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A blurred photograph of two men walking across a bare concrete floor in front of a deep maroon stage curtain with a red-and-cream stage platform and potted plants. The man on the left wears a saffron-orange robe with a red border and a long garland of gold-coloured beads, holding his hands together and smiling. The man in the centre wears a maroon long kurta with gold trim and a cream turban, smiling as he walks barefoot. A white pedestal fan stands behind the stage edge, and a yellow floor marking runs along the right.

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A photograph of a barefoot man in a saffron-orange turban and draped saffron-orange cloth standing on one leg on a bare concrete floor, smiling with eyes half-closed and palms pressed together near his chest in a gentle dance-like pose. Behind him are a lattice wall, a rustic thatched roof with a hanging bulb, a wooden pillar, potted plants, a blue plastic crate and a black speaker on a wall bracket. A partially visible person in blue stands at the right edge.February 14 20162016-02-14A photograph in a saffron-draped tent. A figure in an orange turban and orange-red robes with a gold waistband stands at left, lifting a bright orange cloth over a seated man in rust-brown robes who sits before a gilded throne-like chair. An elderly man in white clothes and a white turban, with a shawl over his arm and a steel vessel in hand, receives the cloth. Ornate gold chair details and a red-orange backdrop frame the scene. Appearance-based label: the standing figure in orange turban and ornate gold accents is a person candidate, performing the act of draping a sannyasi with orange cloth; the seated man is a devotee or sannyasi.2013-02-22 +1 copiesNovember 15 20132013-11-15April 28 20152015-04-28A photograph of a man in a deep red silk robe and matching wrap walking across a hall floor toward the camera. He wears a multi-strand necklace of faceted beads and a gold pendant, a red bindi and white sacred marks on his forehead, and a copper-coloured armlet. Behind him, a shaven-headed attendant in an orange garment and gold necklace carries a white box. Orange and striped mats cover the floor, a dark curtain hangs behind, and a black bag and draped orange cloth sit at the right side.2011-02-19May 30 20122012-05-30 +1 copiesOctober 06 20122012-10-06 +1 copiesA man in a saffron-red dhoti and sleeveless red top with gold armlets stands at a gilded throne on a stage, wearing a black turban, layered gold necklaces and a multicolour marigold garland. He steps onto a gilded footstool while an attendant in white dhoti, red-bordered shawl, rudraksha mala and white forehead tilak extends his hand toward him. A red throne cushion with a tiger-print cover sits beside him, with a red sheet and flower petals at the foreground.2016-05-20February 22 20132013-02-22 +1 copiesA photograph of a bright, sunlit corridor with white walls and windows where a group of saffron-robed sannyasis walk in a line. In the centre, a man in a red-orange turban wears a maroon and gold-bordered dhoti and shawl with white and orange flower garlands and a red-brown rudraksha-style mala. Behind him, several shaven-headed monks in maroon robes and garlands follow. On the right, a man with swept-back dark hair wears a white dhoti with a red sash, a white shawl, garlands and bangles. A partially visible figure in a yellow-gold cloth stands at the left edge.2015-09-13Two men in saffron-orange robes walk outdoors at a building entrance with glass doors and tropical plants behind them. The man on the left, wearing an orange head wrap and a gold necklace, holds a brass tray with white and red flowers. The man on the right, wearing a tall orange turban, rudraksha-style beads and a gold pendant necklace, carries a brass bell in one hand and a small brass lamp with a lit flame in the other. Above them hangs a decorated canopy with red and white tassels. Both are barefoot on a concrete walkway.