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Indoor photo inside a temple-like hall with ornate silver pillars, a brass trishul and a dancing Nataraja figure in the background. In the foreground, a figure with long dreadlocks wearing an orange top and maroon wrap sits on a red cushion, back to the camera, holding a dark tray with an open white document. Facing them, a smiling woman in a light blue sari with glasses and a red bindi offers or receives the tray. Behind, a large group of girls and women in orange and saffron clothing sits on the floor, with women in yellow and pink saris further back.

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January 01 20172017-01-01January 01 20172017-01-01Inside a temple hall, a long-haired figure in orange robes sits on an ornate silver throne with a trident beside it, receiving a brass bowl with papers from a woman in a white sari with a red blouse and a blue lanyard. Behind them a large seated crowd of women and girls in orange, saffron and green saris and salwars watches; a standing man with a bare upper body and beaded adornments is visible at upper left. Red walls, a deity murti and garlanded pillars fill the background.2017-01-01January 01 20172017-01-01January 01 20172017-01-01A photo of a temple ceremony with a crowd of women and girls seated on the floor in saris and salwar kameez, many in orange, red and pink. In the foreground a woman in a red-and-pink sari with blue border and a red bindi kneels and presents a tray with a white document to a figure seen from behind with long braided dark dreadlocks and an orange robe. A man in white dhoti and shawl photographs the scene with a camera, a rudraksha mala around his neck. Brass lamps, a kalasha-style ornament and a hanging umbrella-like canopy are visible; string lights hang overhead.2017-01-01January 01 20172017-01-01A photograph in a temple hall with a crowd of girls and women in orange and saffron clothing seated on the floor behind. A bald smiling man in white ritual clothes with a red bindi and a rudraksha mala holds a large round brass tray containing white cloth packets and a printed paper. In the foreground a person with long dreadlocked hair and an orange robe reaches toward the tray. A photographer in white clothes takes pictures behind, and ornate silver pillars and a brass lamp stand nearby.2017-01-01Indoor temple-style hall with red walls, pillars, a brass trident and a silver parasol. In the foreground, a man with long dreadlocked hair in a saffron-orange robe with a leopard-print shawl stands with his back to the camera, holding out a tray. A younger man in a dark blue silk kurta with a rudraksha mala and a tilak on his forehead speaks while holding a white book and a red-rimmed tray. Behind them, many young girls in orange and saffron dresses sit on the floor, with several women in coloured saris seated further back and deity images on the walls.2017-01-01January 01 20172017-01-01January 01 20172017-01-01Photo inside a temple hall with red walls, silver pillars and a silver umbrella. In the foreground, a figure with long dreadlocks in an orange robe faces a bearded man in a patterned cream robe with Om motifs and an orange shawl, who holds a brass tray with papers and sealed packets. Beside him a woman in a gold sari and rudraksha necklace looks on. Behind them a seated crowd of women and girls in orange and blue saris and ornaments sits in rows, with a brass lamp and a dancing Nataraja-style image visible on the wall.2017-01-01