an older bald monk in orange with a white forehead band and beaded mala walks at right. Women in maroon saris stand near the windows at right. At the back, a deity murti in a golden shrine is adorned with garlands and draped in red and yellow cloth, with an attendant in orange nearby. Red curtains hang at left and a ceiling fan and tiled walls frame the scene.2013-05-26A figure in a rust-red and saffron cloth walks barefoot down a red carpet between silver metal railings inside a hall with a corrugated roof. He wears a multi-strand beaded garland with a large pendant, and his long dark hair is swept back. Behind him, several attendants in orange and maroon robes and white forehead bands follow, and one person in white stands at the right edge beside the railing. A dark-robed figure walks in the background. Through an open doorway ahead, a red-brick pillar is visible.2013-05-13A photograph of a temple hall during a darshan, with a red carpet runway between metal railings. A smiling man with a dark swept-back hairstyle, wearing a brown-red garment with gold-edged cloth and a beaded garland, walks forward on the carpet, followed by a second man in a similar brown garment holding a red-handled ritual implement. On the left, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands with palms pressed together in greeting. Women in pink and red saris and devotees line the railings, and a shelf of orange cloth and a glowing decorated arch appear in the background. Copyright and source credit text is visible in the lower right corner.2013-05-30Photo of a red-carpeted walkway lined with steel railings outside an orange-washed building. In the centre, a man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha-style bead necklace and a red forehead mark walks toward the camera. At the right edge, another saffron-clad man with a bead mala follows. Behind them, a grey stone deity statue stands among trees, with other saffron-robed figures in the background.2013-03-02May 19 20132013-05-19A photograph inside a covered hall with a red carpet runner between metal railings. A barefoot man with long swept-back dark hair walks toward the camera, wearing a saffron-orange dhoti-style wrap with gold bands and a layered rudraksha mala with a large ceremonial gold pendant. Behind him, other figures in orange and maroon robes stand along the railing, a woman in an orange sari with a mala is at left, and a person in white clothing is at right edge. An arched doorway opens onto a tree outside.2013-05-13May 13 20132013-05-13A man in an orange-red sannyasi-style dress with a gold-bordered wrap walks barefoot along a red carpet runner in a covered hall with metal railings. He wears a red-orange shawl over the shoulder and a rudraksha-style garland with a gold ceremonial necklace, a red bindi on his forehead and long swept-back hair, and smiles while gesturing with one hand. Behind him a bald man in orange-red robes with white horizontal tilak stripes on his forehead walks along the railing, and two women in maroon outfits stand further back. The hall opens onto palm trees and a tall temple-style pillar outside.2013-05-13May 30 20132013-05-30May 11 20132013-05-11