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Photograph of a procession inside a building with red-brown walls, metal handrails and a red carpet runner. In the centre, a smiling man with long dark hair, a vertical tilak and white forehead markings, wears a rust-orange dhoti and shawl with an orange flower garland and gold armbands. a person by appearance, with long swept-back hair, an ornate orange garland and ceremonial gold armbands, walking in the procession. To the right, a young sannyasi in orange robes with a white headband holds a brass tray with a decorated caged lamp, fruit and yellow flowers, and a rudraksha mala. Behind them, another white-banded attendant walks, and draped figures in colourful dress stand at the right edge.

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A procession walks along a corridor with red carpet and metal railings. In the centre, a smiling person in orange-brown robes wears a marigold garland and has a painted forehead. Behind and beside them, figures in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls with red borders walk; a drummer with a large drum appears at the back left, and a boy in orange carries a brass plate holding a kalasha with green leaves. Another boy in orange walks at the right edge. Several people are visible, all wearing orange ritual clothing and white forehead markings, and the setting is an open-sided hall with windows.2013-05-12A photograph of a procession inside a temple hall with red walls and a red carpet runner. In the centre, a smiling man in orange-red robes with a saffron shawl, a long gold-bead necklace, a red-orange rudraksha-style mala, and a horizontal white-and-red forehead mark walks forward. Two young men in orange robes with white forehead marks flank him; the one on the right carries a brass tray holding a lit oil lamp and offerings. Behind them, another person in orange and a figure in red stand near metal railings. In the background, an ornate gold-framed shrine with pink and gold drapery and a deity murti is visible through an open doorway. A blue sign with Kannada and English text hangs on the left wall.2013-05-17May 14 20132013-05-14 +1 copiesMarch 13 20132013-03-13May 18 20132013-05-18July 02 20132013-07-02December 18 20112011-12-18October 07 20112011-10-07A photograph of a hall with a red carpet runner between metal railings, leading toward a bright doorway. A man in a rust-orange dhoti and matching shawl with gold border stripes, a red-orange beaded necklace and gold bead necklaces, gold armlets and bangles, and a red forehead mark stands with palms pressed together and a smile. Behind him, a young attendant in orange cloth with a white forehead band carries a brass tray holding a small basket of flowers. Other young attendants in orange and saffron robes stand further back. The shawl and ornate adornments of the central figure match the presentation cues of a person, with the figure in a devotional, walking role; the identity is uncertain from appearance.2013-05-20Photograph of a long-haired man in a rust-orange dhoti and shawl with gold trim and a thick orange-and-gold beaded garland, walking barefoot along a red carpet beside steel railings, smiling with a red bindi on his forehead. Beside him walks a younger shaven-headed attendant in orange robes with a white tilak, a rudraksha mala, and a brass kalasha with green leaves held in both hands. A stone-coloured wall and hanging beaded curtain frame the scene.2013-05-11May 26 20132013-05-26Two men in saffron-orange robes walk down a red carpet past a metal railing toward a temple entrance. The man in front has long dark hair, a white forehead band with vibhuti marks, a rudraksha mala and a gold-coloured ceremonial necklace, and wears a saffron shawl. The man behind carries a silver tray holding a small lamp and flowers, with a white forehead band and a beaded mala. Behind them is an orange-curtained shrine with a gold frame containing a deity murti, and a wooden ratha or palanquin. Probable Swamiji is the man in front, identified by his long hair, gold necklace, rudraksha mala and saffron shawl.2013-03-22