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A priest in saffron-orange cloth with a bare right shoulder and a red-and-orange garland stands at left with his right arm raised, facing a richly adorned deity murti seated beneath a golden arched canopy. The murti wears a gold crown, layered gold necklaces, a red and white bead garland, and is decorated with yellow marigold garlands and red flower strands. A green cloth covers the base, with brass items nearby. A corrugated roof shades the scene and a small pole with a curved hook stands at left.

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February 23 20152015-02-23A temple priest in an orange-red cloth stands at left with his back partly turned, bare-shouldered, wearing a red and white flower garland and a gold armlet, raising one hand in a blessing gesture toward a deity murti. The deity is seated on a gilded arched throne with a golden crown, red and blue ornamental necklaces, a long gold chain, and yellow marigold and red flower garlands, dressed in a pale green cloth. Behind is a covered open-air shrine with a red and white painted wall and a small painted pillar, with trees beyond.2015-02-23February 23 20152015-02-23 +1 copiesA photograph of a priest in an orange-saffron garment with a marigold and red flower garland over his shoulders, standing at left with his back partly to the camera and raising red flower petals toward a richly decorated deity murti. The murti stands in a golden arched niche with a gold crown, layered gold necklaces, red and green garlands, and marigold garlands draped over it, flanked by smaller decorated figures. The covered open-air shrine has a pale green cloth below and a gold kalasha-like vessel at the base, with a red-and-white pillared wall behind.2015-02-23A priest in an orange-red unstitched robe and gold armlets stands at left, wearing a thick red and white flower garland, offering a pink flower toward a deity murti. The murti is adorned with yellow marigold garlands, red flower garlands, multiple gold necklaces and a gold crown, seated on a green draped throne within an ornate gold arched frame. Brass bowls of offerings sit in the foreground. Red and white striped walls and a small shrine stand behind, under a canopy.2015-02-23February 23 20152015-02-23February 23 20152015-02-23 +1 copiesFebruary 23 20152015-02-23February 23 20152015-02-23A photograph of a temple shrine with a gilded arched frame holding a deity murti dressed in red and white embellished garments, crowned, wrapped in heavy gold necklaces and layered yellow marigold and red flower garlands, seated on a green cloth before a gold-decorated base. On the left, a bare-shouldered man in a rust-orange cloth wears a red-and-orange flower garland and gold armlets, his hands raised in worship toward the image. Behind the shrine are small figurines, a pink-and-white pedestal and a red-and-white wall under a canopy.2015-02-23February 23 20152015-02-23February 23 20152015-02-23