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A photograph of several men in white ritual dhotis and shawls seated and praying with palms pressed together at chest level. In the foreground, a shaved-headed young man with eyes closed wears white and red-trimmed cloth, a black rudraksha-style mala, and a gold bracelet, with white sacred ash marks on his forehead and arms. Behind him, other devotees sit with hands folded, some wearing dark beaded necklaces. The setting appears to be an indoor satsang or puja gathering. No identifiable a person figure is visible.

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Several shaved-headed men in plain white dhoti-style cloth sit in a seated row with hands folded in anjali, eyes closed, reciting in a devotional gathering. They wear white tripundra-style markings on forehead and arms, and rudraksha malas around their necks; one on the left wears a red-and-gold trimmed cloth. The background shows red and maroon hangings and blurred figures.2011-12-31A row of shaved-headed young priests in plain white dhotis sits with palms pressed together in namaskar during a ritual. The nearest priest wears glasses, a rudraksha mala, a gold bangle and white horizontal stripes on his upper arm, and his eyes are closed as he chants. Behind him, several more priests in white with red-bordered cloth bow their heads in prayer, their foreheads marked with white vibhuti. The scene is blurred and softly lit.2011-10-01A row of devotees sits in prayer, palms pressed together in anjali mudra, all wearing plain white dhotis and sacred white ash lines on their foreheads and arms. Several wear rudraksha malas. In the foreground a bald man with eyes closed chants beside a younger man in glasses. Brass puja vessels sit on the floor at right.2011-08-13September 10 20112011-09-10Several men sit close together in white ritual dress with reddish-maroon borders, bodies and arms marked with white ash lines. In the foreground two men with shaved heads and rudraksha malas press their palms together in anjali, eyes closed, in prayer. Beside them a man with short dark hair and a gold bangle also holds his hands folded with eyes closed. Behind them another seated man in white is partly visible, and a blurred bald figure in orange appears at the lower right corner. Warm light glows at the left edge.2011-10-02August 13 20112011-08-13August 13 20112011-08-13Photograph of a seated group of men in white ritual dress with red-bordered white cloths, many with white ash markings on their foreheads and bodies. In the foreground a bald man with eyes closed holds his palms together in anjali mudra, with a rudraksha-style mala and red and gold bracelets. Other men beside and behind him sit with hands folded or in prayer. Blue containers and brass vessels rest on the floor. Behind them, a seated audience in a hall with red curtains and a window is visible. No one is clearly identifiable as a person in this frame, so no candidate is named.2010-09-16January 04 20172017-01-04 +1 copiesA photograph of two shaven-headed men in white dhoti-style clothing with red-and-white borders, seated with palms pressed together in namaskar and eyes closed. The man in front wears a rudraksha mala around his neck and a bracelet on his wrist, with white sacred ash marks across his forehead and a small red tilak. Behind him, a second man also has his palms joined and wears a white cloth over his shoulder with a mala. Their faces are in profile and sincere in prayer, with a wooden cabinet and orange-brown wall behind them.2010-10-16October 07 20112011-10-07January 18 20132013-01-18