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A photograph of an indoor hall with grey tiled floor and cream walls. On the left, a person in saffron-orange robes and a long white and pink flower garland stands with palms pressed together, smiling. Behind them, a man in white dhoti and shirt with a white shawl stands with hands folded in namaste. On the right, a woman in a cream and gold-bordered sari with gold necklace carries a brass kalasha with green mango leaves and flowers on a tray. Behind them, large framed portraits on the wall show a figure with long hair in saffron, and another in an orange turban and robes. Printed portraits are not physical people.

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January 18 20102010-01-18A photograph of a narrow white-walled passage inside a building with a barred window at right. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe with gold border, a rudraksha mala around his neck and a forehead mark, stands smiling with palms pressed together in greeting. Beside him, a man in a white kurta and white dhoti with a name badge stands near the wall. At right, a man in orange robes and a shawl holds a brass tray with a kalasha pot topped with red flowers, green leaves and fruit, offering it. A carved wooden pillar with gold motifs and a red panel stand to the right.2008-08-01July 28 20082008-07-28A small whitewashed room with a wooden beamed ceiling and a framed portrait garlanded with white jasmine and marigold flowers. A woman in orange sleeveless top with a white jasmine garland raises one arm toward the altar. A smiling woman in orange sari holds a silver tray of offerings. A woman in white and gold sari with gold bangles stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. A man in white shirt and dhoti, with a pink-smeared forehead, pours or sprinkles petals while another man in the background watches. Pink flower petals are scattered around. Setting appears to be a devotional or puja gathering.2010-02-15A photograph in a plain room with white walls and a tiled floor. A smiling person in an orange robe with a white and red flower garland holds a small oil lamp in one hand and a brass bell in the other. Beside them a woman in a white sari with a dark shawl stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. A third person in orange, seen from behind, stands at the right edge. On the wall above hangs a framed portrait of a figure in orange robes with a garland. On the left, a wooden stand with floral garlands holds another framed image. A small portable stereo sits on a low table.2010-01-10July 28 20082008-07-28A photograph of a small orange-walled room with festoon garlands in pink, green and red hanging from the ceiling. A figure in an orange sleeveless top and orange wrap, with long swept-back dark hair and multiple red and white flower garlands, stands with palms pressed together, smiling. Probable Swamiji by appearance cues of long hair, saffron clothing and floral garlands, standing before a shrine. Beside him a man in an orange robe bends over a lit oil lamp on the altar. A woman in a white sari with gold border and a man in a white shirt with a rudraksha-style mala stand with hands joined in namaskar. The altar holds a brass kalasha, a steel vessel, a plate of fruit, a plate of red offerings, and framed portraits with garlands on the wall. A ceiling fan and a video camera are visible at the right edge.2010-01-19July 28 20082008-07-28July 28 20082008-07-28A photograph of a man in a saffron-orange robe with long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi, wearing a long white and red flower garland, smiling and walking through an interior doorway. A woman in a white sari with a rudraksha mala and glasses follows beside him, and a man in white dhoti and yellow shawl holds up a video camera. Behind is a wooden wall shelf with small figurines and a framed photo, under a wall lamp. Another saffron-robed person stands at the left edge by the doorway.2010-01-10A photograph of a group in a covered hall with a corrugated roof and hanging green leaves. In the foreground a smiling man in an orange saffron robe wears a long white and red flower garland, gold ceremonial beads and a leopard-print shawl, with his palms pressed together in greeting. Beside him a bearded man in an orange robe with a red tilak on his forehead stands near a tall banana leaf. Behind them a woman in a white sari with gold border holds her hands in anjali, and other women stand to the right. Framed photographs of a figure seated in meditation hang on the wall, and decorative striped pillars with floral motifs stand nearby.2010-02-12July 01 20142014-07-01