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Photograph inside a bare white-walled room during a house visit, with a crowd of devotees pressing in. A sannyasi in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha mala stands at left. Centre, a sannyasi in rust-red and orange robes with a mala leans forward, and a man in a white shirt bends low over a seated person's lap. At right, a bald priest in orange-and-gold shawl and mala stands among standing devotees, including a small boy in a green shirt and a woman in a pink sari. A seated figure in orange at left-centre holds a tray. Framed artwork and a green leafy hanging decoration hang on the wall behind.

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June 27 20142014-06-27A photograph of a house visit inside a plain white-walled room with an orange cloth draped over a low table. In the lower left, a man with long swept-back hair, a white tilak on his forehead, a rudraksha mala and orange-red robe sits smiling while his hand rests near an open cardboard box of offerings. Around him, several shaved-headed monks in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas and gold-trimmed dhotis crowd close; one in white dhoti and shawl pours or arranges items at the box. Behind them, devotees in white shirts and dhotis, one with a sandalwood-marked forehead and red garland, and a man holding a camera stand in the crowd. A wall-mounted electrical panel and a standing fan are visible. The scene conveys a person receiving offerings during a home visit.2014-06-24June 24 20142014-06-24 +2 copiesJune 26 20142014-06-26A photograph inside a small home room with white walls, a purple curtain, a framed photo of a couple on the wall, and kitchen utensils on a shelf at right. Several men in saffron-orange and red-orange robes with rudraksha malas stand and kneel around a cardboard box being opened. One saffron-robed man at left holds a camera with a light, another at center wears a rudraksha mala and smiles while reaching toward the box. Two seated people in white garments with red and orange flower garlands sit in the foreground, and a bright orange cloth covers the floor. Copyright and source text overlays appear at lower right.2014-06-27June 27 20142014-06-27May 18 20122012-05-18June 23 20142014-06-23A photograph inside a plain yellow-walled room during a house visit. Several saffron-robed monastics stand at centre; one in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala reaches out to touch a woman's hand. Nearby, a monk in a reddish-brown shawl and gold-bordered dhoti holds a hand out, and a young monk in orange with a red and white flower garland is at right. A woman in orange holds a white jasmine garland and smiles, while a toddler holds two oranges. A man in white, with a red-and-white garland, leans in at left. Onlookers crowd the doorway, and a photographer with a camera stands behind a white air cooler. A man in orange with a rudraksha mala sits at lower right. Garlands, a rudraksha mala and a white jasmine garland are visible.2014-06-24June 27 20142014-06-27Indoor photo in a mint-green room with a small deity statue on a wall shelf and a green leaf garland hung in a doorway. A central figure with long swept-back dark hair, a red-brown robe, and a long wooden rudraksha mala smiles warmly and reaches toward a white-haired elderly woman with a white flower garland and a red-and-white garland, who wears a white sari. Around them, a shaved-headed man in an orange robe, a shaved-headed man in a red-brown robe with a mala, a man in a white shirt, and a woman in a blue top gather closely. A child stands in the background. Appearance-based label: a person, given the long hair, rudraksha mala and red-brown robe.2014-07-04 +1 copiesJune 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copies