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A temple-style puja inside a plain room with pink walls. A standing man in a rust-red and saffron-bordered dhoti and a white-and-gold shawl wears a long white flower garland and holds a small offering in his right hand over a shrine. A seated priest in a rust-red wrap and a second kneeling man in white with a gold border sit before a small silver-framed deity murti draped in garlands of red, orange and white flowers. A large deity murti in a golden arch on the right is dressed in red and gold and crowned, surrounded by a multicoloured flower garland. A brass lamp and a golden ritual vessel sit in front, and a white air conditioner stands on the wall. The standing man's appearance is not clearly identifiable.

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A temple puja in an indoor hall with a gilded arched shrine. Beside the shrine, a priest in a rust-orange dhoti with a gold-edged cloth and a white garland stands holding a small offering. Another priest in an orange-brown dhoti kneels at the lower left, and a person in white dhoti with a gold border kneels at the bottom centre near the floral offering. The central shrine holds a garlanded deity murti with a gold crown, adorned in red and green floral garlands, with a red and gold cloth draped over a smaller platform, gold vessels in the foreground, and a wall air conditioner and potted plants behind.2015-06-03 +1 copiesJune 03 20152015-06-03 +1 copiesPhoto of a puja in a temple-style room with a deity murti dressed in a brown and gold sari-like garment, a silver crown, and draped with garlands of white, red, yellow and green flowers, set before a golden arched backdrop. A man standing at left, bare-shouldered and wearing an orange-brown cloth with a gold border and flower garlands, holds an offering in his hand. Two men kneel in the foreground: one in an orange-brown cloth with gold border, the other in a white dhoti with a gold border, assisting with the ritual. A gold ritual vessel sits at right, and a potted plant and red curtain frame the left side. The standing man shows no clear distinguishing cues beyond ordinary ritual attire, so his identity is uncertain.2015-06-03June 03 20152015-06-03 +1 copiesJune 03 20152015-06-03Indoor temple puja in a pink-walled hall. On the right, a gilded shrine holds a deity murti dressed in maroon cloth, draped in multicolored marigold and white flower garlands with a crown. A standing man in maroon and gold-bordered robes with a flower garland stands at left, palms joined in namaskar. A seated man in maroon and gold holds a silver vessel, and a bent-over person in white with a gold border tends the offerings at the lower center. Gold ornaments and a wall air conditioner are visible. Three people are visible.2015-06-03June 03 20152015-06-03June 03 20152015-06-03A temple-style puja in a room with pink walls and a split air conditioner. A standing man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with a white flower garland, holds a small flame or offering toward a silver-gold framed murti of a deity. The deity is draped in red and orange silk and decorated with a multicolored flower garland. A kneeling man in a white dhoti with an orange border sits in front, and a second kneeling man in saffron clothing with a sacred thread is at lower left. A brass lamp stands at right beside a tall gilded throne-like stand and a gold kalasha-shaped object. Potted plants sit at the left edge.2015-06-03 +1 copiesIndoor temple-style puja scene in a pink-walled room. A standing priest in maroon and saffron robes with a white flower garland and a marked forehead stands near a deity murti dressed in a deep red sari with gold ornaments and a crown, its alcove framed by a gold arch and surrounded by colourful flower garlands. A second priest in a maroon garment kneels in the lower left, and a seated figure in a white dhoti with gold border kneels in front of a small garlanded murti with gold trim. A brass lamp stands at right and a large gold vessel is in the foreground. A red curtain hangs at left beside potted plants and a staircase. The standing priest is not visibly identifiable as a person, so no candidate is asserted.2015-06-03June 03 20152015-06-03June 03 20152015-06-03 +1 copies