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Dim temple interior with dark stone walls, a bright light glare at the top, and a crowd of devotees in ritual dress. In the centre, a man in a rust-red turban and reddish-brown dress with a heavy gold-toned necklace and a yellow-gold shawl holds a brass plate with lit lamps and offerings. Around him, bare-chested men wear white dhotis and rudraksha-style malas, and women wear orange and saffron saris with garlands. A woman in a turquoise sari stands at left. A fan is visible at right. The setting appears to be a temple sanctum with people gathered for darshan or a puja.

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September 16 20152015-09-16September 16 20152015-09-16 +1 copiesSeptember 16 20152015-09-16A crowded photograph inside a stone temple interior with dark carved walls. In the centre a man in rust-red robes, a red-orange turban and a heavy gold-toned necklace holds yellow offerings in his hand. Beside him an older woman in orange sari and rudraksha mala holds yellow flowers with her palms together, and a bare-chested priest in a grey shawl with blue trim stands facing them. Around them devotees wear white forehead tilak, red, orange and white garments, and garlands; a man in white cap stands at the back. A green industrial fan and electric fan sit at the top right. a person: the man in the center wearing red-orange robes, turban, and gold-toned necklace is a plausible candidate, though appearance is uncertain.2015-09-16Photograph inside a dim temple hall at night during a ritual. A man in an orange-red turban with a red tilak, wearing a gold-toned ornamented necklace and a deep red-orange and gold garment, stands in the centre holding marigold flowers. Behind him strings of coloured lights hang on a shrine. In the foreground a priest with a bare back and white cloth, seen from behind, holds a lit oil lamp tray. To the right an elder in orange robes and a rudraksha mala holds a mala in his hand, and several men in orange and saffron garments with sandalwood marks stand around. Devotees fill the background near carved stone pillars and a ceiling fan. Several people are visible, with some partially shown at the edges. Shown as a ritual puja scene with flowers and lamp.2015-09-16 +1 copiesSeptember 16 20152015-09-16 +1 copiesIndoor temple photo at night with string lights and carved stone pillars. A figure in a bright orange turban and rust-orange robe with gold-toned beaded necklaces stands centre, smiling and holding a small yellow offering. Beside them an older man with grey hair wears an orange robe and dark rudraksha mala beads, hands pressed together in prayer. A man in a magenta and teal shawl and bald-headed men in saffron and white dress stand nearby, with a few devotees in the foreground. The scene reads as temple darshan with devotees gathered close.2015-09-16September 16 20152015-09-16 +1 copiesSeptember 16 20152015-09-16 +1 copiesJuly 13 20092009-07-13Crowded night scene inside a stone temple with carved pillars and a ceiling fan at upper right. A bare-chested man in front with a grey moustache and a tan-and-blue shawl shouts toward the camera. Behind him, a man in a maroon turban and saffron-gold cloth wears a long rudraksha-style bead mala and holds a small brass vessel. Next to him, an older man in saffron robes and a large orange-brown bead necklace gestures with his hands, while a woman in a saffron veil stands at right with a rosary, beside lit oil lamps. Several other saffron-robed and shaved-headed men and a woman in a maroon sari stand around. Strings of lights hang overhead.2015-09-16Photo inside a dim temple interior with ornate stone pillars and string lights. A man in an orange-red turban and a rust-brown robe with a thick gold-and-bead necklace stands centre, gesturing with one hand; he has a red-brown tilak mark. Beside him an elderly man in an orange robe with a black-and-white beaded mala gestures with clasped hands. Shaved-headed priests in saffron and orange sashes with tripundra marks surround them, and a bare-backed priest in the foreground faces them. Devotees and a woman with a red bindi stand behind. Several people visible, with the turbaned central man possibly the a person candidate by appearance.2015-09-16 +1 copies