{"id":6986,"date":"2026-08-19T03:53:30","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T02:53:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/knowledgebase\/docs\/non-knowledgebase\/uncategorized\/listing-photos-media-best-practices\/"},"modified":"2026-08-19T03:53:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T02:53:30","password":"","slug":"listing-photos-media-best-practices","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/knowledgebase\/docs\/mm-guides\/utsav-listings\/managing-your-listings\/listing-details-media\/listing-photos-media-best-practices\/","title":{"rendered":"Best practices for listing photos and media"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"background:#f3f0fb;border-left:4px solid #7c5cbf;border-radius:8px;padding:14px 18px;margin:22px 0;line-height:1.6;\">&#128100; <strong>Who this is for<\/strong><br \/>Listing owners &mdash; anyone adding or looking after a business, temple, purohit or organisation listing on Utsav Listings. You need to be signed in to your MyMahotsav account. No special role or paid package is needed: the free package accepts photos too.<\/div>\n<h2>Quick answer<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Listings on Utsav Listings with a clear cover image and a full gallery get more clicks and enquiries. Upload a recognisable cover or logo and real interior, exterior, product or event shots, use bright landscape images, avoid heavy text overlays, keep file sizes reasonable so pages load fast, and keep your media honest and current.<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure style=\"margin:28px 0 42px;\"><video controls preload=\"metadata\" src=\"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/kb-img\/best-practices-for-listing-photos-and-media-mszhr1xi-walkthrough.mp4\" style=\"width:100%;aspect-ratio:16\/9;border:0;border-radius:10px;box-shadow:0 5px 25px rgba(0,0,0,0.12);display:block;background:#000;\"><\/video><figcaption style=\"margin-top:14px;font-size:0.9em;color:#6b7280;line-height:1.55;\">A walkthrough of the Add Listing form, from the first stage through to the details where your photos and media belong.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Before you begin<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Be signed in to MyMahotsav. If a sign-in box appears instead of the form, you are not signed in &mdash; sign in and open the link again.<\/li>\n<li>Open <strong>Add a Business<\/strong> from your profile dropdown or the footer quick-links, or go straight to <strong>https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/add-listing\/business\/<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Have your images ready on the device you are using &mdash; a logo or cover shot, plus a handful of real photographs of the place, the products or a recent event.<\/li>\n<li>Check you have the right to use every image. Upload your own photographs, or ones the owner has given you permission to publish.<\/li>\n<li>Give yourself a few minutes. Adding a listing is a multi-stage form, and the photo and media fields sit a little way into it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Step 1 &mdash; Open the Add a Business form<\/h2>\n<p>The form opens on the <strong>Package<\/strong> stage. Along the top you can see the whole journey &mdash; Package, Title, Location, Contact, Linked Details, Activity and Leadership &mdash; so you always know how far you have to go.<\/p>\n<p>At the very top sits an optional import box, ringed in the picture: <strong>Enter facebook page, Yelp page, TripAdvisor url<\/strong>. This can pull details across from a page you already run. It is a shortcut for text, not a substitute for good photographs &mdash; whatever it brings in, you should still upload your own images later.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"margin:34px auto 42px;text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/kb-img\/best-practices-for-listing-photos-and-media-mszhr1xi-01.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Click to view full size\" class=\"docbot-zoom\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-radius:10px;box-shadow:0 5px 25px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.1);border:1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.06);display:block;max-width:100%;height:auto;margin:0 auto;cursor:zoom-in;\" src=\"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/kb-img\/best-practices-for-listing-photos-and-media-mszhr1xi-01.png\" alt=\"The Add Business form open on the Package stage, with the social URL import box ringed\" \/><\/a><figcaption style=\"margin-top:14px;font-size:0.9em;color:#6b7280;line-height:1.55;\">The blank form as you first see it. The ring is on the optional import box at the top &mdash; the stage bar behind it shows the seven stages you will work through.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Step 2 &mdash; Choose your package, then move on<\/h2>\n<p>Scroll to the <strong>Package<\/strong> panel and make two choices:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Select <strong>Free Business<\/strong>, ringed in the picture. The free package publishes for unlimited days and still lets you upload photographs.<\/li>\n<li>Answer the <strong>Has Franchise?<\/strong> question. In the walkthrough the answer is <strong>No<\/strong>, also ringed.<\/li>\n<li>If you want to try the import shortcut, paste your page address into the box at the top &mdash; in the picture a maps address has been pasted in &mdash; and select <strong>Import Details<\/strong>. Otherwise leave it empty.<\/li>\n<li>Select <strong>Next<\/strong> at the foot of the panel.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<figure style=\"margin:34px auto 42px;text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/kb-img\/best-practices-for-listing-photos-and-media-mszhr1xi-02.