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Photograph inside a white temple hall with a polished dark floor. Several men stand with their backs to the camera, one in a black-and-white checked shirt and light trousers, another in a white shirt and brown trousers, a third in a striped shirt on the left. Two women in white saris stand in the background near a shrine. On the right, a gilded tiered pedestal or peetha is draped with a garland of red, white and green flowers. Behind them, a deity murti in gold-toned ornaments sits in a shrine niche decorated with an orange-and-green marigold garland. Colourful ribbons hang from the ceiling above.

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March 04 20072007-03-04A photograph of a white temple pavilion with carved pillars and a polished reddish floor, decorated with orange marigold garlands over the doorway. A portrait photo of a woman in a saffron garment, garlanded with white flowers, rests on a wooden stand draped in a purple cloth beside a golden kalasha-like tower wrapped in red, white and yellow flower garlands. Several people stand near the entrance: a man in a white shirt with an orange shawl, a man in a white dhoti, a man in an orange garment, and a man in a white shirt at right, with a group of young boys gathered by the doorway. A deity murti is visible inside the shrine at left.Interior of a white marble temple shrine with a ceiling fan overhead. A golden arched niche holds a deity murti adorned with flower garlands, with an oil lamp burning before it. Two black stone dvarapala guardian figures in red and purple draped cloth flank the shrine. Four people stand before the shrine: a man in white shirt and dark trousers, a man in a blue striped shirt and white trousers, a person in a yellow shirt and brown trousers, and a person in teal, with a priest in white visible at the altar. Colourful festoon garlands in orange, pink, blue and green decorate the arch, and a white-covered table stands at left.December 31 20092009-12-31Devotees stand in a doorway of a temple shrine at night, viewed from behind. A man in a yellow-and-white striped shirt and a boy in a blue-and-white striped shirt with khaki shorts face a gold-framed deity murti adorned with a flower garland and draped in pink and multicoloured cloth. Ornate colourful pillar hangings in green, red, blue and yellow flank the entrance, and small oil lamps glow on the floor. A brass vessel is visible near the doorway.2007-11-24July 22 20132013-07-22March 02 20112011-03-02November 24 20072007-11-24A temple courtyard with a stone pillared mandapa on the right, holding brass oil lamps on a raised platform beside a decorated deity shrine with flower garlands. Hanging banana leaves and red and orange cloth drapes frame the scene. Several people in white dhotis and white saris, some in saffron, walk and stand under a tented shelter, a few carrying white plastic bags. No one is clearly identifiable as a person in this frame.2009-07-07 +1 copiesInterior of a temple shrine with a tiered golden pedestal in the foreground, its stepped, lotus-petalled base gleaming. Behind it, a central sanctum holds a deity murti with a crown, flanked by two dark stone guardian figures. A priest in white stands at the sanctum entrance. Four devotees sit on the floor in the lower right, some in orange and one in white, facing the shrine. A framed photograph with a garland sits on a small table to the right, with an oil lamp glowing nearby, and framed pictures hang on the upper wall.Photograph inside a temple corridor with polished stone floor and a white niche sheltering a deity murti draped in garlands and a gilded frame. Several devotees stand before it: a woman in a yellow top and green skirt, a man in an orange-striped shirt and dark trousers, an older man in white dhoti and shirt, and a woman in a white sari with red border and a necklace. Another woman in a white sari with gold border stands at left beside a gold-trimmed railing. A small table with a plate of offerings is at right. Devotees are gathered for darshan.2012-06-04A crowded photo of devotees in white clothes and a woman in a red saree with a long side braid queuing at a temple shrine. Several people in white dhotis and kurtas and women in white saris stand in a line, some with hands folded. Ahead, a golden shrine holds a deity murti decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands and banana leaves, with brass oil lamps and a golden kalasha in front. A dark carved stone panel and orange-red pillars frame the scene. The visible crowd numbers over twenty people.2010-07-24