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Indoor darshan scene in a hall with a pale ceiling and a red banner with white lettering above a framed portrait. A woman in a maroon turban with gold ornaments and a feather, wearing a thick garland of red roses, white flowers and yellow-green beads, smiles while placing her hand on the head of a man in a white shirt who bows with folded hands. Behind them, devotees in white clothes stand near a rope barrier, a bare-chested man with braided hair and a white forehead mark stands at left, and a child in an olive jacket joins their hands.

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December 26 20132013-12-26Indoor photo of a devotee ceremony in a hall with white ceiling lights and red curtains on the walls. A bare-chested man in a maroon turban with gold ornament and a white feather, wearing a green-and-red fruit garland with white flower strands and gold armbands, reaches out to touch the head of a devotee in a white shirt with folded hands. Nearby, a man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala and a white forehead band stands among the crowd, and a man in a checked shirt bows with palms pressed together. Several others in white and saffron clothing are visible in the background.2013-12-26April 09 20142014-04-09December 26 20132013-12-26April 20 20182018-04-20 +1 copiesDecember 26 20132013-12-26March 05 20162016-03-05 +1 copiesDecember 26 20132013-12-26Outdoor padapuja ceremony in which a person seated on a red cushioned throne, wearing rust-red draped robes, a gold-and-beaded garland and white tilak, extends a hand in blessing over a devotee kneeling before the seat. Another devotee in white with an orange shawl bends forward, hands folded, while red flower petals lie near the feet. Behind them, women in red and maroon saris hold brass tridents and ritual items beside saffron-shawled men and a woman in white with folded hands. Red and yellow decorative cloth and palms frame the open-air setting. Seated figure appears to be a person, the throne-seated figure receiving padapuja.2013-12-26January 07 20082008-01-07December 26 20132013-12-26A photograph of devotees greeting a smiling man in a maroon and gold turban with a white feather, wearing a thick garland of lime-green beads, red flowers and white blooms and gold armlets. Several men in white shirts and kurtas stand with palms pressed together in namaste, and one older man bends forward in respect. Behind them, a bright hall with red banners and framed pictures on the walls, and a rope barrier along the floor. The turbaned man raises his right hand in greeting. Whether he is the a person cannot be confirmed from the image.2013-12-26