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A shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha-style bead necklace stands at left, holding a lit camphor flame on a metal plate toward three bronze deity figures on a gilded pedestal. The central figure is a standing deity holding a spear and mace-like staff, flanked by two smaller attendant figures, all draped in orange cloth with pink flower offerings at their base. Behind them is a stone niche with a carved relief and a red-railed doorway, and at right a golden throne-like seat holds a green-robed figure. This appears to be an aarti offering at a shrine.

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October 07 20112011-10-07A shaved-headed man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha mala and a gold bracelet, performs aarti with a silver lamp before a metal utsava murti standing on a small red-based pedestal. Two smaller saffron-clad attendant figurines flank the murti on a gold-trimmed wooden stand. Behind is a shrine with a large deity murti draped in yellow and orange cloth and garlanded with white flowers, with a red curtain and stone carvings on the right. The man is standing barefoot on a wet stone floor. The deity figures are sculpted, not living people, so the count is one physical person.2011-10-07October 07 20112011-10-07October 07 20112011-10-07A shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha-style beaded necklace performs aarti with a lit camphor lamp before bronze deity murti in orange cloth. The central murti, holding a veena-like instrument and a ritual object, stands on a pedestal with pink flowers, flanked by two smaller orange-clad bronze figures. Behind them are a stone temple pillar, a red railing, orange curtains and green foliage. The priest appears to be a sannyasi or priest rather than a confirmed identity.2011-10-07October 07 20112011-10-07A shaved-headed priest in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, with a gold necklace, stands at left performing a puja. He holds a silver lamp or camphor vessel toward a group of golden deity murtis at lower right, including a central four-armed figure holding a club and trident, flanked by two smaller attendant figures in maroon garments. Behind them, a golden throne-like altar is draped in red cloth and garlanded with yellow and purple flowers, with a white statue in orange robes and a rudraksha-style mala seated on it. Brass oil lamps stand at left.2010-11-12October 07 20112011-10-07November 12 20102010-11-12A shaved-headed priest in orange-saffron robes and a long rudraksha-style bead necklace stands at left, holding a bell in one hand and a flaming camphor or lamp in the other, performing aarti before a metal murti. The murti shows a standing deity with a crown, trident-like staff and orange cloth, flanked by two smaller orange-clad metal figures with floral garlands. Behind them stands a stone shrine carved with figures and a stone kalasha-like element. Two women in white saris with yellow borders stand with hands folded in the background, and steel vessels sit on the floor. An orange curtain hangs beside the murtis. Orange and red walls surround the scene, with a dark board on the back wall. The priest's ornaments and robe are orange, and the deity figures are gilded and garlanded. This is a temple puja setting. The priest appears to be a priest rather than a confirmed identity, so no identity is asserted.2011-10-07A shaven-headed priest in saffron-orange robes with a gold-gold-trimmed dhoti and a long rudraksha-style bead mala stands at left, holding a brass aarti lamp with smoke rising from it, performing a puja. Beside him, a gilded shrine arch with a lion-face top frames a bronze deity murti in red and gold garments holding a trident and staff, flanked by two smaller gilded figures draped in yellow silk. Brass vessels and a tall ceremonial staff stand in the background, and a dark board listing names hangs on the wall behind the priest.2011-11-01November 01 20112011-11-01