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A photograph of a small room with pale green walls and a wooden door. A man seated on the left wears a yellow and orange marigold garland and a patterned lungi, and is bare-chested. Several saffron-robed men stand around a low table, one in a light peach shawl points into an open book, and a bald man with a rudraksha mala and a brown robe leans in holding a phone.

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May 23 20142014-05-23A photograph of a seated saffron-robed figure on a leopard-print cushioned seat in front of a golden throne-like backrest, wearing an orange turban and a long brown-orange shawl with a rudraksha-type mala, extending a hand toward a visitor. Two older men in white kurta-style clothing sit on the left, one wearing glasses, and a bald man in orange with a rudraksha mala and gold necklace holds an open book. Two standing attendants in orange and white with beads and gold necklaces stand behind, one in orange with a shaved head, and a cameraman in an orange shirt films. Framed Tanjore-style religious paintings hang on the wall behind. Appearance-based a person cues: orange turban, long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and ornate gold-accented seating, though the face is not used for identification.2016-04-27May 13 20162016-05-13May 23 20142014-05-23A photograph in a plain mint-green room with wooden cupboards and a framed painting on the wall. A man in a maroon top and leopard-print lungi, wearing white and orange marigold garlands, reaches to touch the head of a bearded man in orange robes who bows low with orange and yellow garlands. Around them, saffron-robed sannyasis in orange turbans stand with folded hands, and a man in white clothes stands behind. Five to six people are visible.2014-05-23A photograph of an indoor room with pale walls and a wooden cabinet. A figure seen from behind on the left wears an orange dhoti and shawl, a gold and red bead necklace, and a dark bun, and clasps hands with a man in orange. Two men in orange and saffron robes with orange head coverings stand behind, one with hands folded. The man on the right in an orange robe and orange cap holds a dark-covered book and leans in. A low table holds small brass bowls, a cup, and printed booklets.2013-02-07May 23 20142014-05-23May 17 20162016-05-17A photograph of a seated satsang gathering in an ashram hall with pink walls and a red curtain. On the right, a man in orange and rust-coloured robes with a rudraksha mala and a headset microphone smiles and extends a book toward a bowing woman in a white sari with yellow floral print. Behind them, a bald monk in orange robes with a gold chain and tilak stands, and a man in orange sits on an ornate gold throne beside a gold lion-headed armrest, holding rudraksha beads. A bald man in orange and a gold necklace reaches for books, and a woman in patterned clothing stands at left. Several people hold a person-titled books, and a child is partly visible at lower left. The gathering appears to be a book distribution during a satsang.2013-10-28May 23 20142014-05-23April 27 20162016-04-27A photograph of a ritual scene at a temple setting. In the centre-right, a person in an orange-saffron shawl and white jasmine garland, with a rudraksha mala and a rudraksha crown across the head, looks down with a red bindi on the forehead and gold earring. Beside him, a bald man in orange and rudraksha beads stands looking down. On the left, a man in a white shirt with a moustache, rudraksha beads and a red tilak on the forehead reaches toward an object held in front, and blurred figures in white frame the foreground.2012-06-17 +1 copies