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Click to view full size\" class=\"docbot-zoom\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-radius:10px;box-shadow:0 5px 25px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.1);border:1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.06);display:block;max-width:100%;height:auto;margin:0 auto;cursor:zoom-in;\" src=\"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/kb-img\/best-practices-for-listing-photos-and-media-mszhr1xi-02.png\" alt=\"The Package panel with the Free Business option, the No franchise option and the filled import box ringed\" \/><\/a><figcaption style=\"margin-top:14px;font-size:0.9em;color:#6b7280;line-height:1.55;\">The three ringed controls: the Free Business package, the No answer to the franchise question, and the optional import box with an address pasted in.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Step 3 &mdash; Continue to the listing details<\/h2>\n<p>Selecting <strong>Next<\/strong> keeps the Package panel on screen and opens the <strong>Title<\/strong> panel underneath it. This is where the words that sit alongside your photographs are written, so it is worth doing properly &mdash; a strong photograph and a vague description rarely earn an enquiry on their own.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"margin:34px auto 42px;text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/kb-img\/best-practices-for-listing-photos-and-media-mszhr1xi-03.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Click to view full size\" class=\"docbot-zoom\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-radius:10px;box-shadow:0 5px 25px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.1);border:1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.06);display:block;max-width:100%;height:auto;margin:0 auto;cursor:zoom-in;\" src=\"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/kb-img\/best-practices-for-listing-photos-and-media-mszhr1xi-03.png\" alt=\"The Package panel with the franchise answer ringed and the Title panel opening below it\" \/><\/a><figcaption style=\"margin-top:14px;font-size:0.9em;color:#6b7280;line-height:1.55;\">The Title panel opens below the Package panel. The Category box already carries an Uncategorized chip &mdash; you will need to change that.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Step 4 &mdash; Fill in the title, category and description<\/h2>\n<p>Three ringed fields in the picture carry the listing:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Business Title<\/strong> &mdash; the name people would recognise. Keep it to the real trading name.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Default Category<\/strong> &mdash; pick a real category from <strong>Category<\/strong> first, then set <strong>Default Category<\/strong> to match. The on-screen help says the default category can affect the listing address and its map marker, so it is worth choosing carefully.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Business Description<\/strong> &mdash; describe what you actually do. If you say your photographs show the shop front, the displays and a finished set-up, make sure the photographs you upload really do show those things.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div style=\"background:#f4f6f8;border-left:4px solid #9aa4b2;border-radius:8px;padding:14px 18px;margin:22px 0;line-height:1.6;\">&#8505;&#65039; <strong>Note<\/strong><br \/>The category is required, and it is the field most likely to stop you. If <strong>Category<\/strong> and <strong>Default Category<\/strong> still show only <strong>Uncategorized<\/strong>, selecting <strong>Next<\/strong> quietly does nothing &mdash; the form stays where it is with no error message. See Troubleshooting below.<\/div>\n<figure style=\"margin:34px auto 42px;text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/kb-img\/best-practices-for-listing-photos-and-media-mszhr1xi-04.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Click to view full size\" class=\"docbot-zoom\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-radius:10px;box-shadow:0 5px 25px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.1);border:1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.06);display:block;max-width:100%;height:auto;margin:0 auto;cursor:zoom-in;\" src=\"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/kb-img\/best-practices-for-listing-photos-and-media-mszhr1xi-04.png\" alt=\"The Title panel with Business Title, Default Category and Business Description ringed\" \/><\/a><figcaption style=\"margin-top:14px;font-size:0.9em;color:#6b7280;line-height:1.55;\">The three ringed fields on the Title panel &mdash; Business Title, Default Category and Business Description &mdash; with Prev and Next at the foot.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Step 5 &mdash; Upload your logo, gallery, documents and video<\/h2>\n<p>Carry on through the stages and you reach the media fields. There are four of them, and they do different jobs:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Logo<\/strong> &mdash; your single recognisable mark. A shopfront sign, a temple emblem or a clean logo file works far better than a group photograph here, because it is shown small.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Images<\/strong> &mdash; the gallery, and the only media field that is required. Add several: exterior, interior, your products or your work, and a recent event or festival set-up.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Documents<\/strong> &mdash; optional supporting files such as a menu, a price list or a service leaflet. Do not put photographs here; they belong in <strong>Images<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Video<\/strong> &mdash; optional. A short walk-through of the premises or a clip from a recent celebration adds a lot, especially for venues.