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A photo taken at a temple doorway with ornately carved wooden doors on both sides. Several women in saree walk through the opening; the front-right woman in an orange-and-white saree carries a brass tray of fruit, including bananas and apples. A woman in a pink saree and one in a white saree with red border walk beside her, and a young child in a grey t-shirt stands at right. Behind them a golden tiered shrine structure. Two or three more people are visible in the background.

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A photograph taken at a temple entrance at night, with carved wooden doors framing the scene. Several women in traditional saris stand together. The woman at centre-left in an orange sari with a dark blouse holds a yellow tray of fruit with red cloth. Beside her a woman in a white and red-bordered sari and a woman in a pale green and pink sari smile. At right, a woman in a pink and yellow silk sari with a gold necklace walks past. Behind them a golden tiered structure. Maroon curtains hang at the doorway.Photograph inside a temple hall at night. Three women in silk saris carry offerings: a woman in a yellow saree with magenta border holds a brass plate of fruit, sweets and flowers, while a woman in a green saree stands beside her. A woman in a white saree with pink border walks at left, smiling. Behind them a golden tiered structure. Other women in pink and orange saris are visible in the background, along with ornate wooden screens and golden pillars.Feb 18 2022 sripuramJune 20 20142014-06-20Feb 13 2022 sripuramAugust 09 20152015-08-09 +1 copiesA photo of seven women seated cross-legged on the floor in a circle inside a temple hall with gold-painted carved walls and elephant reliefs. Women in saffron-orange, yellow and magenta, pale green and pink, white with a red border, and a red patterned sari sit close together, several with hands near a brass plate. A silver plate holds banana leaf offerings, fruit, sweets and a cup, and a brass lamp sits nearby. Behind them a green-draped table with flowers and a gold carved screen suggest a puja setting.A photograph of a hallway procession in a temple-style interior with wooden floor and brown walls. In the foreground, a woman in an orange and gold saree, hair in a bun, carries a brass bell and a lit oil lamp, walking away from the camera. To the left, a man bare-chested in a white dhoti holds a brass tray of bananas and mangoes. Behind them, a woman in white holds a flame lamp, and another woman in a pink-and-white saree carries a tray. A smiling woman in an orange garment with a pink and white flower garland and red-and-white bead necklace stands near the centre, and a person in white with a head covering follows. Shelves with deity murti and decorations are visible at the upper left.2022-06-25 +1 copiesPhoto 11688070 +2 copiesWomen seated on the floor of a gilded temple hall perform a puja before three deity murti shrines framed by gold arches and a gold lattice screen. Shrine figures wear green, red and pink silk and garlands. In front of them, a green cloth holds a lamp and flowers. Women in green, blue and maroon saris, one in white, sit around platters of bananas, flower petals, kumkum, coconut and sweets. Two young girls in green and pink sit among them, and a red-carpeted altar stands at the back.Six women sit cross-legged on a woven mat in a temple hall, gathered in a close circle around a brass thali of offerings at lower right, which holds betel leaves, fruits and coconut. On the left, a woman in a dark patterned shawl leans forward; next to her a woman in orange and gold sari bends over the tray. A woman in a pink and green sari sits behind, and a woman in a white sari with a gold border and red bangles holds her hands together in prayer. At right, a woman in a red patterned sari wears a gold necklace. Behind them are gold-painted wooden cabinets with elephant carvings and a golden altar.Two women sit on a red patterned rug during a Varalakshmi Vratam puja. The woman on the left wears a green and yellow saree with a red-brown beaded mala and a small pin, and offers a bunch of yellow bananas to the woman on the right, who wears a pink saree with gold border and gold necklace. Behind them, another woman in a turquoise saree sits among brass lamps and small oil lamps near a gold deity murti and offerings.2019-08-09