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A photograph inside a temple-like room where a devotee in a white shirt and dhoti stands at left, extending his hands to offer something to a bare-chested figure seated on a golden throne at right. The figure has long dark hair swept back and wears a saffron-orange shawl and rudraksha-style beads, with ornate gold ceremonial adornments on the throne. Behind them a second man in white sits near golden decorations, and bright lighting highlights the gold surfaces.

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May 26 20122012-05-26 +1 copiesMay 17 20122012-05-17June 27 20122012-06-27June 27 20122012-06-27May 26 20122012-05-26A photograph inside a temple sanctum with gold-plated deity figures and ornate gold décor in the background. A man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back hair stands at right, holding a red-and-silver vessel with both hands while facing a man in a white shirt seated at left in the foreground. Another seated figure in saffron clothing sits near the gold shrine at centre. The setting suggests a puja or ritual offering. Several people are visible, including partially visible figures at the edges.2012-05-10A photograph of a shaved-headed priest in saffron robes with a red-and-white marking across his forehead, seated before a shrine with gold-decorated ornate panels behind him. A devotee in a grey shirt bends forward to hold a metal vessel or offering, while a second robed figure sits in the background. The setting looks like a puja with the priest receiving offerings at an altar.2012-06-27A photograph inside a temple-like hall where a woman in a dark red sari with a long braid stands at the right, speaking or offering to a seated man in a white shirt with glasses. Behind them a man in a white shirt and a seated elderly man in a white dhoti and shirt sit near a small wooden table and brass items, with a yellow-clad figure visible at the back. Rows of sacred objects and a lit lamp stand in the background.2012-06-27May 02 20122012-05-02Photograph of a temple ritual inside a gold-decorated shrine. A priest in white dhoti stands at left near a lit oil lamp, and in the centre a figure in a red-and-gold garment and crown is seated on an ornate golden peetha or throne with gold arches behind. Several men in white and dark clothes lean in around the shrine.2012-05-02May 17 20122012-05-17 +1 copiesMay 10 20122012-05-10 +1 copies