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Night photograph of a temple procession. At left, a bare-chested priest in a red and orange cloth with a red head wrap and white tripundra markings on his forehead and arms raises his hand toward a decorated ratha or palanquin. On the palanquin stands a large deity murti with a tall crown and flower garlands, flanked by small carved attendant figures in red and gold. Brass kalasha pots with mango leaves and white flower garlands sit on top. Ornate gold carving frames the left edge, and several heads of onlookers appear at the bottom.

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September 14 20142014-09-14A photograph of a temple ritual at night. A man seen from behind, wearing a red-orange head wrap and a saffron-red cloth draped over his bare upper body, stands at left with his arm extended, touching offerings on a decorated altar. The altar holds a large deity murti adorned with white and orange flower garlands, a bejewelled silver and gold face, a kalasha-style pot with leaves, and beaded necklaces, flanked by two small seated figures. Warm golden carved wood frames the left edge. The man's face is not visible, so no identity can be assigned from appearance.2014-09-14September 14 20142014-09-14Nighttime photo of a ceremonial worship scene in front of a gilded arch framing three silver-coloured deity murtis draped in garlands of purple, yellow, red and white flowers. The central murti wears a tall ornate crown and layered gold jewellery; the flanking murtis wear crowns and necklaces. A bare-chested priest in an orange-red dhoti and shawl, with white markings on his arms, stands at left holding a small bell in one hand and reaching toward the central figure with the other. At lower right, a seated man in an orange-red garment and rudraksha mala, with a white tilak, looks down toward the scene while devotees' shaved heads appear at the bottom edge.2014-09-14September 14 20142014-09-14September 06 20142014-09-06September 14 20142014-09-14Night puja before a golden arched shrine where two deity murtis are dressed in red, yellow and green flower garlands, with gold jewellery and crowns. A priest in orange robes holds a lit oil lamp toward the deities. Several other men in saffron and orange robes stand or sit nearby; one seated man in orange speaks into a microphone, and a shaved-headed attendant in white cloth sits at right. A red cloth covers the altar, and a small fire pit glows at lower right.2014-09-06September 06 20142014-09-06September 11 20142014-09-11A priest in a maroon-and-gold dhoti and matching maroon upper cloth with a gold border, wearing a maroon turban and a rudraksha-style cord, stands at right holding a silver abhishekam vessel and pouring or offering from it toward a decorated deity murti. The murti is adorned with marigold and rose garlands, gold ornaments and a jewelled crown. Two bald devotees in the foreground watch from below. Gold-carved pillars and a red-and-gold canopy frame the night-time puja scene.2014-09-06September 19 20152015-09-19