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A photograph taken indoors in a plain room with yellow walls, wooden cupboard doors and a glass-fronted cabinet. An elderly bearded man with a shaved head and a green headband, wearing an orange-saffron shawl over bare shoulders, sits on a red patterned rug smiling broadly. A person on the left with long dark hair and a leopard-print top leans in holding a basket wrapped in shiny gold cellophane. A bowl of fruit, including apples and oranges, sits on the rug at right, and a flowered orange cloth lies across the seated man's lap.

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November 04 20102010-11-04November 05 20132013-11-05A photograph of two men in a small room with pink walls and a beige curtain. A younger man with his hair tied in a bun, wearing a brown and gold silk garment and a brown shawl, leans forward smiling and hands a bundle of folded money to a bearded older man seated on a black leather armchair. The older man has a white beard, a red tilak on his forehead, and wears an orange robe with a maroon and gold-bordered shawl. A purple tray holds pomegranates, bananas and other fruit on a side table, and books lie nearby. Two people are visible, a person figure in orange and the younger attendant in brown.2013-11-05Photograph of an indoor ritual gathering with an orange-robed figure on the right wearing an orange turban, a long beaded rudraksha-style mala and a bare shoulder, smiling as he receives a gift wrapped in cellophane and orange cloth from a bearded man in an orange-yellow shawl on the left. Behind them an elderly bearded man in orange robes and garland stands, another man in maroon robes with gold garland folds his hands, and a man in pink turban watches at the edge. A tray of apples and boxes sits on a leopard-print seat; gold-framed decorations and a wall painting are in the background. The right-hand figure has distinctive long swept hair, orange turban and rudraksha cues, consistent with the a person appearance label; he is physically present.2016-05-04 +1 copiesIndoor photo in a bright room with white walls, a white cabinet and beige curtains. An elderly bald man with glasses, wearing an orange robe and an orange-and-gold bordered shawl, receives a woven basket of fruit and a flower-decorated gift from a younger woman in a red top and orange shawl with long dark wavy hair. She smiles as she hands it over. A white-sleeved person stands partly visible behind her. A white-draped table sits at left.2009-08-03Indoor photograph in a plain room with pale lavender walls and a beige bed or cot. A man in a rust-brown dhoti and shawl with a tilak on his forehead, a rudraksha mala and a gold bracelet, smiles as he offers a small basket with fruit and a folded paper or packet to a bespectacled man in orange robes and an orange head cloth. Another man in orange stands behind them. a person candidate with long swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala appears in the foreground, distinguished by his ceremonial dress, while the recipient is a devotee in saffron. Three people are visible.2013-02-08May 04 20162016-05-04Three men stand indoors against a pale lavender wall beside a beige sofa. On the left, a man with hair in a bun, a white tilak on his forehead, and a rudraksha mala with a brown wrap and orange cloth is handing an orange shawl to a companion. In the centre, a bespectacled man in an orange cap and orange shawl holds a woven basket of fruit. On the right, a smiling bespectacled man in an orange cap and light orange kurta claps his hands. A white cup sits on a table at the lower edge.2013-02-08January 03 20152015-01-03A photograph inside a decorated room where a bearded elderly man with long white hair and a white beard, wearing an orange robe and a red-and-purple shawl, stands with his back to the camera and holds up a printed booklet with a green cover. Seated on a gold, ornate throne covered with a leopard-print cushion, a smiling man with dark hair wears a rust-orange wrap and reaches out to take a white printed sheet. A younger man in orange clothing and a rudraksha mala stands in the background before a framed painted panel of deities. A tray of red apples sits in front of the throne, and a gold-coloured cobra-hooded canopy rises at the top right.2016-05-02A photograph of a seated figure in rust-red and saffron robes with a gold-bordered dhoti, wearing a red-brown rudraksha-style bead necklace and a white vertical tilak with a red bindi, receiving a seated devotee in orange robes with a grey bun and white beard who bows with joined palms, forearms resting on the seated figure's hand. The seated figure sits on a red and white cushioned seat with a zebra-print cloth and holds a phone. Plates of bananas and offerings lie nearby. Standing behind are a man in rust-red robes with a gold border and white arm markings, a boy in grey kurta with an orange shawl, and women in orange and blue-patterned saris, with a red carpet and speakers in the background.2014-06-02A seated elderly man bare-chested in a saffron cloth, with a white-and-grey beaded mala necklace and white ash markings on his forehead, sits on a wooden chair with a leopard-print cushion before a green-painted door. A standing woman in an orange shawl over a red top and an orange skirt, with long braided hair and a gold necklace, holds up a printed document toward him while smiling. In front of him are a brass plate with bananas, apples and a bowl of white grains, plus a pile of books. Peacock feathers, framed deity pictures, and strings of gold beads hang on the pink wall behind them. The seated man is presented as a person by appearance cues: a bare-chested figure with distinctive adornment and saffron cloth, seated in a throne-like chair while being presented with a document.2008-10-15