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Upload the strongest, brightest photograph first &mdash; the first image is the one most likely to be seen on a card in search results. Then keep adding until someone who has never visited could picture the place.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#fff6f1;border-left:4px solid #e0592b;border-radius:8px;padding:14px 18px;margin:22px 0;line-height:1.6;\">&#128161; <strong>Tip<\/strong><br \/>Photograph in daylight, hold the camera in landscape, and take one clear shot of each thing you would want a customer to see before you open the form. Ten minutes with a phone camera beats an hour of hunting for old pictures.<\/div>\n<h2>Step 6 &mdash; Add Temple works the same way<\/h2>\n<p>Temples use the same form under the Utsav Mandirs banner. It opens on the same <strong>Package<\/strong> stage &mdash; here with a free beta package and a <strong>Has Branches?<\/strong> question in place of the franchise one &mdash; and the photo and media fields sit further along, exactly as they do for a business.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"margin:34px auto 42px;text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/kb-img\/best-practices-for-listing-photos-and-media-mszhr1xi-05.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Click to view full size\" class=\"docbot-zoom\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-radius:10px;box-shadow:0 5px 25px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.1);border:1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.06);display:block;max-width:100%;height:auto;margin:0 auto;cursor:zoom-in;\" src=\"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/kb-img\/best-practices-for-listing-photos-and-media-mszhr1xi-05.png\" alt=\"The Add Temple form open on the Package stage with the beta package selected\" \/><\/a><figcaption style=\"margin-top:14px;font-size:0.9em;color:#6b7280;line-height:1.55;\">The Add Temple screen, open on the Package stage with the free beta package selected.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For a temple, plan your gallery around what a visitor wants to know before they travel: the entrance and how to find it, the sanctum photographed with respect and from a courteous distance, the hall or community space, and imagery from a recent festival. Follow any photography rules your temple sets &mdash; if the sanctum may not be photographed, show the exterior and the grounds instead.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"margin:34px auto 42px;text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/kb-img\/best-practices-for-listing-photos-and-media-mszhr1xi-06.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Click to view full size\" class=\"docbot-zoom\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-radius:10px;box-shadow:0 5px 25px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.1);border:1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.06);display:block;max-width:100%;height:auto;margin:0 auto;cursor:zoom-in;\" src=\"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/kb-img\/best-practices-for-listing-photos-and-media-mszhr1xi-06.png\" alt=\"The Add Temple form on the Package stage, ready for Next to be selected\" \/><\/a><figcaption style=\"margin-top:14px;font-size:0.9em;color:#6b7280;line-height:1.55;\">The same Add Temple stage, ready for <strong>Next<\/strong>. The temple gallery fields are reached by working through Title and the stages that follow.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Step 7 &mdash; Add Purohit<\/h2>\n<p>A purohit listing follows the same pattern, with a slightly shorter journey &mdash; Package, Title, Location, Contact, Linked Details and Activity, with no Leadership stage.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"margin:34px auto 42px;text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/kb-img\/best-practices-for-listing-photos-and-media-mszhr1xi-07.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Click to view full size\" class=\"docbot-zoom\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-radius:10px;box-shadow:0 5px 25px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.1);border:1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.06);display:block;max-width:100%;height:auto;margin:0 auto;cursor:zoom-in;\" src=\"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/kb-img\/best-practices-for-listing-photos-and-media-mszhr1xi-07.png\" alt=\"The Add Purohit form open on the Package stage\" \/><\/a><figcaption style=\"margin-top:14px;font-size:0.9em;color:#6b7280;line-height:1.55;\">The Add Purohit screen, open on the Package stage with the free beta package selected.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Here the photograph that matters most is a warm, well-lit portrait &mdash; families are choosing a person, not a building. Add a few images of ceremonies you have conducted, with the permission of the families in them, and keep the rest of the gallery to your own work rather than borrowed pictures.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"margin:34px auto 42px;text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/kb-img\/best-practices-for-listing-photos-and-media-mszhr1xi-08.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Click to view full size\" class=\"docbot-zoom\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-radius:10px;box-shadow:0 5px 25px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.1);border:1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.06);display:block;max-width:100%;height:auto;margin:0 auto;cursor:zoom-in;\" src=\"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/kb-img\/best-practices-for-listing-photos-and-media-mszhr1xi-08.png\" alt=\"The Add Purohit form on the Package stage, ready for Next to be selected\" \/><\/a><figcaption style=\"margin-top:14px;font-size:0.9em;color:#6b7280;line-height:1.55;\">The same Add Purohit stage, ready for <strong>Next<\/strong>. Its six stages are listed across the top.