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Photograph of devotees at a temple, with a brass bell hanging overhead. In the centre, a bare-chested man with a black head-wrap crowned by a garland of pink and white petals stands with palms pressed together in namaste, eyes closed. He wears a thick red and white flower garland, gold armbands and bangles, and a gold pendant. To the left, a man with a topknot, a rudraksha mala and a rust-orange cloth listens with hands folded. On the right, a bearded man with a black head-wrap wears layered rudraksha malas and a red-cloth wrap, and another man with a topknot and beads in a red-brown cloth sits beside him. a person depiction cues: the central man's flower crown and garland are visible, but his face and presentation are not distinctive enough to confirm identity, so this is unsure.

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May 08 20182018-05-08May 08 20182018-05-08A photograph inside a temple shows a bare-chested man with a pink flower garland over his head, hands pressed together in anjali, wearing a red and white beaded garland, gold armlets and bangles. Beside him stand several men with rudraksha malas and bead necklaces, one with a shaved-looking topknot tied with rudraksha and red tilak, another with long dreadlocked hair and a sacred thread. A brass bell hangs overhead and a woman in a red top stands in the background. The setting appears to be a temple shrine area.2018-05-08Photograph of a temple interior with a large hanging bronze bell at upper right. In the centre, a bearded man with a pink flower crown and a red-and-white flower garland, bare-chested with gold armlets and bangles, stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Beside him, a bare-chested man with long braided hair and rudraksha malas, wearing an orange cloth, looks on. To the left, a man with a tilak on his forehead wears a white and yellow shawl and a bead necklace, with a red thread on his wrist. Further right, another bare-chested man with long locks and beads stands in front of a white pillar. Several people are visible, mostly partially cropped.2018-05-08May 08 20182018-05-08May 08 20182018-05-08May 08 20182018-05-08May 08 20182018-05-08May 08 20182018-05-08May 08 20182018-05-08May 08 20182018-05-08Photograph inside a temple hall of a bearded man in a dark turban crowned with pink flowers, wearing a long red and white flower garland, gold ornaments and a gold armlet, with hands pressed together in prayer and eyes lowered. Beside him, a shirtless man in an orange cloth and layered rudraksha malas stands facing him. Behind them, a bearded man in an orange cloth holds a bundle of green leaves, and a woman in a blue sari stands near a metal railing under a hanging bell.2018-05-08