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A woman in a white long-sleeved top ties a red and orange thread wrist band onto the arm of a bare-chested man in saffron-orange cloth with long dark hair, a white forehead mark and heavy gold necklaces. He smiles while she ties the band. Beside them a woman in a rust-red garment with a rudraksha mala and a silver pendant smiles and watches. Behind them, several people in white and saffron clothes stand in a stone-walled room, including a woman in teal and gold. The man has long swept-back hair and gold ornaments matching the a person description; the scene shows a Raksha Bandhan thread-tying among devotees.

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A photograph of a rakhi-tying moment outdoors at night. A bare-chested man with long dreadlocks, a yellow-gold necklace and a reddish-orange dhoti or cloth, with a white tilak on his forehead, extends his right arm while a woman in a white top with a red shawl leans in to tie an orange-red thread bracelet on his wrist. A woman in glasses, a red-brown blouse and a rudraksha-style mala stands beside him holding a silver staff topped with a small animal figure. Behind them a woman in a teal sari with gold border stands near a whitewashed wall, and several people in white dhotis and kurtas stand in the background.2017-08-07A seated bearded man with long dreadlocked hair, bare-chested and wearing a rust-red wrap with a heavy gold necklace, smiles while a woman in a white top ties a red and orange thread band on his wrist. Beside him a woman in a rust-red garment and rudraksha mala holds a silver staff. The throne is red with silver arms. Behind them, several people in white and red clothing stand in a room with a striped rug. Probable Swamiji (probable): the seated man has long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklace and saffron-toned wrap, and is receiving a Raksha Bandhan thread as the honoured guest.2017-08-07August 07 20172017-08-07August 07 20172017-08-07A photograph of a seated bearded man with long dark hair, bare-chested under a rust-brown dhoti-style wrap, wearing multiple gold ceremonial necklaces and a tilak on his forehead, with eyes closed. He sits on an ornate red velvet throne with silver-toned armrest details. A man in a white long-sleeved shirt and red-framed glasses bends forward to place his hand on the seated man's arm, and a woman with a bindi and a red-and-gold bracelet stands beside them. The stone-walled hall has a wooden pillar and a doorway in the background, with a few other people partly visible.2017-08-07August 07 20172017-08-07May 11 20162016-05-11August 07 20172017-08-07August 07 20172017-08-07August 18 20162016-08-18May 01 20142014-05-01August 18 20162016-08-18