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A photograph of a temple shrine with a deity murti decorated in gold and red garments, set in an arched stone niche with pink draped curtains. In front, two seated figures in saffron-orange robes sit on orange cushioned seats on a raised platform, while a devotee in white kneels before them. Nearby, white-clad attendants and devotees in white dhotis and saris stand and sit, some wearing yellow shawls. A red carpet runs along a metal railing toward the viewer. The scene includes a sign on the wall and a loudspeaker on a pillar with colourful painted designs.

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June 18 20102010-06-18June 18 20102010-06-18Interior of a covered temple hall with a central red carpet aisle leading to an altar. Two saffron-robed figures sit before a golden deity murti with garlands and flowers, pink curtains behind it. Devotees in white clothes sit on the floor on both sides of the aisle, many with hands folded, while others stand near metal railings. Colourful painted pillars with kalasha-like tops line the hall. Partially visible figures in white and a woman in a blue sari stand at the right edge. Overall the scene reads as a darshan or puja gathering.2010-06-18July 21 20102010-07-21Photograph of a ceremony in a covered temple hall with a red carpet aisle and metal railings. At the far end, a large deity murti in blue is decorated with garlands and stands before a raised altar. Several priests in white dhotis and orange shawls stand in front of it, one holding a brass vessel. Seated devotees fill the foreground and sides, mostly women in saris and salwar and men in white, some with long braided hair. A woman in an orange sari and another in white stand near the altar. Orange and red curtains frame the shrine.2010-07-03 +1 copiesInterior of a covered temple hall with orange walls and a corrugated roof, looking up a red carpet aisle toward a shrine holding a richly decorated deity murti with a golden arch and colourful garlands. A seated figure in an orange robe sits on a low dais before the shrine, with other people in orange and white clothing standing and kneeling around, some in yellow shawls. Devotees in white and pastel saris and kurtas sit on mats along metal railings on both sides of the aisle, and a woman in a white and orange sari stands at the right. Brass lamps and orange curtains frame the shrine. Roughly 30 people are visible.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21A photograph inside a temple shrine hall with orange curtains and a golden arched niche holding a deity murti decorated with garlands and a crown. A seated figure in orange robes and a rudraksha-style mala sits on an orange-draped chair on a raised orange mat, with a small attendant in white beside them. Around them stand devotees in white dhotis and sarees, some in yellow shawls, arranged on a grey floor by a red carpet and steel railing. The scene appears to show a darshan or puja gathering in a temple.2010-07-15July 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesA photograph inside an open-sided temple pavilion with a tin roof, orange curtains and red-and-white railings. At the centre, a shrine holds deity murti decorated with garlands and flowers, with a kalasha-like offering and brass lamps before it. Two priests in orange robes stand at the shrine, one holding a lamp and one beside him. Rows of seated devotees in white clothes fill the red carpeted floor in front, and more people sit on the right side. A raised seat with an orange cushion stands on the left. The scene shows an abhishekam-style puja and darshan at the shrine.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21