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A man in a rust-brown turban and brown leopard-print wrap walks across a striped multicoloured mat in a temple-style pavilion. He wears a long mala of pink and white flowers, a rudraksha-style bead necklace, a gold pendant and gold armbands, and is smiling with a full beard. To the left, a large black stone deity murti decorated with white and yellow flower garlands stands beside a pillar. Behind him, a man in white dhoti and shirt holds his hands folded in namaskar, and other people in white stand near camera stands and speakers. To the right, a tall brass oil lamp with a swan-shaped top stands on the mat. Gold and yellow decorations are visible in the background.

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December 07 20162016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07A smiling bearded man stands barefoot on a red carpet in front of a yellow ceremonial structure, with a yellow ceremonial staff held by a person at the left edge. He wears a brown turban with a jewelled ornament, a brown wrap over the chest, a leopard-print dhoti-style garment, multiple gold necklaces, rudraksha malas, and long garlands of pink flowers. Woven striped mats lie at his right. The setting appears to be an outdoor evening event with a chain-link fence and trees behind him.2016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07A photograph of a man walking along a colourful striped mat at an outdoor ashram gathering. He wears a leopard-print headwrap over long dark hair, a red-brown dhoti-style cloth draped over his bare upper body, and a multicoloured garland of red roses, yellow marigolds, white jasmine and green leaves. He has gold necklaces, a gold armlet, a gold waist chain and bangles, and a vertical tilak on his forehead. Behind him, several women in orange saris stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, and a white-clad elderly woman stands among them. Blurred green foliage and a stone lamp stand are in the background. a person is depicted in this pictured candidate; the appearance cues are the swept-up hair under a patterned headwrap, the rudraksha-style gold necklaces and the garland.2017-08-25A bearded man in a rust-brown turban with a white jewelled brooch stands smiling on a red-tiered stage, wearing a brown shawl over bare shoulders, a leopard-print lower garment, gold bead necklace and gold armlets. Behind him, a large seated audience in white, pink, teal and maroon clothing holds up lit oil lamps in the evening, with black stone shivalingas and brass kalasha pots arranged on the steps. The setting suggests a night ritual at a lingam pond.2016-12-08December 07 20162016-12-07