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A photograph of a temple shrine decorated with orange and pink flowers and pink drapery. Inside an arched gilded niche stands a deity murti with a crown, garlanded with yellow and white marigold garlands, flanked by a figure in red. Brass oil lamps and offering plates with fruit sit on the stone platform. Two people in orange clothing stand at the shrine: a bearded man in orange robes and rudraksha mala on the left holds a plate of flowers, and a person with long dark hair in an orange top and skirt stands with hands together in prayer. The scene shows puja offerings at the shrine.

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December 26 20082008-12-26Outdoor shrine with a stone platform holding brass oil lamps, kalasha pots, plates of offerings and marigold garlands before a painted deity murti of a standing couple with a peacock behind. Two people in saffron-orange clothing stand at the shrine: one bearded man at left holding offerings, one long-haired person with back turned in an orange top and skirt, and a person in white with orange shawl at right with hands folded. Orange and pink flower decorations frame the pillared shrine, with a figure in pale clothing at far left background.2008-12-26A photograph of a stone shrine decorated with white, orange and pink flowers and a deity murti seated under a gilded arch, garlanded with yellow and red marigold strands. Two men in saffron-orange robes stand at the shrine, one holding a brass tray and the other a garland, with brass lamps, a kalasha-style vessel and offerings on the platform in front. The setting suggests a puja or abhishekam in progress. a person candidate appearance is not clearly established, so the figures are described by role only.2008-12-28December 26 20082008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26A photograph of an outdoor shrine with a deity murti of a seated couple, adorned with garlands of yellow and orange flowers and a red-and-white cloth. Brass lamps and offering plates surround the shrine, and floral arrangements hang on the maroon cloth-draped pillars. In the foreground, a person in an orange robe bends forward toward the altar with hands near the offerings, while another orange-robed figure sits at the lower left edge. The scene suggests a puja or darshan at a temple shrine.2008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26A photograph inside a stone-pillared shrine at an outdoor altar, where a priest in orange robes stands with his back to the camera holding a lit lamp toward a deity murti of Shiva and a consort, decorated with marigold and multicolored flower garlands and a red crown. Two other orange-robed attendants sit at left, and brass lamps, brass vessels, bowls of offerings, rudraksha strands and garlands surround the platform draped in orange cloth. The setting appears to be a puja or aarti at a shrine; no clearly identifiable a person is shown in appearance-based terms, only a priest in orange.2008-12-27Photograph of a stone shrine with deity murti of a standing and seated divine couple adorned with flower garlands, gold crowns and colourful garments, set in a stone temple structure with orange curtains. In front, an orange-robed priest stands at left holding a small object, while an orange-robed devotee bends low at right tending puja items. Brass oil lamps, bowls of yellow flowers, green leaves and fruit, and a flower-decorated kalasha on a wooden platform form the offerings.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21December 26 20082008-12-26 +1 copies