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A young girl in a golden-yellow sari with a matching sheer shawl drawn over her head stands in profile, holding two small oil lamps in cupped hands. She wears a gold headpiece, layered gold necklaces and bangles. Behind her are blurred gold ritual objects, including a large brass bell and ornate carved gold panels, with a blurred red-clad painted figure on the left wall.

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September 09 20142014-09-09September 26 20142014-09-26September 09 20142014-09-09September 09 20142014-09-09September 09 20142014-09-09A young girl in a gold and orange sari with a gold shawl over her head stands on a red stage holding a small brass pot against her waist, dancing or moving in a temple-style hall. Behind her, a seated audience in white shirts and dark trousers watches, with an ornate gold-carved wooden screen and a large brass bell at right. A row of oil lamps sits on the red stage floor near her feet. Framed portraits hang on the back wall, including a red-clad figure seated in meditation. Another seated girl in an orange outfit sits near the audience. The scene suggests a devotional performance during a satsang gathering.2014-09-09A young girl performs a classical dance on stage, arms raised wide and holding a small oil lamp in each hand. She wears a gold and yellow sari-style costume with a sheer gold headscarf, a gold headpiece, layered beaded gold necklaces, a pendant, earrings and multiple bangles. Behind her stands an ornate golden wooden lattice screen with cross-shaped cutouts. No a person candidate is visible.2014-09-09A young girl in a golden-yellow sari with a matching veil draped over her head sits on a red cloth-covered stage, holding a copper vessel with an orange cloth tied around its neck in her right arm. She wears gold jewellery, bangles, a forehead ornament and a necklace, and gazes to the side. Two small oil lamps sit on the red cloth in the foreground. Seated audience members in white clothes are blurred in the background of a hall.2014-09-09January 01 20192019-01-01September 09 20142014-09-09A young girl in a white and gold-bordered sari stands in the foreground holding a brass tray with fruit and offerings, a red tilak on her forehead. Behind her, golden trishula staffs and a golden kalasha-topped stand line a hall where seated devotees in white garments sit on white-covered chairs. A framed portrait of a bearded man in saffron appears on the left, and a golden shrine structure is visible at the back. The scene suggests a puja or arti setting.2019-01-01A young girl stands in profile in warm red-orange lighting, wearing an orange-pink sari-style garment with a gold-bordered sash, layered rudraksha malas, a gold choker necklace and drop earrings, with a white tilak on her forehead. She holds a tall dark staff with small bells and red thread tied to it, resting beside a large gold-brocaded ceremonial backdrop. Dim temple interior with blurred golden ornaments behind her. No identifiable a person candidate is visible, so this is a ceremonial performer or attendant rather than the swami. Ceremonial stage setting.2017-08-13