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A photograph of an interior doorway in a plain white-walled building. A man in a rust-orange dhoti and matching shawl, with red rudraksha malas and gold bands on his arms, walks through the arch and smiles while gesturing with one hand. Behind him an assistant in an orange robe with a white forehead mark follows. A man in white shirt and trousers carrying a red folder and another man in white stand behind, and a man in a white shirt with a forehead mark stands at the right edge.

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June 23 20142014-06-23A photograph of a doorway in a plain whitewashed house interior. A man in a dark red-maroon dhoti with a wide golden-yellow border and a rudraksha mala walks through the arch, smiling, with an arm raised and gold bangles on his wrist. Beside him a shaved-headed young man in orange-saffron robes with white forehead markings follows. Behind them, a man in white shirt and trousers carries a red folder, and other men stand in the room. A man in white shirt with a red tilak mark is partly visible on the right edge. The scene looks like a house visit during a yatra.2014-06-23June 23 20142014-06-23 +1 copiesA photograph of a group walking through a bare-walled interior room with a barred window and stacked wooden panels or boards on the floor at right. In the centre, a smiling figure in a maroon-and-gold-bordered robe with a long rudraksha mala and bangles walks forward. Beside them on the left, two shaved-headed young men in saffron robes with red borders and beaded necklaces walk, one with white tilak marks on his forehead. At right, a man in a white shirt and saffron scarf with a mala carries an orange folder, and a woman in a light sari with a long braid follows. Several other people are partly visible in the background doorway. A small orange and white logo appears at upper left.2014-06-23A photograph of a group walking through an unfinished interior room with bare white walls, a small window with a lattice grille, and stacked wooden planks and boards at right. In front, a smiling woman in a maroon-red robe with a gold border and a long rudraksha mala holds a small red object, with a red bindi on her forehead. Beside her, a man in white shirt and white trousers wears a red-and-saffron wrap and a mala. Behind them, shaven-headed young men in saffron-orange robes with white tilak marks walk in line. A woman in a white sari with a flower in her hair stands at right. a person cues are not clearly visible, so the central figure is described by role only.2013-06-23July 07 20142014-07-07A photograph taken indoors in a bare, freshly plastered room with a concrete floor and a window with yellow-tinted panes on the left. A young shaved-headed sannyasi in orange robes with white forehead markings walks forward, followed by a second robed figure in orange with a white band on the forehead. A central figure in deep red-brown robes with gold borders, a rudraksha mala and a wrapped shawl walks barefoot toward the camera, carrying a small orange cloth bundle. A man in a white shirt and dark-rimmed glasses follows behind. A calendar and a small devotional picture hang on the white wall to the right.2014-06-23Photo of a doorway in an indoor hall, where a smiling man in saffron robes and an orange turban stands in the centre with palms pressed together in namaste. He wears a long rudraksha mala and orange garment. Beside and behind him, men in white shirts and white dhotis, some with orange shawls and rudraksha malas, walk and look on. Wall decorations with cut-out borders are visible on the left. Appearance-based label: the saffron-robed figure in the centre is a Swamiji (probable), based on the saffron robe, orange turban and rudraksha mala, though the identification is uncertain from appearance alone.2008-07-29A photograph of a doorway decorated with a hanging garland of green mango leaves and white flower strands. A figure in a maroon-red robe with a gold-edged orange wrap and a rudraksha mala stands at the doorway, smiling and raising one hand as older men in white shirts and white dhotis reach toward him. A younger man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala stands at left. Several other people crowd the entrance. Bunches of mango leaves and jasmine garlands mark a traditional welcome at the door.2014-06-27January 20 20102010-01-20June 27 20142014-06-27A doorway in a plain white-walled room. In the centre, a smiling man in reddish-brown sannyasi cloth with a gold-bordered dhoti, a long rudraksha mala and a white necklace, holds an orange cloth and a small object, with white tilak marks on his arms and forehead. Behind him in the doorway, another man in pale ceremonial cloth stands partly visible. On the right, a shaved-headed young man in orange robes and a dark bead mala holds a folded white paper and a bunch of bananas is visible at the edge. Two cane-backed chairs stand in the foreground.2012-05-22