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Indoor photograph in a room with light green walls, a wall clock and wooden cabinet. An elderly man in white shirt and white dhoti bends forward, lowering his face to cup a small round fruit held in his hands. Beside him a middle-aged man in white shirt and dhoti with a tilak mark on his forehead leans in. A bearded man in a saffron-orange robe and a long rudraksha mala with a pendant stands at right, his hand raised to his face. A young woman at right in orange-trimmed top gestures with an outstretched finger and wears a garland of red, yellow and white flowers. Several onlookers in white shirts, saris and salwar kameez stand crowded behind, and a figure in orange clothing is partially visible at the lower left edge.

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A photograph inside a room with lime-green walls, a hanging chandelier and a wall clock. In the foreground a woman with long dark hair wears a multicoloured garland of pink, red and yellow flowers and an orange garment; she is seated facing away, beside a tray of fruit. Next to her, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti leans forward to bite a yellow fruit held in a devotee's hand. Around them stand several men in white shirts and dhotis and a man in orange clothing with a tall orange-draped figure at the left edge. A woman in a pink sari and gold bangles stands at the left, and others in saris watch from the background. The scene suggests a devotional offering of fruit in a domestic hall.2010-01-19A photograph inside a bright green-walled room with a wall clock and a chandelier. An older man in a white shirt and white dhoti, with a red thread on his wrist, bends forward to receive a red apple from a young woman in an orange top with a pink, yellow and red flower garland in her hair. Behind them a bearded man in orange robes and a large pendant-bead mala stands watching, and an orange-clad monastic and a crowd of onlookers fill the background. Several people in orange and white attire stand nearby.2010-01-19A photograph of a domestic padapuja-style devotee visit inside a whitewashed room with a striped woven mat on the floor. A seated figure in a rust-red and orange robe, with long dark hair, rudraksha malas and bangles, extends a red apple toward an elderly man in a light blue shirt and white dhoti who bows with palms joined. Behind them stand a woman in an orange sari, a woman in a blue sari holding fruit, and a man in a white shirt and dhoti with rudraksha mala and vertical tilak holding fruit and a white-and-red garland. A shaven-headed young sannyasi in orange with beads stands at the right.2014-07-01A photograph inside a plain room with cream walls and a wall sconce, with a patterned red and green rug on the floor. A seated figure in an orange sleeveless top and orange cloth, wearing a yellow-and-green marigold garland and a long swept-back hairstyle, leans forward to receive a red apple-like fruit from a kneeling man in a white shirt and olive trousers, who holds a small white offering. Standing behind them are devotees: a woman in a green sari with a gold border, a man in a white shirt, a man in a white shirt on the left, and a younger man in an orange robe on the right.2010-02-17January 23 20102010-01-23A photograph inside a bright green room with wooden-framed windows, a wall clock, a framed picture, a glass cabinet and a chandelier. A crowd of devotees in white shirts and dhotis, saffron shawls and sarees stands close together. In the foreground a man in a white shirt bends forward holding a small orange fruit while a saffron-robed figure with long dark hair bends toward him, and a saffron-robed bearded figure with long hair and a rudraksha mala stands at the right, appearing to take part in the offering. Another devotee in pink bends low in the lower centre. The scene looks like darshan or a blessing in a home.2010-01-19Indoor scene in a hall with a red-and-white patterned tiled floor and a striped mat. An elderly man in a light striped shirt bends forward with joined hands toward a seated woman in an orange sari and rudraksha mala at lower right. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands center, wearing a rudraksha mala and holding a yellow fruit and a garland of white flowers with red blooms. Behind them, women in orange and red saris and a woman in a gold-bordered sari stand near the wall, and a shaven-headed young man in orange robes with rudraksha malas stands at right. Brass plates are visible.2014-07-01A photograph inside a room with lime-green walls and a wall clock, where a crowd of devotees gathers around a saffron-clad figure at the right who holds a tray of oranges. A man in a white shirt with a light blue check pattern bends forward to receive an orange, while a woman in a pink sari with gold bangles and a gold pendant reaches out. On the right an older man in white clothes with a rudraksha mala and a red-and-gold pendant smiles with hands folded. The saffron-robed man on the right wears a rudraksha mala and glasses and has long swept-back hair and a beard. On the far right foreground a woman with long dark hair wears a garland of yellow and pink flowers and green leaves and holds out an orange. Another saffron-robed person stands at the left edge. Several devotees, including women in saris, stand in the background.2010-01-19A photograph inside a tiled room in a house, with a crowd of devotees gathered. In the centre, a long-haired person in a saffron-orange robe kneels on the floor, raising one palm toward an older man in a white dhoti and grey-green shirt who stands with hands pressed together in namaste. Behind them a man in a white shirt with a black rudraksha mala and a woman in a white sari with a blue border hold a brass plate. Several women in white and yellow saris and a man in a light shirt stand nearby. Appearance cues for the kneeling figure are not sufficiently distinctive, so the figure is described by role only. Doorway and window frame the background.2009-08-08May 22 20122012-05-22 +2 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07A photograph of an indoor room with white walls and a barred window at left. A man in a light blue striped shirt bends forward, bowing his head over the clasped hands of a long-haired figure wearing an orange-saffron robe and a beaded rudraksha-style mala. The robed figure laughs broadly and extends both hands. Around them stand about a dozen men in white shirts and white dhotis or trousers, several wearing glasses, some with a pen in a shirt pocket and one with an ID badge, watching the greeting. The orange-robed person has a distinctive long swept-back hair and visible beads; the presenting cues match the page's a person claim but the face is not used for identification, so the appearance label is probable and the candidate is physically present.2007-01-12