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Indoor photo in a plain hall with pillars, tube lights, a wall clock and a few red and blue plastic chairs. A person in white lies prostrate face-down on the floor at the centre, forehead touching the ground. Beside them a figure in a saffron-orange sari with bare shoulders stands with palms pressed together, smiling. An elderly bearded man on the left wears an orange dhoti, bare chest and white vibhuti markings and holds a green fan. Two women in white saris stand nearby, one with a mala around her neck. A young man in white with an orange shawl holds a gold-coloured ceremonial chain, and a man in white with a rudraksha mala and tilak stands on the right. Several more people in white stand in the background.

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September 25 20062006-09-25A photograph inside a pillared hall with a tiled floor and white plastic chairs. A figure in saffron-orange robes with long, dark, wavy hair stands with palms pressed together in namaste, facing a kneeling older woman in a white sari with a maroon blouse who bends forward and touches the floor at the feet of a standing person. Around them, men in white dhotis and shirts, some bare-chested with sacred threads, stand with hands folded, and an elderly man in a white shirt on the left presses his palms together. Dark blurred figures and a few orange-stoled attendants stand in the background near columns.2006-11-09A photograph of a covered colonnaded hall where a man in a cream shirt and white dhoti bows deeply at the feet of a figure in a flowing saffron-orange robe with long dark swept-back hair, who stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Around them, several men in white dhotis and bare-chested devotees stand with folded hands, one wearing a white shirt and a thin orange shawl. White plastic chairs stand at the right and a pillar-lined wall stretches behind.2006-11-09September 25 20062006-09-25Indoor photo in a plain room with terracotta hexagonal floor tiles, a white ceiling fan, a framed picture on the left wall and a red floral curtain behind. A long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange head wrap sits on a white plastic chair, hands together, with a forehead mark, appearing to receive a visitor. In front, a bald person in white clothes bows deeply, forehead touching the floor. A standing man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a gold border, hands folded and a gold bracelet visible, looks on. Flowers sit at the lower left edge. Three people are visible.2006-11-09September 25 20062006-09-25November 09 20062006-11-09 +1 copiesOctober 15 20082008-10-15A photograph of an indoor room with pale green walls, framed portrait prints and a white ceiling fan. A central figure in an orange robe with a white and red flower garland, long dark hair and a smiling expression stands on a striped red and green mat, one hand raised in greeting. A man in a white shirt and grey trousers bends low, touching the floor before the robed figure. Nearby, women in cream and gold-bordered saris and a man in a beige shirt watch and smile. On the right, a man with long hair wears a white kurta, a red shawl and a rudraksha mala. Printed portraits on the wall show a figure in orange with beads and a figure in white. Bare feet and a plastic chair are visible.2010-02-15November 10 20062006-11-10A photograph of a temple entrance area with a stone shrine and a dark signboard reading Dhyanapeetam. A man in saffron robes with a large garland of red, pink and yellow flowers stands barefoot on a stone platform, smiling, while a woman in a white sari bends down to touch the platform near his feet. Beside her, a man in a white shirt and a younger man in orange robes look on, and a woman in white stands at the left edge. On the right, a shrine holds seated figures in orange and red robes, one with an orange turban, decorated with marigold garlands, and a brass lamp stands nearby. The people are dressed in white and saffron, and a stone carved wall panel is visible on the right.2008-08-07A photograph of an indoor hall with dark red curtains and a standing electric fan. A man with long dark hair wearing an orange robe sits on a white-cushioned seat at right, smiling, with a white pillow behind him. In front of him a woman in a red and gold sari kneels and bows forward with her head near his feet on a white cloth. Two men stand behind her: one in white kurta with a rudraksha-style necklace, and one in white kurta with an orange shawl. At left a woman in a cream sari with red border stands smiling. A white bag with a printed logo sits on the floor. The scene suggests a darshan or devotee greeting, with the seated orange-robed figure the central subject.2007-02-13