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Photograph inside a temple-like hall during a seated ritual. In the centre, a bearded man with long hair wears orange robes, a dark rudraksha mala and a wide neck garland of beads, seated beside an older white-haired man in orange. A woman in an orange head wrap and orange robes sits to the right, and a man in orange robes with a dark beaded mala sits at the far right. In the foreground, a man with white tilak on his forehead and a woman in white with an orange shawl sit with hands folded in namaste before silver trays heaped with marigold and orange flowers. Behind them, a deity murti adorned with garlands is set on a draped altar with brass lamps and red name plates.

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September 11 20152015-09-11September 14 20152015-09-14 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20152015-09-14September 14 20152015-09-14Photograph of a seated group of sadhus in saffron and orange robes at a temple setting with ornate metal lamp stands and garlands behind them. The central man has long dark hair, a grey beard, a rudraksha mala with a pendant, and a tilak on his forehead; his hands rest in his lap near a silver tray of marigolds. To the left, an older bearded man with grey hair and white sandal marks on his arms sits with palms pressed together in namaste. Beside them, a woman in an orange head covering sits with eyes closed, and further right a younger man in orange with a rudraksha mala and other bearded sadhus sit near brass name placards and marigold offerings on silver plates. a person appearance is uncertain; the central man has some matching cues but the setting and surroundings are ambiguous.2015-09-14Seated devotees and sadhus at a long row of low silver trays heaped with orange marigold garlands during a ritual meal service. A man in front left wears white tilak marks and gold armlets and offers flowers. Centre right, a man in a rust-red robe with a gold necklace and a tall orange-red turban smiles, a probable Swamiji by appearance cues, with bearded sadhus in saffron robes beside him. An elderly man on the far right in a saffron silk garment and dark rudraksha mala sits with hands folded. Gold and ornate background with a standing lamp and a fan.2015-09-14 +2 copiesA seated ritual scene with several saffron-clad men beside a long low row of brass and silver trays. In the foreground, a man in an orange robe with gold trim and a gold-bordered shawl holds up a small flame-lit plate above the trays, which hold a lit oil lamp, marigold garlands and bowls. Beside him a bald man in deep red-brown robes with a gold necklace holds a small brass vessel. To the left, a man in a red-orange turban and matching cloth, hands pressed together in namaste, sits near another man with a long white beard in orange. Behind them, a bald man in orange wears spectacles and a gold necklace, and more attendants stand in white garments. Marigold flowers, a red cloth and folded booklets sit on the cloth-covered floor.2015-09-17 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20152015-09-14September 14 20152015-09-14September 11 20152015-09-11 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20152015-09-14 +1 copiesSeptember 12 20152015-09-12 +1 copies