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A photograph of a man walking barefoot across a concrete hall, palms pressed together in anjali mudra at chest height. He wears a white dhoti-style garment with a red border and an orange shawl draped over his shoulder. Behind him, rows of white plastic chairs face a dark stage with a framed painting. Tall patterned pillars with tassels stand at the sides of a white tented hall, and large photographic banners of smiling women hang on the walls. A few seated people are visible at the left edge. The man appears to be a devotee or volunteer; no clear identity cues are present.

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A photograph of a large, empty, whitewashed hall with a bare concrete floor marked by two yellow lines. In the centre, a man in white dhoti with a red border and an orange shawl stands barefoot with palms pressed together in namaskar. Behind him are orange-and-white hanging textile banners, a row of plastic chairs against the wall, and a brown double door. On the left, a large portrait shows a young woman with long dark hair with hands folded in prayer. On the right, a vertical banner shows a figure in white. A small black board is mounted by the door.2007-04-17A photograph inside a hall with a tiled floor, white walls, ceiling fans and decorated painted pillars. In the centre a man with long dark hair tied back wears a sleeveless orange saffron garment and orange dhoti, walking barefoot across an orange cloth toward a tray of fruit, flowers and offerings at lower right. Around him a row of devotees in white clothes stand with palms pressed together in namaste, some holding small red-orange items; a man at left wears a white shirt and a beaded necklace. The orange-clad figure has distinctive long hair and saffron robes, consistent with a person presence, though the appearance is only partly visible from this angle. Several people in white stand along the left side and back of the hall.2010-07-24June 20 20092009-06-20Photograph of an evening aarti in a tent-like hall with a concrete wall and decorative orange-and-patterned hangings overhead. A young boy in white dhoti and orange shawl stands at centre holding a lit aarti lamp and a bell-like object. Behind him, seated devotees in white and orange shawls fill the floor, and a kneeling man in white with an orange shawl holds a ritual item near the foreground. On the rear wall are large framed photographs of a long-haired figure in white with a drum-like instrument, and a cushioned white seat stands empty on the right. Brass lamps and a metal plate with offerings sit at lower right beside a wooden lectern.2006-12-09July 06 20102010-07-06A photograph of a large hall with a tented white ceiling, hanging fans and colourful decorative cloth banners on pillars. A central figure in a flowing saffron-orange robe with long, swept-back dark hair walks barefoot across a pale floor between two lines of devotees. The figure is in the centre of the frame with hands at the chest in greeting. Devotees on both sides stand with palms pressed together in namaste on orange and blue mats, wearing white dhotis, white kurtas and sarees. A tripod-mounted camera stands at the left edge of the frame. Some devotees wear rudraksha malas and orange shawls, and several children stand at the front. The scene suggests a satsang or darshan-style welcome.2010-07-24June 18 20092009-06-18December 27 20062006-12-27July 07 20092009-07-07October 19 20062006-10-19October 15 20062006-10-15Indoor hall with white walls, a row of ceiling fans and rows of white plastic chairs on white sheets over a concrete floor. A shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl walks down the central aisle with palms pressed together in anjali. Devotees line both sides: men in white kurta and dhoti, women in saris and salwar kameez, several bowing or folding hands in greeting. Hanging decorative pillars with woven patterns and orange tassels frame the hall, and framed photographs with a banner hang on the back wall.2007-09-21 +1 copies