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A standing figure in an orange dhoti and red sleeveless top with long dark hair, a white garland on the shoulders, faces a shrine under a stone canopy and offers a lamp toward deity murtis. The central murti is a pale stone figure with a painted face, adorned with a yellow and red garland and a white floral garland, with a flower-decorated murti of a second figure in orange and gold beside it. Red and orange balloons hang from the canopy, with purple drapes behind. A seated man in white clothes with an orange shawl sits at left with hands in anjali, and brass vessels, a kalasha, and flower offerings lie on the platform. Three physical people are visible.

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December 25 20072007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25Photograph of an open-sided stone shrine pavilion under a sunny sky, with a woman in an orange sari-style dress and red blouse holding up green and pink objects toward a pair of deity murtis on an elevated platform. The murtis wear gold jewellery, yellow and red garlands and an orange crown, with a purple cloth backdrop and pink and blue balloons. A man in white with an orange shawl kneels at left beside brass lamps, a kalasha and flower offerings. Two standing people are visible in total, plus statues, and no a person candidate is clearly identifiable in this image.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25Outdoor temple scene under a stone pavilion with grey carved pillars. A long-haired man in an orange robe and orange shawl, with a flower garland, stands at left holding a silver lamp with a flame, performing aarti before a deity murti. Behind him a young man in white kurta with orange shawl stands with palms joined in namaskar. The central murti is a seated figure in orange turban and jewelled garlands; two standing figures in red and gold, one with a red turban and one with a gold crown, flank it. Yellow and orange marigold garlands, and red, green and yellow balloons decorate the platform. Blue sky and trees are visible.2007-12-25Outdoor temple pavilion with grey stone pillars and carved columns during a puja. A woman in an orange sari with a white flower garland stands at left, holding a lit lamp toward the deities. A man in white with an orange shawl kneels beside a brass plate. On the right, two deity murtis are dressed in colourful silk and garlanded with yellow and red flower chains, one with an orange crown and one with a black crown. A deity figure sits in front with white garlands, and brass kalasha vessels, flower arrangements and red, green and orange balloons decorate the scene. A dark blue cloth with a trident motif hangs behind. The woman and kneeling man are both physically present; no one is identified as a person.2007-12-25Outdoor photo of a temple-style pavilion with grey stone pillars and balloons hanging from the ceiling. A person with long dark hair wearing an orange sleeveless top and orange skirt and draped in a white garland holds a brass lamp with a flame toward a raised platform. On the platform stand two decorated deity murti, one with an orange headpiece and green and gold adornments, the other in a teal and red-gold sari with silver ornaments, both garlanded with yellow, red and white flowers. A man in white with an orange shawl stands at the left edge with hands folded in prayer. Red and blue draped cloths and a trident motif form the backdrop. Aarti is being performed.2007-12-25A photograph of a temple shrine during a ritual. A man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl, standing at left with hands joined in namaste, watches as a woman in an orange-red top and orange sari bends forward to offer something at a central image. Two large decorated deity figures stand behind a white-draped altar, garlanded with marigolds and red and yellow flowers; the left figure wears an orange turban and gold ornaments, the right wears a red necklace and teal garment. A small brass lamp, brass vessels and a leaf-and-flower plate sit on the altar. Red and green balloons hang above, and a purple drape and red curtains frame the canopied structure.2007-12-25Outdoor shrine pavilion with stone pillars and balloons in red, green, yellow and orange tied to its edges. Two devotees bow before a large white deity murti decorated with jewelled necklaces, a flower garland with yellow and red blooms, and a red tilak-marked face. Behind it stand two painted figures, one in an orange turban and one with a crown and red and green sari-like dress. A man in white kurta and dhoti on the left bends forward with hands extended, while a woman in an orange sari with red blouse leans over the altar. Brass lamps, a kalasha, flower offerings and a banana leaf sit on the white-draped altar, with a purple cloth backdrop bearing a trident.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25