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A photograph in a small room with cream walls, a green-and-red lower wall band and framed pictures. On the left, a bald, bare-chested elderly man in orange cloth with a gold-tasselled shawl, wearing a rudraksha mala and a large gold necklace, gestures with one hand toward a kneeling man. Beside him stands a man in orange with a dark rudraksha mala and a gold-edged orange shawl. In the centre, a bearded man in a red robe holds a green cloth and a small object. At lower right, a man in a white dhoti with a red-and-gold border kneels with hands together, and another person bends forward in the foreground, offering respect. Several other people stand in the background. A framed red-toned collage hangs on the wall.

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A photograph of a temple-style interior where an elderly bald man with a bare chest, wrapped in an orange-brown cloth with gold border, wears a long rudraksha mala with a gold pendant and gold armlets. He reaches toward a small metal vessel held by a man in a white dhoti with a red-gold border and a white upper cloth, who bows his head. Around them, devotees in orange, red and saffron garments and white tilak stand close, several with shaven or short hair. Behind them hang a framed picture of a seated saffron-clad sadhu with a long beard and a framed grid of red-toned photographs on the wall.2012-05-24 +1 copiesA bald, elderly man in saffron-orange robes and a gold-bordered shawl, wearing a large dark rudraksha mala and gold necklaces, stands in a temple hall receiving an offering on a green leaf from a man in white ritual dress. A younger saffron-robed attendant wearing a rudraksha headband and gold necklaces stands beside him, with other saffron-robed men and a white-clad man with white forehead markings behind. A photographer with a camera is visible at left. a person: the elderly saffron-robed man, in appearance matching the page's a person reference through his shaved head, orange robes and rudraksha mala, receiving a leaf offering.2012-06-05May 22 20122012-05-22 +2 copiesOutdoor temple-procession scene with a colourful canopy at upper left. An elderly bald man with a gold-banded headpiece, forehead tilak and layered rudraksha and white-bead malas, wearing saffron and gold-bordered orange cloth, holds a folded orange cloth and reaches forward. Beside him a younger shaved-headed man in orange robes and a sacred thread-style neck garland bows with palms pressed together, his head bowed. A tall man in white dhoti and shirt stands at left, and several men in white shirts and dhotis surround them. Crowd members press in at the edges.2012-05-18August 20 20152015-08-20 +1 copiesMay 22 20122012-05-22Three men in orange and saffron robes walk through a stone-pillared temple corridor at night. The elderly man on the left, bare-chested with a white forehead mark, white sandalwood-style markings on his arm, rudraksha beads and a gold pendant, raises his finger as he speaks. The central younger man wears a red-orange headband, a long rudraksha mala, a pearl-like necklace, gold earrings and a saffron shawl with gold trim, and looks ahead. A third man on the right, in orange clothes and holding an orange cloth, follows. Behind them a man in white dhoti with gold border holds a phone, and other people stand in the background.2012-05-21A photograph inside a temple of several men in orange-saffron robes with rudraksha malas and gold necklaces. In the foreground on the left, a man with long dark hair, a pink and green flower garland, rudraksha bracelets and a headband presses his palms together in anjali. Beside him, a bald man in orange robes and a gold chain stands with hands folded. On the right, an older bald man with white forehead markings wears a rudraksha mala, gold ornaments and a saffron cloth, hands folded. Another man in white dhoti stands at the right edge, and more devotees stand in the background near a carved pillar.2012-05-16 +1 copiesMay 18 20122012-05-18May 13 20122012-05-13June 23 20132013-06-23 +1 copiesInside a temple-like hall with blue walls, a yellow pillar, and a hanging rudraksha garland above, a man with long dreadlocked hair and a full beard, wearing a rust-red shawl over his shoulders and a rudraksha bead band on his upper arm, smiles and reaches toward an older bald man in an orange-red robe who holds a purple cloth. Behind them, two younger men in orange-saffron dhotis, one with bare chest and beaded necklaces and white tripundra markings, stand near a wooden shelf. An older man in a white shirt and gold wristwatch stands at the right edge. Rudraksha mala beads drape overhead. a person candidate with dreadlocks and rudraksha adornments is present; appearance-based only.2018-03-01