Murtis dressed in turquoise and gold, with embroidered fans, flowers and offerings, from the mandir’s community archive.

A shrine dressed in turquoise

Durga murti with jeweled crown, red and green dress and flower garlands beneath hanging canopy.

Durga, adorned with flowers

Parents and children seated together during worship.

Family moments in prayer

Devotees seated around a ritual offering, with the mandir's decorated altar behind them.

Together in prayer

Ganesha murti with red flower garlands and jeweled crown.

Ganesha in red and gold

Volunteers serving food to visitors across a table in the community hall.

The joy of seva

Two murtis dressed in richly embroidered yellow garments, with jeweled crowns and flower garlands.

Color, flowers and devotion

Community volunteers seated together preparing potatoes for a meal.

Many hands, one community

Ram Darbar shrine dressed in green embroidered garments with crowns and garlands.

Ram Darbar in green

Devotees taking part in ritual offerings at the mandir.

An offering together

Two volunteers clearing leaves and outdoor supplies.

Seva beyond the prayer hall

Small Krishna murti in richly decorated green garments on a silver swing against orange cloth.

A lovingly adorned swing

Older devotees and a family seated along the prayer hall wall.

Room for every generation

A richly dressed murti holding a veena, with flowers and a lit offering lamp in front of the shrine.

Flowers, light and devotion

Shiva shrine adorned with flowers, garlands and fruit offerings.

Offerings at the Shiva shrine

Community members preparing a large pot of food together in a kitchen.

Care behind every meal

Close shrine photograph of Durga and Krishna in green garments with flower garlands.

Jewels, garlands and devotion

A lingam adorned with white flowers and orange garlands, surrounded by fruit offerings.

An offering of flowers

A wide view of flower-decorated shrines at the mandir's former location.

Our earlier home

Members of the community standing in prayer in front of the altar at the former temple location.

A shared moment of prayer

A musician seated beside a harmonium, playing a hand drum.

Music in our worship

Devotees preparing flowers and offerings around a cloth-covered table.

Preparing an offering

A shrine decorated with flowers and a gold headdress at the former temple location.

A cherished shrine

Two murtis dressed in green and gold with jeweled crowns, yellow flowers and red garlands. From the former temple location.

Garlands in green and gold

A crowned murti holding a green mountain form, decorated with orange and yellow flower garlands. From the former temple location.

An offering of orange flowers

Two crowned murtis in yellow and pink garments, adorned with red and pink garlands before blue and red drapes. From the former temple location.

Rose garlands at the shrine

A small murti dressed in green, surrounded by white and green flowers from the temple owner’s archive.

Flowers around Laddu Gopal

A devotee placing an offering beside the decorated shrine, from the temple owner’s February 2020 archive.

An offering at the shrine

A Durga murti standing beside a lion, adorned with colorful flower garlands in the temple owner’s archive.

Durga with flower garlands

A priest and devotees seated before a decorated altar, from the temple owner’s December 2022 archive.

A gathering before the altar