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Outdoor photo on a terracotta-tiled rooftop beside a white stone temple shrine with carved figures and a domed tower. A bare-chested man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala beads and a white headband, walks forward with arms slightly out. Beside him, a man in a green head cloth and orange garment, with a face mask, stands by the shrine. A figure in white kneels or bends at lower left, and a further orange-clad person stands at the frame edge. Green foliage fills the background.

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May 22 20122012-05-22Three men in saffron-orange robes stand on a terracotta-tiled rooftop beside carved stone temple structures with sculpted figures and a dark stone base. A central man in saffron with a light-blue head cloth and rudraksha mala emerges from a square opening in the tiled floor, leaning forward with both hands on its edge. The man on the left, bald and bare-shouldered, walks away in orange wrap clothing, while the man on the right, wearing a light-blue head cloth and a face mask, stands with palms pressed together in a gesture of prayer. Green foliage and a small structure appear in the background.2012-05-22Photograph of a temple courtyard with a gopuram-style stone shrine and white ornate structure behind. A man with long swept-back hair, a white tilak on his forehead, a crown-like ornament absent, rudraksha malas and a gold neck pendant, wearing saffron-orange robes with yellow borders and a draped orange shawl, walks barefoot across the stone courtyard. Beside him a shaven-headed man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala walks with a face mask. Several men in white dhotis and shirts walk behind in the crowd, one holding papers. Probable Swamiji (probable): the central figure has long hair, rudraksha malas, ceremonial gold pendant and saffron robes, consistent with the page's identification.2012-05-22A photograph of a temple rooftop on a hilltop with a wide hazy plain behind. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair and a rudraksha mala wears saffron-orange robes and walks barefoot with hands clasped. a person (long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala, saffron robes; attendant context). Behind him, a bald attendant in white dhoti holds a red and gold ceremonial parasol on a pole. To the right, a shaved-headed priest in orange robes with a gold garland holds a golden kalasha-style vessel. Another white-clad attendant stands in the background near a white railing.2011-05-24A man with long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi walks barefoot along a woven mat path in an outdoor temple courtyard. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange wrap over his body, orange cloth around his waist and legs, and a long rudraksha mala. Behind him, a bald man in a white dhoti and white kurta with an orange shawl follows and holds a small paper. In the background are a black stone Nandi bull with a yellow and purple flower garland, a black trident-bearing deity statue, and an orange temple structure topped with a garlanded kalasha and palm trees.2010-09-03December 21 20092009-12-21Outdoor photo on a brick-paved courtyard beside a pink-topped yellow wall with palm trees behind. A man in the centre wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, bare-chested with a rudraksha mala, a light blue head covering and a long swept-back hair style, walking forward with a stern gaze; he appears to be a probable Swamiji with these cues, shown as in person. Beside and behind him, a man in white dhoti with a light blue head cloth carries a yellow cloth bag, and on the right a shaved-headed man in orange robes with a white tilak stands with hands joined in greeting, with another orange-robed man partly visible at far right wearing a face mask. Four people are visible in total.2012-05-22September 09 20112011-09-09May 30 20122012-05-30 +1 copiesA group of saffron-robed sannyasis walks barefoot along a paved path beside a stone wall, with a white gopuram temple tower rising behind them under green trees. The central figure wears an orange-red dhoti and shawl, a long gold-bead necklace with a large pendant, a gold waist belt, and a vertical tilak on his forehead; he is smiling and walking forward. Beside him, a shaved-headed man in orange robes and a gold necklace raises one arm holding an orange-handled object. Other devotees include a man in a saffron wrap with a dark rudraksha mala, a young man in white with an orange shawl, a woman in a green sari with an orange wrap, and a man in white shirt and dark trousers on the right. The scene reads as a temple procession or walk.2012-09-12October 07 20112011-10-07May 22 20122012-05-22