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A photograph of a temple-style hall with cream pillars and blue wooden doors, where a busy setup is underway on a polished floor. In the foreground a young woman in a teal patterned dress and glasses carries a white rolled item past a light stand. A boy in a red shirt and grey shorts carries a bundled red cloth and a folded item toward the stairs. A woman in a cream sari with a green-edged item and a man in a white shirt walk behind him, and another man in white dhoti is seated on the left among mats and cables. Electrical cables, a red light fixture and a black case are scattered on the floor, and a monk-like figure in orange clothing stands at the doorway far left.

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A young boy in a red t-shirt and grey trousers stands centrally in a hall with yellow columns and blue shutters, holding a large red-and-brown audio or electronic device against his side. Behind him a man in a white shirt and a woman in a yellow sari carry a cardboard box and a stack of green folders toward the doorway. On the left a shaved-headed man in white dhoti with a golden border sits on a striped cloth near a black equipment case and laptop. A person in white clothing bends over equipment on the right, with a water bottle and cables on the floor.2012-05-11Photo of an ashram hall with a polished marble floor and cream arched colonnades with ornate capitals. A woman in a green kurta and teal trousers, barefoot, carries a wooden chair, while a woman in a green-and-cream printed salwar kameez with a patterned shawl walks away from the camera. Several people in white clothes and other attire move about in the background near a stack of wooden chairs, a table and a rolled red mat, with a tall striped fabric banner hanging from the roof. Overhead are corrugated metal roof sheets and a ceiling fan, and a studio light stands in the room. No identifiable ritual or a person appearance is visible.2012-05-11A young man in a white-and-black striped polo shirt and dark trousers walks barefoot across a pillared hall, carrying a small metal tray on a stand in one hand and a red hand-held object in the other. Beside him a boy in a red t-shirt and grey shorts walks through the space. In the background, a man in white dhoti and shirt stands near the arched entrance, and another figure in white sits on the left near a stage. A tripod-mounted red lighting unit, camera stands, cables and a folded white cloth are set up on a raised platform. A painted deity image is visible above a blue-framed doorway.2012-05-11Indoor congregation hall with yellow walls, green-painted floor, and ceiling fans, where devotees stand and sit on red-and-white mats behind metal stanchions and white plastic chairs. A woman in a cream floral sari with a maroon blouse stands with palms pressed together in namaste, next to a young girl in a pink top and a man in white dhoti and shirt. A cameraman in an orange-saffron dhoti stands behind a tripod-mounted video camera with a shoulder-mounted monitor, his hand raised to his head. A seated woman in a red-and-orange sari, wearing glasses and a rudraksha mala, sits in the foreground beside a backpack. Other devotees in white garments stand with hands folded at the back. A red banner hangs at the right edge.2012-09-20April 06 20082008-04-06May 11 20122012-05-11Interior photograph of a wooden-pillared corridor in a traditional palace, with dark polished floor, carved wooden ceiling panels and arched windows. A tall man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl walks in front, with long dark hair, bare feet and a bright orange tilak on his forehead; he is described as Swamiji (probable) on the basis of his saffron ornate clothing and long swept-back hair. Behind him a man in white with an orange shawl follows, and a camera operator in white with an orange shawl films. A woman in a white embroidered salwar kameez with sunglasses walks beside them, and a smiling woman in a red blouse and turquoise sari stands at right. A stone statue stands in an alcove at center-right.2006-11-10A photograph inside a hall with pink walls and framed fire-themed photographs hung high on the wall. In the foreground, a woman in a green sari with a dark belt holds a terracotta bowl and looks off to the side, wearing a red bindi and a pendant necklace. Around her, several women in white and orange saris and white blouses move through the room, with a blurred older woman in a yellow sari at left and women in white and red shawls in the background.2016-10-03A group walks along a stone-paved temple corridor with colourful painted pillars and carved panels. In the centre, a man in a saffron-orange dhoti and orange top with a rudraksha mala and a garland-holding attendant walks barefoot; a sadhu with long matted hair and ash-smeared body in orange cloth walks beside a woman in a blue sari and a uniformed police officer in khaki. Men in white shirts and trousers follow, and an attendant in orange at right holds a yellow flower garland. A woman in a teal sari stands at right beside a blackboard notice, and a basket is visible on a man's head in the background. A copyright caption appears at lower right.2012-01-07April 24 20192019-04-24October 06 20162016-10-06May 11 20122012-05-11