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Crowded temple corridor with painted columns in green, red and gold, carved green yali figure on a pillar and bright backlight. A bearded man with long dreadlocks in a dark robe holds his hands together in namaste while smiling. Beside him a man with long hair and a red pendant wears a white cloth, and a woman in a teal sari walks past. A bare-chested man in a red dhoti with a rudraksha mala stands at right. Other devotees fill the background.

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April 29 20182018-04-29June 05 20122012-06-05April 29 20182018-04-29 +1 copiesA crowded indoor gathering of devotees in a hall with red and gold drapery and a dark speaker box in the upper background. In the centre, a figure with long dreadlocked hair, bare-shouldered in a reddish-orange garment with a pale bead necklace, stands with his back partly turned to the camera. Around him, devotees wear orange and saffron shawls and white kurtas; a woman at left in white with a red-orange shawl and a man at right in white with a saffron-coloured shawl hold their hands in anjali. A man at lower left in white with an orange-bordered shawl stands in the foreground. a person is the central figure, presiding over the darshan with the assembled devotees.2017-12-12December 07 20162016-12-07A photograph of a crowd walking through a dim stone temple corridor toward a bright doorway, with carved pillars on the right. At the centre, a man in saffron-orange robes wears a purple shawl, a long gold-bead garland and a gold pendant, with a red tilak on his forehead; he is among the more prominent figures and appears to be the honoured guest. Beside him a bare-chested young man in a red dhoti and a bearded bare-chested man in white dhoti with a rudraksha-style necklace walk with the group. Several men in white shirts and dhotis and white-clad devotees, some with white ash marks on their bodies, follow behind. Two women in saffron and blue saris stand at the right edge.2009-08-11A photograph taken in a temple corridor lit by warm lamps, with carved stone pillars behind. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis stand close together, most smiling toward the camera. A man in the centre wears a thick brown-red rudraksha mala draped across his chest and a dark garment; he has long dark hair and a full beard. Beside him, a bare-chested man with a sacred thread and an orange-red cloth is visible at the back. Two men on the right wear white shirts with blue lanyards, and a man at far right has his hair tied in a top knot. A woman in red is partly visible at the left edge. Four or more people are clearly visible, with others partly behind them.2018-04-29April 05 20122012-04-05April 29 20182018-04-29December 23 20162016-12-23April 29 20182018-04-29 +1 copiesA night procession moves through a temple corridor with bright lights and a crowd behind. In the centre, a bare-chested man with his upper body uncovered wears a white dhoti with a blue-and-green striped cloth at the waist and a shawl-like wrap tied at the chest. Beside him, a man in a saffron-orange robe wears a white flower garland and a gold pendant, and carries a shawl draped over one shoulder. Other saffron-robed men with rudraksha malas and shaved heads walk nearby. On the right, a man in white with a yellow-bordered cloth and a rudraksha mala carries a long staff. Several shirted people and bystanders fill the background, with a yellow-lit deity murti area visible at the back.2012-05-07