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A photograph inside a covered temple hall with a corrugated metal roof and a red-and-orange wall. A man with long swept-back dark hair, white forehead markings, a dark rudraksha mala and an orange-saffron cloth is raising his right hand toward a crying toddler in a red hooded outfit held by a woman in a brown patterned blouse. Beside him, a bald man in orange stands holding a silver tray of papers and a golden ceremonial object. On the left, a woman in a pink and gold sari grips a metal railing, and other devotees in white and orange crowd behind. A decorative painted pillar and a framed picture hang on the back wall. Appearance-based label: a person, an orange-robed figure with long hair, rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold ornament, visibly giving blessings.

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Inside a temple hall with a corrugated metal roof and orange-painted walls, a long-haired man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala holds a golden ceremonial staff and touches the head of a small child in a red cloth. Devotees line a wooden railing, including a woman in a pink and gold sari with bangles and a woman in a brown printed top. A young woman in white with green shawl stands at left with hands in namaste. Behind, a shaved-headed man in orange robe wears a mala, and in the foreground a shaved-headed man in orange holds a silver tray of papers. Religious pictures hang on the wall behind.October 29 20102010-10-29April 14 20122012-04-14October 18 20102010-10-18 +1 copiesJanuary 31 20102010-01-31September 03 20132013-09-03October 31 20102010-10-31 +1 copiesA photograph of a public darshan at an open-sided pavilion with a corrugated roof and colourful hanging decorations. A smiling man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange robe, a rudraksha mala with dark beads and a tan-coloured wrap, raises his right hand to touch the head of a devotee in a dark shirt. He holds a folded paper in his left hand. Around him, devotees with palms pressed together stand at a railing, including a man in a white-and-blue striped shirt and a woman in white. To the right, a bald man in orange holds a gold ritual vessel, and a man with white tilak on his forehead stands at the edge. Several children and onlookers crowd the foreground.2010-09-20October 31 20102010-10-31 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple hall of a man in orange-red robes with a long swept-back hairstyle, wearing a heavy gold-bead necklace, reading from a sheet of paper held in his hand. A man in white dhoti with a sandalwood tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala kneels at left, holding a young child in a red and navy sweater. Other devotees in white and cream clothing stand behind, and a silver tray holding gold items sits at lower right. Orange and saffron decorative pillars with coloured bands rise in the background.2010-12-28Photograph inside a plain pink-walled hall with a white canopy and hanging coloured tassel decorations overhead. A man with long swept-back dark hair wears a saffron-orange shawl and orange sleeveless top with a long dark rudraksha mala, and smiles while reaching to touch the hands of a girl in a maroon top. Around him, a woman in a white and gold-bordered sari, a man in a white shirt with folded hands, a woman in white with a mala, and several children crowd close. At right, a shaved-headed attendant in orange robes and beaded mala holds a silver tray with flowers and gold-coloured items. a person is the man in saffron and rudraksha, shown presenting himself as a sannyasi receiving devotees.2010-10-09A photograph inside a hall with pink walls, orange curtains and colourful painted pillars. A bare-chested man with long hair tied in a bun, wearing a gold-bordered white dhoti-shawl, a red rudraksha mala and gold necklaces, reaches to touch the head of a young child held by a woman in a red-and-pink sari. Beside them a man in a red kurta stands with hands folded. To the right, a shaved-headed man in orange robes and gold bangles stands near a tray of offerings. Several other people in white and yellow shirts stand in the background, including a youth in glasses. a person: the bare-chested man with a bun, rudraksha mala and gold necklaces is performing a blessing on the child, with the probable identity cued by the mala, gold ornaments and ceremonial shawl.2011-03-05