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Step 8 &mdash; Add Organisation<\/h2>\n<p>Organisations use the seven-stage journey again, ending with Leadership. The media fields behave exactly as they do on the other forms.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"margin:34px auto 42px;text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/kb-img\/best-practices-for-listing-photos-and-media-mszhr1xi-09.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Click to view full size\" class=\"docbot-zoom\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-radius:10px;box-shadow:0 5px 25px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.1);border:1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.06);display:block;max-width:100%;height:auto;margin:0 auto;cursor:zoom-in;\" src=\"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/kb-img\/best-practices-for-listing-photos-and-media-mszhr1xi-09.png\" alt=\"The Add Organisation form open on the Package stage\" \/><\/a><figcaption style=\"margin-top:14px;font-size:0.9em;color:#6b7280;line-height:1.55;\">The Add Organisation screen, open on the Package stage.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For an organisation, lead with your logo, then show people doing the work &mdash; a class, a langar, a clean-up, a cultural evening. Photographs of activity earn more enquiries than photographs of an empty room, and they tell a visitor what joining actually looks like.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"margin:34px auto 42px;text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/kb-img\/best-practices-for-listing-photos-and-media-mszhr1xi-10.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Click to view full size\" class=\"docbot-zoom\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-radius:10px;box-shadow:0 5px 25px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.1);border:1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.06);display:block;max-width:100%;height:auto;margin:0 auto;cursor:zoom-in;\" src=\"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/kb-img\/best-practices-for-listing-photos-and-media-mszhr1xi-10.png\" alt=\"The Add Organisation form on the Package stage, ready for Next to be selected\" \/><\/a><figcaption style=\"margin-top:14px;font-size:0.9em;color:#6b7280;line-height:1.55;\">The same Add Organisation stage, ready for <strong>Next<\/strong> and the stages that hold the media fields.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>What to upload &mdash; and what to leave out<\/h2>\n<p>A good gallery answers the questions a visitor would ask before getting in touch. Aim for:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>One recognisable cover or logo<\/strong> &mdash; the mark, sign or frontage people already know you by.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The outside<\/strong> &mdash; so someone can recognise the place when they arrive.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The inside<\/strong> &mdash; the shop floor, the hall, the sanctum or the workspace.<\/li>\n<li><strong>What you offer<\/strong> &mdash; products on the shelf, a table laid, a ceremony under way, a class in progress.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Something seasonal<\/strong> &mdash; a Navratri, Diwali or Ganesh Chaturthi set-up shows you are active right now.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Leave out screenshots, stock pictures of somewhere else, posters that are mostly text, heavily filtered images, and anything you do not have the right to publish. Each of those makes a listing look less trustworthy, not more polished.<\/p>\n<h2>Tips and best practices<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Shoot landscape.<\/strong> Listing cards and galleries are wider than they are tall, so portrait photographs get cropped in ways you did not choose.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Go for bright and simple.<\/strong> Daylight, a clean background and one clear subject beat a dark, cluttered shot every time.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Keep text off the image.<\/strong> Your offers belong in the description, where they can be read, searched and updated. Heavy text overlays date quickly and read badly on a phone.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Keep file sizes reasonable.<\/strong> Very large files slow the page down, and a slow listing loses visitors before your photographs ever appear. Resize before uploading rather than uploading straight from a camera at full size.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Be honest.<\/strong> Show the place as it actually is. A visitor who arrives to find something quite different is the one who leaves a poor review.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Refresh it.<\/strong> Replace photographs after a refit, a move or a new range, and swap in festival imagery while the festival is on.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"background:#eef8f0;border-left:4px solid #2e9e5b;border-radius:8px;padding:14px 18px;margin:22px 0;line-height:1.6;\">&#127919; <strong>Best practice<\/strong><br \/>Put a diary note to review your listing media twice a year, and again after any big change. The listings that keep earning enquiries are the ones whose photographs still match what a visitor will find when they walk through the door.