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Outdoor scene on a dirt ground with a tall rust-coloured metal gantry holding a pulley and rope. Two men in white ritual clothing stand under it hauling the rope; one wears a yellow sash and sandals, the other a rudraksha-style necklace. In the foreground a young woman in a blue t-shirt and grey track pants walks barefoot, hands out, carrying a white cup. Two small children in the left background stand beside blue drums, and several more people in white move around a parked car and palm trees in the distance.

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Outdoor photo on a bare dirt ground showing a tall rust-brown metal frame with a pulley at the top and a rope running through it. Two men in plain white clothing pull the rope; one wears a yellow sash draped over his white garment, the other a white dhoti-style outfit with a dark beaded necklace, and a clay pot hangs from the rope. Two young boys in casual clothes stand by the frame on the left, and several other people in white or saffron-yellow attire walk in the background. Blue plastic drums sit on the right, with trees, a red building and parked cars beyond.2010-09-02Outdoors on a dusty open ground, two men in white ritual clothes stand beside a metal frame with a pulley, pulling rope upward with raised arms; one wears a yellow sash over white. Blue plastic drums, orange and pink buckets and a green hose sit nearby. A pair of small children in a teal top and orange pants stand by the drums. Other people in white and orange move in the background, with parked motorcycles, orange-roofed buildings and palm trees beyond.2010-09-02December 22 20102010-12-22An outdoor ashram scene on bare dirt ground in front of a low brick wall and trees. A metal frame holds a rope with a pulley and a small pot hanging from it, with a woman in a black top at left pouring water from a bucket into blue barrels. A standing bald man in white clothes stands at right in the foreground with the rope running past him. Around twenty people in white and coloured clothes stand and watch in the background, including women in saris and men in white kurtas and dhotis.2010-09-02Outdoor scene on a dusty ground at dusk. Several young men in white clothes with yellow waistbands climb and stand on a tall wooden pole, forming a human pyramid at the centre. A group in white and an orange-clad figure gather around the base. Nearby, a boy in a blue shirt and a figure in orange stand by a blue barrel and a folding table, with a rope hanging from a red metal frame on the left. Boys in yellow and dark clothes watch and walk about. A red-roofed building with a tiled roof stands at right, and a red boundary wall and trees sit behind. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2010-12-27Outdoor tug-of-war on a dusty open ground at an ashram campus. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts or bare chests pull a thick rope, leaning back with straining faces. One shaved-headed man at the left wears a white vest and a beaded necklace. A man in an orange-saffron cloth stands at the right edge, and a man in a yellow safety-style shirt with a backpack watches from the middle left. Behind them are parked cars, an orange-roofed building, stacked gravel, and two black water tanks on a stand under a bright hazy sky.2011-12-13December 13 20112011-12-13February 23 20082008-02-23Outdoor photo on a dusty ground at an ashram campus, with a tall rust-coloured metal frame holding a hanging red vessel with a yellow top that pours water down. Several people in white ritual clothing, some bare-chested with gold-bordered white cloths and rudraksha necklaces, stand and bathe under the falling water. Others in shirts, a pink salwar and a red top gather with plastic buckets and blue barrels nearby. Single-storey brick buildings with green roofs, palm trees and a parked red van and white car fill the background under hazy sky.2011-12-13Outdoor festival scene on a sandy ground under palm trees, with a crowd of onlookers behind. In the centre, a young man in an orange saffron robe holds a tall wooden pole topped with a red and white umbrella and pale balloons. Beside him, a bearded man in orange robes and a second man in white clothes with a yellow shawl also grip the pole, while a man in white ritual clothes stands to the left. Spectators in white, red and pink saris and shirts line the background, and a tall tiered structure stands among the trees.2008-03-22Outdoor photograph in a dusty courtyard with palm trees and a low cinder-block wall behind. A tall bamboo frame holds a hanging clay pot strung with colourful balloons (orange, blue, red, green). Several men in white dhotis and white shirts, and some wearing orange shawls, stand around the pot. A woman in a white salwar-style outfit stands at left with long dark hair. Children and women in pink, red and orange saris are scattered in the background, consistent with a Holi celebration with a pot-breaking game. The men's faces are not identifiable from this image, so no candidate is named; the orange-shawled men are described by role only.2008-03-22December 13 20112011-12-13