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A photograph of a person in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban standing at a dark counter, arranging wooden sticks on a small clay stove with a steel pot on top. A red-framed window is open behind them, and a partial figure in white holding a metal vessel appears at the right edge. A plate with flower petals sits at the bottom of the frame.

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A photograph in a small whitewashed room with a red-framed window. A person in an orange turban, orange sleeveless top and orange wrap with a dark beaded necklace stands at a counter, smiling and handling items on a tray beside a stainless steel pot and a brass pot. Behind them a man in white clothes with a white shawl stands near the bright window. At the right edge, a person in orange clothing holds a small metal vessel.2010-02-18A photograph of a homa or fire ritual at an indoor station. In the foreground, a brown clay fire vessel holds burning wood, with a silver pot placed on top and kindling sticks lying beside it. Two people in saffron-orange robes stand at the altar. The person in the centre wears a saffron turban and a sleeveless saffron garment with a row of dark beads down the front, and holds a small black ladle or spoon over the fire. The person on the right, partly cropped, wears a loose orange robe. A red wall panel is behind them. A white-painted wall fills the left side.2010-02-18May 17 20162016-05-17 +1 copiesA photograph inside a small room with pale blue walls and a red-framed window. A man in an orange turban, orange shawl and a dark rudraksha mala smiles while holding a brass oil lamp (aarti) lit with flame, with yellow and white flower garlands at its base near a small deity murti on a shelf. Behind him a man in white clothes holds a tray, and on the right two men in white and orange stand with palms pressed together in namaskar. The scene suggests a puja or aarti inside a newly built room. The man in orange is an appearance-based a person candidate, but the page does not place a person at this event, so the identification is uncertain.2010-02-18Annadhan in 20062006-01-01A man in orange saffron robes and a red-and-gold turban sits before a fire pit, stirring offerings with a long ladle from a copper vessel. He wears layered rudraksha malas and a large ornate gold-toned necklace, with a red tilak on his forehead. Flames rise from the fire at the lower centre, and small brass vessels sit at the bottom edge. The background shows a blurred green garden and building.2014-01-11A smiling man in a saffron-orange wrap over a red long-sleeved top stands at a black griddle cooking thin dosas with two flat spatulas. Several golden-brown dosas sit on the hot plate. Behind him are yellow curtains with orange and green floral print and a window with a metal grille showing green hills. A small red tilak mark is on his forehead. A partial figure is visible at the left edge holding a dosa. The setting appears to be a simple kitchen or dining room.2008-06-30July 28 20082008-07-28A photo inside a newly painted room with pale blue walls and a red-framed window. A man in an orange turban, orange shawl and rudraksha mala holds a lit oil lamp near the window while performing a ritual, with a brass lamp base and flowers in the foreground. Behind him, a smiling man in white clothes holds a tray, and a bald man in white with a rudraksha mala stands with hands folded in namaste. The setting suggests a house blessing or inauguration ritual.2010-02-18July 28 20082008-07-28January 14 20102010-01-14July 28 20082008-07-28