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A photograph inside a silver-framed shrine in a temple, where a deity murti with a silver face is adorned with a large garland of white and orange marigolds and a purple cloth backdrop. A brass oil lamp with a visible flame sits at the lower left, and a silver trident stands at right. A person in a red-orange garment with a gold necklace and gold bangles, hands folded in namaskar, bows in front of the shrine as a devotee at right looks on. The silver wall above carries an engraved Sanskrit inscription.

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May 19 20142014-05-19A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a silver-framed niche with a deity murti covered in a dense garland of yellow marigolds and white flowers, set against a purple cloth backdrop. In the foreground on the right, a person seen from behind with hair in a bun, a red-and-gold patterned shawl over the shoulders, gold earrings, and a gold-beaded necklace looks toward the shrine. A silver ritual staff and a brass lamp with a flame sit at left, and a silver trident-topped railing lies in front. A second man in a grey shirt stands in the background near the shrine, and another figure in white is partly visible at the left edge. Visible clothing and garlands are described; the person's identity is not established from appearance.2014-05-19Photograph inside a temple shrine with an ornate silver-covered arch framing a silver deity murti decorated with a large garland of yellow marigolds and white flowers, set before a purple cloth backdrop. A brass oil lamp with a lit flame stands in the foreground beside a metal railing and a small metal donation box. On the right, a person in a red-orange garment with a dark braided hairstyle, tilak on the forehead, a gold necklace and a silver ritual vessel leans toward the shrine. Behind, a man in a light blue shirt stands near the pillar.2014-05-19May 19 20142014-05-19A silver-framed shrine holds a silver deity murti of a face adorned with a large marigold and white flower garland, set before a purple cloth backdrop. In the foreground at right, a person seen from behind with hair in a bun, wearing a red-and-maroon robe and a gold-bead necklace, faces the shrine. Another man in a light shirt stands behind the shrine, and a brass lamp with a lit flame sits at left beside a metal railing with flowers. The scene appears to be a temple darshan moment.2014-05-19Inside a temple shrine, a silver-framed niche holds a silver deity murti of a face with a red tongue, heavily garlanded with marigolds in yellow and orange, white flowers, and green leaves, set before a purple cloth with gold border. In the foreground at right, a woman in an orange-red sari with a gold necklace and gold earrings, a tilak on her forehead and red flowers in her hair, bows over a silver tray. A brass oil lamp with a visible flame sits at left, and a man in a light blue shirt and a woman with folded hands stand behind the shrine. No readable name is shown.2014-05-19May 19 20142014-05-19 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple shrine in Varanasi showing a silver-framed deity murti, its face partly visible, covered in a large garland of yellow marigolds and white flowers in front of a purple cloth backdrop. In the foreground at right, a person in a rust-red garment with a gold necklace and rudraksha-style beads, hair tied up with a red flower, holds a silver ritual implement, standing near a brass oil lamp with a lit flame on the left. A man in a light blue shirt stands behind the railing in the background, with a few other devotees visible.2014-05-19May 19 20142014-05-19A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a silver-framed deity murti, its face partly visible, almost entirely covered in a heaped garland of orange marigolds and white flowers, set against a purple cloth draped below. A bare-chested man in a red-orange cloth stands at right, wearing a long rudraksha-style mala with gold beads and a gold earring, a trident-like staff held in his hand near a silver offering vessel. Behind him a seated devotee in a light blue shirt and a woman in a dark outfit look toward the shrine. A brass lamp with a flame sits at lower left beside a metal railing and a donation box.2014-05-19May 19 20142014-05-19Photograph inside a temple shrine where a silver-framed deity murti, heavily garlanded with marigolds and white flowers, is set in a niche before a purple cloth. A man with long hair, a red-and-white tilak and a dark red garment with a rudraksha mala stands at right, smiling and holding a steel vessel, while a bald man in orange-saffron robes with yellow tilak stands beside him holding a metal trident. A brass oil lamp with a lit wick sits at left, and other devotees are partly visible around the shrine railing.2014-05-19