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A young boy in a striped grey-and-white button-up shirt with a dark rudraksha-style pendant on a black cord stands before a dark ribbed backdrop with a red-and-gold draped cloth at the top. He has a small red forehead mark and rests his hand beside a small gilded metal shrine arch housing a figure of a deity in red and purple garments. A small white label in front of the shrine is printed with handwritten text. The boy is the only person visible.

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A young boy in a white collared kurta with a rudraksha bead pendant on a cord stands beside a brass deity murti of Nataraja, dressed in orange and red cloth with a red-jewelled prabhavali and a floral garland. Two brass oil lamps with lit flames sit on the table in front of the murti. The boy has a small red tilak on his forehead and small earrings, and smiles toward the camera. A printed card on the table is labelled "Nataraja Ananda Priyan".2012-04-09April 09 20122012-04-09A young boy with short dark hair and a small red bindi on his forehead sits beside a small orange-cloth figure decorated with gold ornaments, a black rudraksha-style bead garland and a gold crown-like headpiece. The boy wears a grey and yellow striped sweater with a rudraksha mala around his neck. In front of the figure is a white paper placard handwritten with the words VISHNU and HANUMAN.2012-04-09April 09 20122012-04-09Close-up candid photo of a smiling young boy with short dark hair and a small red kumkum dot on his forehead, wearing a beige and green checked collared shirt and a dark rudraksha mala around his neck. A person in a navy and white striped shirt is partly visible at the left edge, and white chairs sit behind him against a grey wall.2010-12-18A young boy with short dark hair, a small red tilak on his forehead, a checked collared shirt and a dark cord necklace with a rudraksha-style bead sits beside a small metal figure on a black table. The figure, wearing a red cloth and a red headpiece with a gold necklace, holds a tall brass staff. A white card in front of it reads Vrishabdeva Prabhu. The background is a gold and maroon netted fabric with a sparkling pattern. One physical person is visible.2012-04-09April 09 20122012-04-09A young boy with short dark hair stands facing the camera against a plain cream vertical-paneled wall. He wears a white t-shirt with a purple geometric logo and a clear plastic badge holder at the chest, and a long brown rudraksha mala hangs to his waist. No deity, throne, ritual objects or other people are visible.2014-05-10A young boy in a blue and white checked short-sleeved shirt stands before an ornate gold-embossed altar panel, holding a small silver bowl in both hands with a serious expression. A red bindi marks his forehead. Beside him, a woman in a white sari with a gold border and a black beaded mala presses her palms together in anjali mudra. Gold carved decorative elements frame the scene.2010-10-19November 08 20102010-11-08Close portrait photo of a young boy with short dark hair and a small red bindi on his forehead, wearing a white collared kurta with a button placket, smiling slightly before a plain white vertical-slat blind. No ritual objects, garlands or other people are visible, and no appearance cue qualifies as a person candidate.2014-05-10Photograph of two boys standing close together in a large hall with a steel-framed roof and lattice windows. The boy on the left wears a blue, pink and white plaid button-up shirt and has a red tilak mark on his forehead. The boy on the right wears a bright pink velvet collared shirt and holds a small light-brown clay figure in his open palm, shaped like a lingam-style form. Behind them, several other people move around the hall, and metal stands or displays are visible at the right edge.2006-05-05