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A photograph of an indoor ritual setting with a bright white wall and doorway behind. In the centre, a man in orange-saffron robes with a draped orange shawl and a dark hair bun stands holding an open book and a red tray with flowers and offerings. Multiple rudraksha malas and gold-toned ornaments hang from his neck, and he wears gold earrings and a tilak on his forehead. To his left, devotees in red and yellow saris lean forward with folded hands and heads bowed toward him. Behind him, a man with a shaved head wears an orange wrap and rudraksha mala, and others in white dhotis stand near metal stanchions with chains. The scene appears to be a devotional blessing or pada-puja line.

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A photograph of a man in orange-red ochre robes and a dhoti with gold borders walking barefoot along a cordoned aisle in a hall, smiling and raising one hand in greeting while holding a folded paper. He wears rudraksha malas, gold pendants, a sacred ash and kumkum forehead mark and small gold earrings. Behind him a young shaved-headed attendant in orange wears a gold-bead garland and carries a red tray of offerings. Devotees with folded hands line the barrier on the left, and a man in white kurta stands on the right. The scene shows a devotee reception or procession with barrier posts and a striped red mat underfoot.2012-09-13January 12 20132013-01-12Photograph of a smiling man in a rust-red sleeveless garment with gold-striped waist cloth and a long layered rudraksha-style necklace with gold beads, a red bindi on his forehead, and gold earring, glancing back over his shoulder beside a red tray with fruit and packets. Two other men in rust-red robes stand behind him, one holding a red tray and wearing a dark bead mala, while a man in white clothes and a shirt stands in the background. A tall tasselled decorative hanging in red, yellow and blue appears above, with a framed picture in the upper left. The description does not confirm the identity of the central figure.2013-04-18March 06 20132013-03-06September 17 20122012-09-17Photograph of a smiling man in ochre-orange sannyasi dress with gold-bordered dhoti and upper cloth, a rudraksha mala with gold ornament hanging on his chest, and a white vertical tilak on his forehead. He stands barefoot on a red runner between silver stanchions, reading a sheet of paper while a man in a striped shirt and glasses at left offers him a small cream-coloured card packet. Behind them a backdrop of painted trees and a red temple arch, with a man in white dhoti and a camera operator in the background. The candidate's identity cannot be established from appearance, so the a person field is unsure.2012-09-13May 11 20122012-05-11February 25 20112011-02-25 +1 copiesA photograph in an indoor hall with a pink ceiling and a red-maroon drape behind. A man with long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi, gold hoop earrings, a long gold-bead necklace and a rudraksha mala wears a saffron-orange shawl and stands center, holding a folded white paper and looking down. a person cues: the long swept hair, ceremonial gold necklace and rudraksha mala. To his right a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange cloth with bare shoulders holds a red box of sweets and a tray. On the left, a man in a white shirt with palms together and another man touch the head of a devotee in orange, in a blessing gesture. Women in white and saffron stand at right, and a red-and-gold box with packets sits in the foreground.2013-05-18Two men in saffron-orange robes stand on a white runner beside metal crowd barriers at an indoor event. The man in front has long dark hair swept back, wears round glasses, a red-orange cloth wrapped around the body with gold trim, and a heavy gold bead necklace. He holds a small white card and looks down at it. Beside him a shaved-headed man in orange with gold border holds a red folder. Devotees in maroon and yellow saris stand behind the barrier at left, and a yellow ornamental object is visible in the background.2013-03-05October 08 20122012-10-08September 28 20122012-09-28