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Indoor photo of a devotee receiving a blessing. A woman in a green blouse and yellow-and-white saree, with a red bindi and gold necklace, stands with her hands pressed together and a focused expression while a man in a white shirt leans in beside her. A person in an orange robe, holding a rudraksha mala, reaches in from the left to touch her, and other women stand nearby, one in a red top. Pale walls and a bright light in the background suggest a hall event. A small photo ID card hangs from the woman's saree.

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A photograph of a seated figure in a sleeveless saffron-orange garment with dark hair tied back, extending their hand toward a man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala who holds a small wooden object. Beside them a woman in a yellow saree and rudraksha mala holds a small bowl-like item, and two women in white with red and yellow borders stand behind. Gold-coloured items sit in the lower left, and a painted pillar appears at the top.2009-11-20August 02 20092009-08-02A photograph of devotees at a Kalpataru darshan session. In the foreground at left, a bare-chested figure wearing a red-and-orange turban and a red-and-yellow marigold garland stands with his back partly turned. Beside him, a woman in a white sari with a green-and-gold border wears a long rudraksha mala with dark beads. At centre, a woman in a cream sari with a teal border and a rudraksha mala stands with hands folded, wearing a small name card on her blouse. At right, a man in a white shirt bends forward with hands held out toward a golden vessel, and a woman in a white sari with gold border is partly visible at the edge. Several other people stand in the background against maroon curtains.2015-11-01August 06 20092009-08-06August 02 20092009-08-02August 02 20092009-08-02August 02 20092009-08-02Indoor photograph of a ritual exchange in a hall with a crowd seated behind. In the foreground, a bare-headed man in a white shirt bends forward to receive an offering held in the hands of a woman in a red blouse and white sari with a rudraksha mala, who wears an ID badge. Beside her stands a man in an orange garment. On the right, a person in a sleeveless orange-red robe with a white flower garland and dark hair pulled back holds the woman's hands. Warm lighting, white and orange clothing, and seated devotees in white and orange in the background.2009-08-02A photograph of a devotee and a woman in a white and gold-bordered sari receiving an offering from a bare-chested man with a red cloth draped over his shoulder. The man on the right, wearing a red wrap and with long swept-back hair, holds a small red fruit or offering that the devotees are touching with their hands. Behind them stand men in white shirts and an orange-robed person. The woman wears a red bindi, a nose stud and a badge reading Kalpataru. The man on the left has a rudraksha mala, a white striped shirt and a moustache. Flowers in pink and white appear at the right edge.2009-07-25Indoor ritual scene in a hall with plain cream walls and a red panel. A man in a light blue collared shirt with a rudraksha mala and a name badge stands at left with hands joined. A woman in a white sari with a red bindi and rudraksha mala holds a red fruit, while a woman in a red sleeveless top with a white flower garland extends a red fruit toward her. Another woman in a red-bordered sari watches behind, and seated devotees fill the background.2009-08-02August 02 20092009-08-02Indoor photo of a devotional greeting. A bare-armed person in a red sleeveless top with long dark hair pulled back holds the hands of a man in a white shirt, who bows his head over joined hands. Beside them a woman in a white sari with a black beaded necklace and glasses watches, and a man in cream and white clothing wears an ID badge. Behind them more people in white and yellow stand in a hall, and white and pink flower garlands hang at the right edge.2009-08-02