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Night-time outdoor photograph on a dirt path beside a dark red wall. In the foreground a figure with long, thick black hair swept down the back wears an orange-red garment and a multi-strand red and orange flower garland with gold tassels, walking away from the camera; the figure has a gold ornament in the hair. Beside and behind, a second man in an orange-red dhoti with gold border and a white forehead marking carries a reddish bag and a small dark object. At the far right edge, another person in white with an orange-red shawl stands near the wall. Dark trees and shrubs are in the background.

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Night outdoor scene on a paved courtyard. A man in the centre wears a rust-red dhoti with gold borders, a thick rudraksha mala with a gold-coloured ceremonial necklace, gold armlets and bracelets, and a tilak on his forehead; he has a long swept-back hairstyle and stands looking to his right. Beside him, a young attendant in orange-red cloth with white forehead and arm markings carries a woven basket of flowers, fruit and a coconut-like offering. Behind them, other figures in orange and white stand in the dark, and a plastic chair and a gold-framed doorway with red drape are visible at right. Visible physical people: three in the foreground, several in the background.2013-07-17February 21 20162016-02-21Night procession on a paved path lined with dark trees and a red-edged curb. In front, a man with long dark curling hair, a white tilak on his forehead, layered flower garlands and gold chains, and gold bangles walks in a saffron-orange silk dhoti and shawl with a red border; he is. Behind him, a shaved-headed man in orange robes and a beaded necklace carries a gold tray or plate, and a bare-chested man in orange follows further back, with other robed attendants in the background.2011-11-29Night outdoor photo on bare dry ground. A man with long swept-back dark hair, bare-chested, wearing a rust-orange dhoti with gold borders, a saffron-orange shawl draped over his shoulder and a long ornate orange garland with gold bead-like ornaments, smiles and gestures with his right hand while walking. Behind him two shaved-headed sannyasi-attired men in orange, one with palms joined in namaskar, the other holding a small gold ceremonial pot and wearing an orange cloth with red border under an orange-red umbrella on a pole. Several more people in orange and one woman in a white sari stand in the dark background. a person is the man with long hair and orange garlands, shown as a walking figure in the procession beside sannyasis.2013-04-03Night photograph of a procession on a paved courtyard at the Thiruvannamalai ashram, with bare trees and a dark red boundary wall behind. In the centre, a bearded man in a deep maroon robe wears a red and gold turban, a large pink-and-white flower garland, and a gold pendant necklace; he walks with a straight posture. Around him, several men wear saffron-orange dhoti-style cloths with rudraksha malas, one wearing a white head band, while men in white dhotis with gold borders and white shawls stand at the edges, one holding a white cloth bag. A woman in a blue sari and others in red and maroon garments are visible behind. Some participants gesture with raised arms. Eight to ten people are visible.2017-03-11Evening outdoor scene on a paved walkway. A man with long dark hair, hoop earring and a brown dhoti-style garment with a gold border, wearing a long multicolour flower garland of red, yellow and white blooms, stands facing right toward a young person in orange and red robes with an orange head wrap. Behind them a white-clad figure stands among trees, and a flame glows at left beside a person holding a gold staff in orange robes. Striped colourful mats lie on the ground to the right. The man's identity is not established from appearance, so the a person field is unsure.2017-08-15April 24 20132013-04-24Night-time photograph of a ceremony at an outdoor pavilion lit by strings of coloured lights. On the right, a bare-chested man with long dark braided hair, a white flower garland with pink, yellow and red blossoms, a red-orange cloth over his shoulder, a gold armlet and gold earrings, stands with eyes lowered. Beside him a bare-chested man in white dhoti with a gold border and a brown shawl with an orange pendant stands facing forward, with a third man in white behind. Offerings and brass or gold ceremonial items sit on a tray at the right edge. Appearance-based candidate: a person, the long-haired man with garland and red-orange cloth, as the page indicates his presence; identity uncertain from the photograph alone.2017-05-26Four men in rust-orange and saffron-bordered robes walk across a paved courtyard at night. The central figure, wearing a layered multi-coloured flower garland with a red and white lead and a gold pendant, is shielded by a bright orange umbrella held above him. Two men on the left carry a red bag and a dark case, and a man on the right wears a rudraksha mala and a white tripundra on his forehead. Behind them a brightly lit temple cart with golden figures and string lights stands beside a plain building wall.2015-09-09March 02 20182018-03-02February 16 20162016-02-16 +2 copiesEvening photograph inside an open-sided hall with a red-brown wall and a hanging garland at the top. In the foreground a man in a rust-red robe wears a long brown rudraksha mala and a thick red and yellow marigold garland, walking forward with a smile and hair swept back. Behind him a man in an orange dhoti and orange shawl with a brown rudraksha mala and a bracelet walks with his hands at his chest. To the left, three people in white and red-orange shawls stand with palms pressed together in anjali. Metal stanchions line a floor with striped mats and an offering basket on a ledge at right. The footage is a Nithyanandapedia-style event photo.2016-02-07