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A photograph taken inside a pillared temple hall with dark wooden columns and arched openings, looking toward a shrine at the far end. The shrine holds a deity murti decorated with red and orange garlands and flower offerings, framed by a gilded arch and orange flags, with green leaf festoons hanging across the openings. A large crowd of mostly women in colourful saris, with flowers in their hair, sits on the floor facing the shrine, and several men in white dhotis and shirts sit near the front steps. A man in white stands at the right edge, and a woman in blue stands at the left edge. A small photograph is placed beside the shrine, and several ceiling fans are visible. Roughly thirty-five people are visible.

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Photograph of a dense crowd of devotees seated on the floor of a pillared temple hall, shot from behind their heads and shoulders. Many women wear saris in green, red, pink and blue, with flowers in their hair; several children and older women are visible. In the background a deity murti of a male and female form stands in a shrine decorated with a red curtain and garlands, flanked by a saffron flag. At the front, a few people in white clothes sit near the shrine, one older man in white gesturing with a hand toward the group. Smoke rises at the right edge of the frame.2006-10-25Indoor temple hall with tall dark wooden pillars and bright light through arched windows, filled with a large seated gathering. Many women in saris of red, green, blue, pink and orange sit on the floor facing a shrine at the back, where a deity murti is decorated with red and garlands. In the foreground, a group of men in white shirts sit near a ritual setup with brass items and a lit lamp. A man in white clothing with an orange shawl sits near the front right. Green leafy decorations hang from the ceiling beams. Several children sit among the crowd.2006-10-25October 25 20062006-10-25October 25 20062006-10-25A photograph taken inside a pillared hall with dark wooden columns and banana-leaf decorations at the entrance, where a large seated crowd gathers on mats. In the foreground, many women in colourful saris, including pink, orange, yellow and teal, sit facing the front. Near the centre, several men in white dhotis and shirts sit together on the mat, and one man in an orange shawl sits among them. Standing figures in white clothes stand at the back and sides of the hall, and a small child sits among the women. The setting suggests a satsang or discourse, with bright daylight visible through the open doorway. Many people are present, so the count falls in the 100+ range.2006-10-25A photograph of a seated congregation in a open-sided pavilion with white walls and a corrugated roof, facing a small shrine at the front decorated with marigold garlands and green draping. Many women in vivid saris, including purple, magenta, red and teal, sit on striped mats, some with flowers in their braided hair. Men in white shirts and dhotis sit at the left side. At the front a figure in orange robes stands beside the shrine, with a deity murti visible at the back and offerings of fruit and flowers in front. Banners with woven patterns hang from the roof poles, and a pale-blue logo appears in the top left corner.2007-02-15October 25 20062006-10-25October 25 20062006-10-25October 25 20062006-10-25A dimly lit temple hall viewed from the back, with a large crowd of devotees seated on the floor facing a shrine. Two decorated deity murti stand in a golden arched niche framed by blue drapes, with a priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and white-clad attendants performing a puja or aarti. Oil lamps and a lit lamp stand in the foreground, and hanging maroon-and-gold tassel banners frame the open-sided hall. Red-and-white striped barriers line the stage area.2008-10-01February 15 20072007-02-15A large crowd of devotees sits on the floor under a long open-sided pandal decorated with garlands, orange and red ribbons, and hanging banana or palm-leaf decorations. Many people wear white and pastel clothing, some in saris and others in dhotis and shirts. At the far end, an ornately decorated platform or altar holds a central deity murti or figure beneath draped red-and-white curtains, with attendants standing nearby. Bright overhead lights run along the pandal, and the crowd fills the foreground densely.2007-01-01