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A photograph of devotees carrying offerings into a bare white-walled room. In the centre, a bearded man in an orange turban, orange sleeveless top and orange dhoti stands with arms folded and a white flower garland around his neck, holding a small basket. Behind him, a young man in orange robes and a second in a red top carry trays of pink rose petals. On the left, a young woman in a cream sari with orange border holds a tray and a rudraksha mala. A few more men stand in the doorway. The setting is an interior doorway with a wall-mounted electrical switch panel.

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A photograph inside a bare white-walled room with a pale floor. A smiling man in an orange turban and saffron robes, wearing a long white and orange flower garland and a red-and-green rudraksha mala, walks forward while a younger man in orange robes beside him carries a brass kalasha-style pot with a woven cover. Behind them a young attendant in orange holds a tray of flowers and a bell. Several onlookers in white stand at the right edge. Four to five people are visible.2008-07-28July 28 20082008-07-28July 28 20082008-07-28July 28 20082008-07-28A photograph of a man in an orange turban and orange robe, with a multicolour garland of white, red and green flowers around his neck and a red tilak on his forehead, holding a brass aarti lamp with lit flames toward the viewer in a bare white room. Beside him, a bearded man in orange, an older man in white dhoti and shirt, and young women in cream and orange saris stand with trays of rose petals, and young men in orange robes assist. Two people with cameras are visible in the doorway behind. The appearance-based label is Swamiji (probable), wearing orange turban and robes with a rudraksha-style mala, shown performing an aarti offering.2008-07-28July 28 20082008-07-28Indoor photograph in a bare white-walled room with a ceiling fan and small framed picture. A figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, wearing a white and red flower garland, stoops forward with hands near the floor, receiving a pooja. Beside them a woman in orange sari holds a silver aarti plate with pink flowers, and another woman in orange stands behind. A man in white shirt and dhoti, holding a flower bundle, stands at right. A woman with flower-decorated hair in orange clothing faces the scene from left foreground. Visible people are in traditional orange and white devotional dress.2008-07-28A photograph inside a plain white-walled room with an arched doorway on the left. A man in an orange turban and orange garments, with a long beard and a garland of white flowers with red and green ribbon-like accents, stands bent forward with his eyes lowered. Beside him a woman in an orange-and-gold saree with a black beaded mangalsutra necklace and a bindi holds a small object in her hands and looks down. At left a younger man in orange clothing and a saffron shawl bends over, holding a brass vessel. At lower right stands a brass oil lamp with lit wicks and pink flowers. Light glows from a doorway in the background where more people are visible.2008-07-28July 28 20082008-07-28July 28 20082008-07-28A photograph of an inauguration ritual in a white-walled room with a grilled window and garlands of white and pink flowers hanging from the top. A central figure in an orange-red turban with pink flowers, an orange robe, a long white and red garland and a gold necklace holds a leaf and a tray of pink petals. A man in an orange robe stands beside them holding a flower-filled tray. Two standing men in orange and white, a man in a checked shirt, and a woman in a yellow-bordered white sari stand in the doorway and room. Seated in front, an older man in white and a woman in a white top with a rudraksha mala watch with folded hands. Several people are visible, and a small oil lamp sits on the floor at the lower right.2008-07-27July 28 20082008-07-28