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A photograph of a temple shrine entrance decorated with red, yellow and pink painted scrollwork pillars and a lotus-petal cornice. Inside the shrine, deity murtis are adorned with white and red flower garlands and jewelled necklaces, set before a gold-draped altar with a kalasha-like object. A single person stands at the left in a rust-orange wrap and turban with a white and red flower garland, one hand raised toward the shrine in offering or greeting. A black stone bull statue with a flower garland sits at the lower left.

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June 19 20142014-06-19A photograph of a temple shrine entrance with a painted green-grey doorway framed by gold and red floral carved pillars and a pink-and-yellow scalloped roof cornice. A single person in a rust-red sannyasi-style wrap with gold border and a red turban stands at the left edge, wearing a white flower garland, glancing toward the dark interior. Inside, a deity murti is decorated with garlands and draped cloth. A small brass oil lamp sits on the step at lower left.2014-06-19A figure in a rust-orange and red-gold dhoti-style garment and matching orange turban stands at the left edge of a temple doorway, one hand raised touching the grey door frame. A flower garland of orange and white blooms hangs across the chest. Inside the shrine, a deity murti is dressed in a yellow-gold cloth, with a white and pink floral garland and a layered necklace. The doorway is framed by red and gold floral scrollwork, with a pink and yellow cornice above and grey walls.2014-06-19A figure in saffron-orange robes with an orange turban stands with their back to the camera at the entrance of a small temple shrine. The shrine has red, yellow and green painted trim and a red-and-white domed roof, and inside the doorway a deity murti is decorated with garlands and draped in yellow cloth. A bare shoulder and a white garland are visible on the robed figure, and a camera tripod or equipment sits in the lower left foreground.2014-06-19June 29 20142014-06-29A priest in a rust-red dhoti with gold border and a matching red turban stands with his back to the camera, bowing with hands together before a shrine. Behind him stand two deity murtis dressed in gold and red cloth, adorned with white and pink garlands, ornate necklaces and crowns, on a golden altar cloth. A spatika-style lingam sits at the front on a black stone yoni base draped with a white flower garland. The setting is a small temple niche with brown walls and tiled floor. No identifiable a person is visibly present.2014-06-29 +2 copiesA smiling woman in a rust-orange turban and matching orange-red sari-style wrap stands in a doorway, waving with her right hand. She wears a long garland of white flowers with red and orange blossoms and a rudraksha mala around her neck. Behind her, inside a shrine with yellow-gold draped cloth, a deity murti is decorated with garlands and a metal crown. The doorway has ornate red, yellow and gold scrollwork pillars and pink-and-green carved trim above.2014-06-19June 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesA smiling man in an orange-red turban and orange-red robes stands in an ornate red and gold doorway, gesturing with his open right hand toward a shrine. He wears a long rudraksha mala and a white and red flower garland with orange blossoms. Behind him, inside the shrine, two deity murtis are decorated with white and red flower garlands and sit on a gold-draped altar. The doorway is carved with golden scrollwork.2014-06-19June 29 20142014-06-29June 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple shrine with a stone-carved structure and a deity pair in the sanctum: a figure in red and green clothing with garlands, beside a black stone lingam on a square yoni-pitha base, with brass lamps and offerings on the ledge. In the foreground a person in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a beaded necklace stands with hands together, facing the shrine on a mat near a stone-paved walkway, with palm trees and greenery behind. The scene reads as darshan at a shrine.2013-07-21