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A photograph of a staged ceremonial scene with saffron-robed attendants. A seated figure in the centre wears a leopard-print headwrap, a bead necklace and a pendant, with an orange cloth over the shoulder and a tilak on the forehead, smiling. On the right, a bearded man in orange robes with layered rudraksha malas holds a ceremonial staff. At left, a dreadlocked figure with bare back faces the centre.

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April 04 20182018-04-04May 12 20182018-05-12January 06 20182018-01-06December 17 20172017-12-17December 20 20152015-12-20October 10 20172017-10-10December 10 20172017-12-10 +1 copiesJuly 09 20162016-07-09 +2 copiesMay 05 20162016-05-05A group of saffron-robed monastics gathers in a plain room with cream walls. In the centre-left, a smiling man sits bare-shouldered in orange cloth with a red-and-gold headband, layered rudraksha and bead malas, a gold necklace and a red bindi, with a bangle-like bead band on his upper arm. Beside him, an elderly bald man with white ash markings sits bare-chested, wearing a large bead mala and a gold ornament, his arm resting on his knee. Standing monks behind them wear orange robes and gold and rudraksha necklaces, and a monk at the left edge holds a hand near the seated man's arm. The scene resembles a satsang or ritual gathering.2012-05-18Outdoor photo on a grassy beach-side path with small pink flowers. A smiling man in a maroon wrap and a large rust-red turban with a red tilak on his forehead stands centrally, wearing a long multi-strand rudraksha mala and a gold pendant necklace. Behind him, a man in a cream dhoti and maroon shawl holds a long silver staff and a blue cup, and a man at right wears a brown wrap with rudraksha beads and red-and-gold armbands. Several other people in white and maroon are partly visible at the edges.2015-12-21A photograph of a seated man with long dreadlocks coiled on top of his head, white vertical tilak on his forehead, rudraksha mala necklace and rust-red robe, smiling as he places his right hand on the bald head of a kneeling man in a white shirt. Beside him, a man in red-orange robe with gold-edged border and a rudraksha bracelet holds a green cloth bundle. In the foreground, a woman's hair bun and other seated heads are visible, and at right a monk in orange robes with a pink-edged shawl stands with his back to the camera. The setting is an indoor hall with cream walls and a wooden panel. a person is the seated dreadlocked figure, who is blessing the kneeling devotee.2016-02-22 +1 copies