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A photograph inside a room with lime-green walls and a hanging chandelier. In the foreground, a woman in a teal blue sari with gold trim and gold bangles reaches out with her hands cupped, while a man in glasses and white shirt and grey trousers reaches toward a red apple held by a man in white. On the right, a bearded man in an orange robe and glasses, with long dark hair, holds out a tray of red apples. A second figure in orange with long dark hair, wearing a garland of red, yellow and pink flowers, sits in the lower right and reaches toward the apples. Other devotees in white shirts and dhotis, and a woman in a green sari with a red bindi, stand around the room. Partial figures in orange appear at the left edge.

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A photograph inside a yellow-walled room where a woman in orange with long dark hair and a red, yellow and white flower garland receives fruit from a man in a white shirt and black trousers. He holds out apples and an orange from a silver tray held by an older man in a white shirt and dhoti. A bearded man in orange robes with glasses and a beaded necklace stands behind them, and a young woman in a brocade-patterned dress watches. Several onlookers in white and orange fill the background. Other figures in white, orange and sari colours crowd the frame. A round wall clock hangs above, and an orange cloth edge appears at the left.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 inside a home where a figure in orange robes with a white and red flower garland sits on the floor, back partly toward the camera, handing a fruit to a standing devotee. Around them, devotees in white dhotis and shirts, a woman in a turquoise sari with a red bindi and bangles, and children in white look on, several holding fruit with hands pressed together. A small red-and-white item and scattered sweets sit on a tray in the lower right. The figure in orange with the garland is a person by appearance: long dark swept hair, saffron robe and flower garland are visible, while the person's face is not shown.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 seated figure in a rust-red garment with a long rudraksha mala and white forehead markings reaches out his hand as a woman in a purple blouse and patterned sari offers him a red apple. Standing nearby, a woman in a blue sari holds a fruit and folded hands, a man in white dhoti and shirt wears a rudraksha mala and holds a fruit and a white-and-red flower garland, and a woman in an orange sari stands with folded hands. A shaven-headed sannyasi in orange robes and beads stands at right, and a woman in orange stands at left. The floor has a striped woven mat and a patterned rug.2014-07-01A 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 of a crowded indoor gathering in a room with green walls and framed pictures. In the centre, a woman in a maroon and olive-green sari with gold border holds a framed picture while two oranges rest in her hand, and a man in a white dhoti and shirt with a tilak mark stands beside her. To the right, a bearded man with glasses wears an orange-saffron robe and a long rudraksha mala, and his hand is extended toward a woman in a white sari with a flower garland. Devotees stand behind, several in white and red saris, and a young woman with a red bindi and gold earrings watches. The orange-robed figure at the left edge is partly cropped.2010-01-19A photograph inside a small home room with a pale pink wall and a pink patterned curtain at right. A person in a rust-orange robe with a white jasmine and red flower garland sits at lower right, holding a red apple and an apple offered by a man in a white shirt. An elderly man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands center holding a yellow cloth and an apple, with a rudraksha-like necklace. A young shaved-headed boy in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala stands at right. Women in blue and red saris, a man in a blue checked shirt, and a small child in pink crowd around, smiling. Devotees are gathered for a padapuja style offering in a home.2014-06-26A 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.2010-02-17November 17 20092009-11-17A 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 room with lime-green walls, a wall clock and a hanging chandelier. In the foreground, a woman in a teal and green patterned sari with gold bangles and a gold chain holds out an orange to a woman in saffron-orange robes with a flower garland of pink, yellow and white blossoms in her hair. A man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala and a locket stands beside her and leans in to watch. Behind them, several people in white and orange clothing stand closely together. Watermarked copyright text runs across the lower right of the frame.2010-01-19