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Indoor temple-style hall decorated with orange and yellow marigold garlands strung along the walls and ceiling, with a window fan and small speaker on the left. Centre, a long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands with palms pressed together, flanked by an elderly white-bearded priest in orange shawl and yellow-red dhoti and a man in a yellow dhoti holding a ritual object. Devotees in white and striped shirts crowd around with hands folded, some reaching forward; a woman in a sari stands at the right. Several people are visible, the same figure's identity is an appearance-based candidate only: Swamiji (probable), long hair, saffron robes and rudraksha mala, in_person.

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Photo inside a whitewashed hall decorated with orange marigold garlands along the walls and a wall fan above. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti and gold chain bows over flower-decked ritual items at the lower left. Beside him stands a long-haired figure in an orange saffron robe and a long rudraksha mala, hands folded in namaskar with a red tilak on the forehead; appearance cues are distinctive, so this may be the a person, though the image is somewhat uncertain. Around them, devotees in white dhotis and kurtas stand with palms pressed together in prayer. Roughly seven people are visible.2008-10-09Indoor photo of a crowded devotional gathering in a plain cream-walled room decorated with orange and marigold-style garlands strung along the walls. In the centre, a woman with dark hair kneels with her head bowed and hands pressed in namaskar, wearing a large white and multicolour flower garland and an orange cloth. Around her, devotees in white shirts and dhotis, some in orange shawls, stand and kneel with hands folded in prayer. A man in a grey jacket and a bearded man in white clothes are in the foreground. A small framed picture with orange drapery hangs on the right wall, and a ceiling fan and speaker are mounted above. Several people hold up mobile phones to record.2008-10-09October 09 20082008-10-09A photograph of a ritual homa at an indoor temple hall with a visible fire pit. An elderly bearded priest with bare chest and yellow dhoti stands at the fire, pouring an offering. Beside him a long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala holds a brass plate of offerings, and a younger man in yellow dhoti with purple shawl stands opposite, handing items. Around them a cluster of men in white dhotis, saffron shawls and sandals stand with hands folded in prayer, and fruit, coconuts, flowers and brass vessels lie on the floor.2008-10-09A crowded indoor hall with white walls and hanging decorative banners in red, blue and yellow patterns. A man in a saffron-orange turban and orange shawl stands at centre, marking a devotee's forehead with his right hand, while a devotee in white holds a flat wooden tray of offerings. Around them shaved-headed men in white dhotis and saffron robes, and many men and women in white and light clothing, stand close together. A gilded shrine or throne with a red decorative canopy appears at the upper right, behind a blue backdrop. The scene resembles a blessing or darshan line in a temple-style hall.2011-10-09Indoor ritual scene in a room with yellow and orange paper streamers overhead and a wall fan. Several people stand with palms pressed together in namaskar while a fire ritual. Near the centre, a man in a white shirt and an orange-saffron shawl stands with hands folded beside a woman in orange robes wearing a long rudraksha mala. A man in a yellow dhoti with a purple shawl, another in orange, and a bald man in white kneel or bow at the fire pit. Offerings of fruit and flowers sit on a plate, and a child in yellow stands at the right. The image is in-person ritual participation, not a depiction on screen or in print.2008-10-09A photograph of a devotional event in a hall with a white statue of a seated saint decorated with orange and white flower garlands and a red backdrop. A bare-chested priest in a saffron-yellow cloth bends low at the statue's base, next to people in saffron and orange robes with rudraksha malas. Several devotees in white and orange clothes stand with palms pressed together in prayer or bowed in reverence. A man in a yellow robe holds a microphone. A white-clad elder wearing a white head cloth bows. A wall fan and speaker are visible, and orange garland drapes hang along the wall.2008-10-09July 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesMarch 23 20082008-03-23A photograph inside a tiled-roof hall with a white wall, hanging red flower garlands and draped cloth decorations. In the centre, a smiling man with long dark hair wears a green flower garland over saffron-orange robes and a red bindi, walking barefoot on a yellow floor beside an older bald man in a saffron-orange robe and rudraksha beads. Behind them a bare-chested man in a maroon cloth, a man in a white dhoti and a man in orange robes follow, with a crowd of women in saris, including one in a purple sari, and men in white and orange. A man in orange robes with rudraksha beads stands in the left foreground, and a man in a yellow robe with a sacred thread and rudraksha mala appears at the right edge. The scene suggests a procession or ritual walk in a temple-like hall.2010-11-22Photograph inside an orange-walled hall with a corrugated metal roof and exposed steel trusses, showing a central red carpet leading toward a doorway. A figure with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange shawl over an orange garment, with a floral garland around the neck, and is greeting and receiving the hands of people along the aisle. Several devotees stand on both sides, some with palms pressed together in anjali, including a bald man in white and an elderly woman in a green sari. A bald man in a yellow shawl and an older bearded man in white stand nearby. Orange and blue patterned pillars and framed panels decorate the walls. The appearance is a probable match for Swamiji (probable) wearing saffron-orange clothing and long swept-back hair, and the figure is physically present at the head of the line.2010-08-14October 09 20082008-10-09