<\/div>\n<h2>Troubleshooting<\/h2>\n<h3>Next does nothing and the form will not move past the details stage<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Cause:<\/strong> the required category is still on <strong>Uncategorized<\/strong>. The check happens quietly, so you get no error message &mdash; the page simply stays where it is and you never reach the media fields.<br \/>\n<strong>Fix:<\/strong> select a real category in the <strong>Category<\/strong> box, remove the <strong>Uncategorized<\/strong> chip, then set <strong>Default Category<\/strong> to match and select <strong>Next<\/strong> again.<br \/>\n<strong>Escalate if:<\/strong> <strong>Uncategorized<\/strong> is the only option offered for your listing type. Raise a support ticket with the listing type and the address of the form &mdash; the category list needs to be filled in for you.<\/p>\n<h3>The form will not finish and points at the Images field<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Cause:<\/strong> <strong>Images<\/strong> is a required field, so a listing cannot be completed with an empty gallery.<br \/>\n<strong>Fix:<\/strong> add at least one photograph. One good landscape shot is enough to get past it, and you can add the rest afterwards.<br \/>\n<strong>Escalate if:<\/strong> the upload box rejects every file you try. Tell support which file type you used and what the screen said.<\/p>\n<h3>A sign-in box appears instead of the form<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Cause:<\/strong> you are not signed in, or your session has expired.<br \/>\n<strong>Fix:<\/strong> sign in, then open <strong>Add a Business<\/strong> from your profile dropdown or the footer quick-links again.<br \/>\n<strong>Escalate if:<\/strong> you are signed in elsewhere on the site and the form still shows a sign-in box.<\/p>\n<h3>Your photograph looks cropped, dark or blurry on the listing<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Cause:<\/strong> a portrait or very tall image is being trimmed to fit a wide card, or the original is low-light or out of focus.<br \/>\n<strong>Fix:<\/strong> re-take or re-crop the shot as a bright landscape image with the subject centred, then upload it again and make it the first image in the gallery.<br \/>\n<strong>Escalate if:<\/strong> a correctly sized, sharp landscape image still displays badly. Send support the listing address and the image.<\/p>\n<h2>FAQ<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Q: Why do listing photos matter?<\/strong><br \/>\nA: They are the first thing anyone sees. A listing with a clear cover image and a full gallery gets more clicks and more enquiries than the same listing with one blurry picture, because a visitor can tell at a glance what you offer and whether it is right for them.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q: What images should I upload?<\/strong><br \/>\nA: A recognisable cover or logo, plus real photographs &mdash; the outside so people can find you, the inside, your products or your work, and something recent or seasonal. For a temple, add the entrance, the hall and respectful festival imagery. For a purohit, lead with a warm portrait. For an organisation, show your people in action.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q: How do I keep my listing media current?<\/strong><br \/>\nA: Edit your listing from <strong>My Listings<\/strong> in the Listings Dashboard, remove photographs that no longer show the place accurately, and add new ones after a refit, a move, a new range or a festival. A twice-yearly review keeps it honest without much effort.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q: How many photographs should I add?<\/strong><br \/>\nA: At least one is required, but a handful is far better. Keep adding until someone who has never visited could picture the place &mdash; then stop, rather than padding the gallery with near-identical shots.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q: Can I add a video as well?<\/strong><br \/>\nA: Yes. The form has an optional <strong>Video<\/strong> field alongside <strong>Logo<\/strong>, <strong>Images<\/strong> and <strong>Documents<\/strong>. A short clip of the premises or a recent celebration works well, especially for venues.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q: Can I use photographs I found online?<\/strong><br \/>\nA: Only if you own them or have permission from whoever does. Upload your own photographs wherever you can &mdash; they are more honest, they look like your place rather than someone else&rsquo;s, and they keep you clear of any rights problem.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q: Do temples, purohits and organisations use the same fields?<\/strong><br \/>\nA: Yes. Add Temple, Add Purohit and Add Organisation all use the same staged form as Add a Business, with the same logo, images, documents and video fields. Only the package choices and one or two questions differ.<\/p>\n<div style=\"display:none\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-mahi=\"context\">\nAlso asked as: what photos should I upload to my listing, best photos for a business listing on MyMahotsav, how many images should a listing have, listing photo size and quality tips, why does my listing photo look cropped, how do I add a logo to my listing, can I add a video to my listing, how do I update old listing photos, temple listing photo guidance, purohit listing profile picture advice. Applies to: Utsav Listings &mdash; listing photos and media on the Add Listing form (business, temple, purohit and organisation listings). Where to find it: profile dropdown or footer quick-links > Add a Business, direct link https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/add-listing\/business\/ (siblings: \/add-listing\/temples\/, \/add-listing\/purohit\/, \/add-listing\/organizations\/); existing listings are edited from Listings Dashboard > My Listings. 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