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A photograph of an elderly bald man with a long white beard and white vibhuti lines on his forehead, wearing a cream-coloured dhoti-style wrap and a red-and-white rudraksha-style mala, playing a silver conch shell held to his lips at a microphone stand on a stage. Behind him a teenage boy in a white collared shirt and dark trousers stands watching. At the right edge a partially visible man wears an orange garment and a garland. A dark blue curtain forms the backdrop.

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October 24 20102010-10-24 +1 copiesOctober 24 20102010-10-24A photograph of a seated elderly man with white hair and a white beard, wearing a cream dhoti and shawl with a red border, holding a microphone to his mouth while speaking. He holds a white ritual conch-like object in his other hand. Beside him a bare-chested bearded man with an orange cloth, yellow beaded mala and a white tripod-style forehead mark sits on a red chair. Standing behind them is a young man in a white shirt and jeans. A dark blue curtain hangs in the background. Four people are visible.2010-10-24October 24 20102010-10-24 +1 copiesOctober 24 20102010-10-24A photograph of a white-bearded elder seated in a red-cushioned chair on a stage, speaking into a clip-on microphone on a boom stand. He wears a cream and gold-bordered dhoti draped over the shoulder, a sandalwood-and-kumkum forehead marking with white horizontal stripes, and rudraksha beads. He holds a silver ceremonial fan-like object with white shells in his raised hand. Behind him stands a man in an orange saffron robe with a rudraksha mala, and a teenager in a white collared shirt and jeans. At the right edge, a bare-chested man in orange sits in a chair. A dark blue curtain forms the backdrop. Text on the image reads a copyright notice.2010-10-24A barefoot elderly man with a long white beard and white tripundra marks on his forehead and shoulders stands on a stage, blowing a conch shell held near a microphone on a chrome stand. He wears a cream silk shawl over his shoulder and a cream dhoti with a green and gold border, with a rudraksha mala around his neck. Behind him, a bearded man in an orange dhoti with gold-bordered green cloth and a yellow-orange beaded necklace stands with hands folded. A young man in a white dhoti with gold border and an orange rudraksha necklace stands at right with hands clasped. Another figure in a white shirt stands partially visible at left beside a red-cushioned chair. A dark blue curtain forms the backdrop.2010-10-24October 24 20102010-10-24An elderly bearded man with white hair and a white tripundra mark on his forehead stands on a glossy stage, blowing into a white conch shell held near a microphone on a stand. He wears a cream silk shawl over his shoulder and a cream dhoti with a green and gold border, with a red-bordered cloth at his feet and a rudraksha mala at his neck. Behind him stand a shirtless man with a tripundra mark, an orange and green dhoti and a yellow-orange beaded garland, and a shirtless young man with an orange rudraksha mala and a white dhoti with gold border. A younger boy in a white shirt stands at the left edge beside an empty red chair. Deep blue drapes form the backdrop.2010-10-24A photograph of a seated elderly man with a long white beard and white vibhuti lines on his forehead, wearing a cream silk dhoti and shawl with maroon borders, holding a small feather fan and a white cloth near a microphone on a stand. Beside him sits a bearded man with a shaved head, white tilak and red bindi, wearing an orange and green dhoti and a long amber bead necklace with a rudraksha-style mala and gold chains, hands resting on his lap. Two standing young men in the background: one in a white shirt and jeans, another bare-chested in a white dhoti. Both chairs are black with red cushions in front of a dark blue curtain.2010-10-24A photograph of a seated elderly man with a white beard and white forehead markings, wearing a cream dhoti with gold border, dabbing his face with a white cloth beside a microphone on a stand. Beside him sits a bald bearded man with white tripundra markings, wearing an orange dhoti with green and gold border, a rudraksha mala of orange beads, and layered gold necklaces, with hands resting on the chair arm. Behind them stand two young men: one in a white striped shirt and jeans, the other bare-chested with an orange bead necklace and a white dhoti with gold border. A standing person in orange robes is at the left edge. A dark blue curtain forms the backdrop.2010-10-24A photograph of a seated elderly white-bearded man in cream and beige robes, holding a white conch-shaped object with a silver ornamental handle, speaking into a microphone on a stand before a dark blue draped curtain. Beside him, a bearded man with a shaved head, tripundra and red bindi wears a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with an orange rudraksha mala and gold chains, hands folded in anjali. Two young boys stand behind: one in a white shirt, the other bare-chested in a white dhoti with an orange rudraksha mala and gold chain. A gold tray is visible at the left edge. The elderly man's identity is uncertain from appearance; the bearded man in saffron has ceremonial cues but is not clearly identifiable.2010-10-24