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A candid outdoor photo beside a red brick wall with lattice windows. A young man in white kurta with an orange saffron shawl stands centrally, facing a boy in a white shirt. On the left, a boy in a white kurta wears a rudraksha mala and a blue and yellow ribbon badge. A boy in a lime green shirt and blue shorts sits on a stack of corrugated white sheets, and another boy in a light shirt wears a name badge. A girl in green on the far left and a woman in a patterned top on the right complete the group. Five to six people are visible, and no figure is clearly a person.

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A candid photograph of a group of boys gathered around a corrugated sheet roof beside a red brick wall with a diamond lattice panel and a green metal roof. A young man at upper left in a white kurta with a rudraksha-style mala stands on an elevated surface and gestures with one hand. Boys in white kurtas, a yellow t-shirt, a green shirt and a striped shirt crowd together, several smiling, one holding a thin stick. A man in a beige shirt wears an ID badge on a lanyard. Some boys sit on the corrugated roofing, which is wavy grey.2007-05-04Outdoors at a dusty site beside a red brick building with a green corrugated metal roof and lattice windows, a man in white dhoti and white shirt stands on top of a stack of white corrugated sheets, one arm raised as he gestures. Around him, children and teenagers in white and bright clothing sit and stand on the stacked sheets and the ground. A girl in an orange-yellow salwar kameez stands at left, a boy in a blue patterned shirt is at left, and a young man in an orange shawl and white dhoti sits at lower right beside a girl in a white top and long white skirt with a braid. Green creeping plants grow along the bare ground in the foreground.2007-05-04A photograph of children gathered on corrugated roofing sheets in front of a red brick building with lattice windows and a green metal roof. A standing man in white ritual clothing, a white dhoti with a red border and a white kurta, wears a rudraksha mala and a gold pendant, one hand raised mid-gesture while he addresses the children. A girl in a lime-green salwar kameez with long braids sits at left, and a boy in a blue patterned shirt printed with the words destiny and design faces the standing man. Another boy in a lime-green shirt smiles from the right.2007-05-04Outdoor photo on bare, dusty ground with patches of grass and trees behind. A large group of children and adults stands in a loose circle, many barefoot. A woman with white hair in a plain white kurta and white trousers stands center-back, facing the group. Girls wear red, orange and yellow salwar kameez and braids; boys wear checked shirts and blue shirts; several adults wear white kurtas with saffron/orange shawls or stoles, and one young man in a white kurta and dhoti-style wrap has an orange stole. An unfinished concrete building and a blue-and-white structure appear in the background.1999-01-01November 14 20082008-11-14A photograph inside a plain whitewashed hall with barred windows. A large black backdrop behind them shows a painted or printed portrait of a smiling man in a yellow turban. In the foreground, a young boy in white kurta stands beside a laptop and an open notebook, while a seated man in white with an orange shawl works at a wooden table. Another boy in white with a sacred ash mark on his forehead sits behind him. Further back, several people in white clothes sit on mats and white plastic chairs, and another man in orange and white sits near the back left. A laptop screen and papers are on the table in the foreground.2007-05-04A photograph inside an open-sided, tin-roofed pavilion with exposed dark metal beams and fluorescent tube lights. Several boys and young men stand in a loose group eating small pieces of food, one holding a piece of white food near his mouth. A boy in a red, white and blue striped polo shirt stands center, and a boy in a light blue shirt holds a snack beside him. On the left, a young man in a floral print shirt wears a wooden bead mala. Behind them, men in white dhoti-style garments with orange shawls stand near a plastic chair and a wall of large windows, with trees visible outside. Several people are visible, including the foreground figures.2007-04-20October 27 20082008-10-27A crowded indoor hall at a healing and blessing event. In the foreground, a woman in an orange sleeveless top and orange shawl places her hand on the head of a young boy in an orange shirt who bows his head. Beside them stand a young man in white with an orange shawl and rudraksha-style beads, another young man in white with an orange shawl and a gold chain holding a paper slip, and an older man in a white shirt holding a slip. Several orange-clad devotees and people in white are visible behind them, and offering trays with small framed pictures and brass items sit on a white cloth in front. Mostly plain white, orange and grey tones.2008-03-28December 24 20082008-12-24October 27 20082008-10-27A seated man with long dark hair, bare-chested and wearing an orange-saffron shawl, leans forward and places his hand on the head of a kneeling woman with her hair pulled back. A small white card is held up by an older man in glasses and an orange shawl standing behind them. Several onlookers stand nearby in white and orange clothing, one young man in a patterned shirt, and a man in a white shirt holds lanyard badges. The setting is an indoor room with a red curtain, a wooden cabinet, and a tiled floor, with a small fan and folded papers on a low table. The seated man has a white forehead mark and is giving a healing blessing; he is probable Swamiji, identified by the long swept-back hair, saffron shawl and bare-chested ceremonial appearance.2008-04-04