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Photo inside a temple shrine with a stone plinth and carved pillars. Two large painted deity murti sit on a raised altar draped in green cloth and decorated with marigold garlands; a smaller figure stands in a gold arched niche to the right. A priest in white dhoti sits at the altar performing puja with brass lamps and offerings. In the foreground a man in a saffron-orange dhoti and wrap, with a rudraksha mala and a vibhuti forehead mark, stands on a mat. Red curtains frame the left edge.

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Outdoor temple courtyard with a granite shrine housing a deity murti pair with gold-coloured arch, garlands of yellow and orange flowers, and a kalasha-like brass lamp stand in front. A man in orange-red robes with a rudraksha mala and forehead markings walks barefoot across the stone platform toward the camera. Another person in orange-red clothing kneels at the shrine's base, bending forward in devotion beside brass oil lamps and a puja tray. A red curtain hangs to the left and a small deity figure stands in a niche at right, with pillars carved with figures and a red-and-white fence behind.2013-04-06 +1 copiesMarch 17 20132013-03-17A barefoot man in saffron-orange robes with a long orange-and-gold wrap and a yellow-orange beaded mala necklace walks forward across a stone platform in front of a shrine. Behind him a seated figure in orange sits in meditation position, and behind that a golden arched niche holds a deity murti with a trident and a colourful garland, flanked by another decorated figure. Marigold and red flower garlands hang around the shrine, and brass lamps and offerings sit on the altar. Stone carvings line the pillars and a red curtain hangs at left.2013-04-06 +1 copiesMarch 15 20132013-03-15A photograph of a temple shrine with a gilded arched niche holding two deity murtis draped in orange and white cloth and garlanded with yellow and orange flowers. A priest in orange robes kneels at the altar on the left, tending ritual objects and brass lamps. In the foreground on the right, a man with long dark hair, a rudraksha mala with a dark bead necklace, and orange dhoti and shawl stands barefoot on a mat. A carved stone plinth and pink curtain frame the scene.2013-04-06April 06 20132013-04-06 +2 copiesA photograph inside a temple shrine with grey stone pillars and a gold-framed arch. At the centre sits a painted deity murti with a red and orange turban-like crown, garlanded in white flowers and gold ornaments, on a blue-draped altar with a golden kalasha-like crown set before it. Green fabric backdrops surround the shrine, and a red velvet curtain hangs at left. In the foreground a red and gold chair with an orange cushion stands empty. A person with long dark hair in a saffron-and-gold wrap, wearing a white flower garland, stands at right facing the shrine. Brass lamps and offerings of fruit and a small bowl sit on a side table at lower left.2013-04-30April 06 20132013-04-06April 06 20132013-04-06 +1 copiesApril 08 20122012-04-08April 06 20132013-04-06May 25 20132013-05-25