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A photograph of an open-air shrine under a thatched roof strung with colourful tassels and paper lanterns. Inside a small stone shrine stands a deity murti with a gilded arch, flanked by standing figures, and a sunlit square of plastered ground with a raised stepped fire pit in front. Two dhoti-clad attendants in white stand beside black-pillared posts draped with white and orange garlands. Behind a low wall, construction work continues with scaffolding, stacked materials and a few distant workers. No identifiable a person is visible.

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A photograph of an outdoor temple shrine under a striped canopy with hanging colourful tassels and garlands. Inside a stone shrine with a dark curtain, a deity murti is seated behind a gold-framed arch. Two black stone guardian statues in white draped cloth and flower garlands stand on either side of a raised concrete square with a sunken fire pit (homa kund) in the foreground. Construction materials, scaffolding, and a few workers in the background suggest ongoing building work among trees. No living person is clearly visible in the foreground, and no candidate for a person is visible.2016-11-18A open-sided shrine under a corrugated roof with red metal pillars, housing a grey stone temple structure with a golden arched niche. Inside, several painted deity murti stand or sit, including a central figure with a red and orange garment and garlands, flanked by smaller figures. Two large black stone dvarapala guardian statues stand in the foreground, each wearing white dhoti and yellow-and-red flower garlands. Trees surround the shrine, and a red curtain hangs at the right side. No physical people are visible.2014-09-17August 03 20132013-08-03July 26 20172017-07-26September 15 20132013-09-15September 13 20132013-09-13An outdoor shrine under a corrugated pale-yellow canopy supported by red-painted steel posts, set on a wet concrete floor surrounded by green trees. Inside a stone-framed niche stand several painted deity murtis, with a central figure flanked by smaller figures, and a painted panel above showing a seated deity. Two garlanded pillars with marigold garlands stand at the front, a red cloth hangs at the side, and a small offering plate sits on the ground. Stone walls and a signboard appear at the right edge. No people are visible.2015-08-23June 20 20152015-06-20February 17 20152015-02-17A photograph of an outdoor shrine under a thatched open-sided pavilion with red metal posts. Central stone shrine houses a deity murti pair: a figure with multiple arms and a crown, beside a consort in a green-and-blue sari, both garlanded with white and orange flower strings. Below, a smaller seated figure with garlands and a cloth backdrop of green and red curtains. Above, a painted arch holds a seated couple with a bull and a white Nandi pair flanking the roof. Brass lamps and a hanging bell stand in front, with greenery behind. No people are visible in the scene, only statues.2016-01-15August 03 20132013-08-03June 20 20152015-06-20