'Aunty Ranjna' Patel and her work in South Auckland

Aunty Ranjna Patel at the Shree Swaminarayan Hindu temple she helped found in Papatoetoe

Children at the East Tamaki Health Accident and Medical Clinic in Otara

Grandmother Mara and her four-year-old granddaughter

The busiest accident and medical clinic in the Auckland region

Aunty Ranjna checks rosters for shift work medical staff

Reception at East Tamaki Accident and Medical Clinic

Multicultural staff at reception

Open reception to check on incoming patients

Only four doctors on roster to service overwhelming numbers

Ranjna Patel and Dr Alia Al-Beer from Iraq

Founders Ranjna and Kanti Patel at the Shree Swaminarayan Hindu temple in Papatoetoe

Keeping up with elderly members of the Hindu community

Ranjna and the residing priest of the temple

A priest shares words of wisdom with a visiting couple

The deities are regarded as living and respected as such

Offerings in the Hindola (Swing) Festival taking place at the temple

The festival taking place at the temple

Ranjna Patel, foreground

Celebrating Hindola

Ranjna Patel

Ranjna Patel

Celebrating Hindola

Offerings - puri - during the festival

Indian youth perform in Hindola

Chanting prayers during the festival

Aunty Ranjna with Indian student Nikita

Talking with international students

Chatting during a community meal at the temple, which offers free meals for 500-plus crowds

Indian students help to cook puri and roti for community meals

Outside the Gandhi Nivas facility for men involved with domestic violence cases

Sahaayta counselor Karthik Nandikoor and Ranjna at Gandhi Nivas

Sayaayta director Sucharita Varma and Sergeant Gurpreet Arora

Doctor at clinic attends four-year-old Savana

Serving a high-needs community in the heart of Otara in South Auckland

Ranjna Patel and Dr Alia Al-Beer at the East Tamaki Accident Medical Clinic in Otara