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A photograph taken indoors under a white tent-like hall with hanging lights and orange decorations. In the foreground a young man with a tall, dark, swept-up matted hair crown and a red bindi on his forehead smiles toward the camera. He wears a rudraksha mala necklace and an orange garment with gold trim, and his bare shoulder is visible. Beside him a small child in an orange cloth with gold edging grins and touches their chin. Behind them a crowd of people in white and orange clothing fills the hall, with other matted-hair figures visible at the right edge.

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April 04 20182018-04-04April 04 20182018-04-04Close photo of a ceremony with several saffron-robed participants in orange and red cloth. In the centre, a young person with a tall topknot, white vibhuti stripes and a red bindi wears rudraksha beads, a pendant and an orange shawl, looking to the side. To the left, a person in orange with an upswept bun and a rudraksha mala. At right, a figure in orange cloth holds yellow offering material in their hands. Behind them, more orange-robed people and figures in white clothing sit in a hall. No deity or throne is clearly visible.2019-01-01Two smiling young men in saffron-orange sannyasi robes sit in the foreground of a crowded gathering. The taller man on the right has dreadlocked hair piled high, a white-and-red tilak on his forehead, a beard, hoop earrings and a rudraksha mala at his neck; he raises one hand in a gesture and holds a piece of yellow sweet. The younger man on the left, bare-chested with a silver bead necklace, has a dark tilak and white forehead markings. Behind them, other saffron-clad devotees sit in rows, some blurred, with flower offerings and leaves visible on the floor.2019-01-01Photograph of young boys seated on the floor during a ritual meal or ceremony. Two prominent boys in foreground wear orange-red dhoti-style wraps and orange turbans patterned with leopard print; one smiles and one looks sideways. Behind them more people in orange-red cloth sit in a row. Before them lie green banana-leaf plates with food and small brass cups or tumblers. Tilak marks and bead necklaces are visible.2018-01-08May 24 20182018-05-24Close photo of smiling young aadheenavasis in saffron-orange cloth at a person Mission gathering. A girl with long dark tousled hair sits centre, wearing an orange wrap over bare shoulders, a long rudraksha mala and a white beaded necklace, with a white tilak and red bindi on her forehead. Behind her, a smiling boy with a white forehead mark and rudraksha malas wears orange cloth, and another smiling boy on the left has a red mark on his forehead and an orange garment. A black microphone stand pole cuts diagonally across the frame, and out-of-focus heads sit in the foreground. No a person candidate is visible.2018-05-24January 08 20182018-01-08May 24 20182018-05-24A crowd of young devotees in orange and saffron garments and multi-row rudraksha malas gathers closely together. In the centre, a smiling boy with long dark hair wears an orange shawl, a rudraksha mala and a small pendant on a white beaded chain, with white and red tilak marks on his forehead. Around him, other young men and a girl also wear rudraksha malas and forehead markings, and a black tripod-like metal stand is visible at left. The setting appears to be an event with a dense gathering. The boy is not clearly identifiable as a person, so the figure is described by role only.2018-05-24November 17 20172017-11-17December 20 20182018-12-20 +1 copies