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A photograph of a house visit inside a plain white-walled room with an orange cloth draped over a low table. In the lower left, a man with long swept-back hair, a white tilak on his forehead, a rudraksha mala and orange-red robe sits smiling while his hand rests near an open cardboard box of offerings. Around him, several shaved-headed monks in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas and gold-trimmed dhotis crowd close; one in white dhoti and shawl pours or arranges items at the box. Behind them, devotees in white shirts and dhotis, one with a sandalwood-marked forehead and red garland, and a man holding a camera stand in the crowd. A wall-mounted electrical panel and a standing fan are visible. The scene conveys a person receiving offerings during a home visit.

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A photograph inside a small room during a house visit. A person in the foreground sits on the floor in saffron clothing with rudraksha beads and a white tilak on the forehead, smiling and gesturing toward an open cardboard box of offerings. Around the box, several saffron-robed devotees with shaved heads and rudraksha malas kneel or stand, one holding a cardboard box, with a man in white dhoti and shirt standing behind. An orange cloth covers a low platform at left, and a photographer with a camera stands at the back. Others in white and orange crowd the doorway and the bright window at right.2014-06-24Indoor photo of several saffron-robed sannyasis gathered around a cardboard box of offerings on a floor covered with petals; fruits including bananas and an apple, and a small brass item are visible. A sannyasi in orange with rudraksha malas kneels and handles the offerings, while another in white dhoti with a bare upper body holds bananas. Behind them, a man in white with a white garland and devotees in white stand near a doorway, and a fan stands in the corner.2014-06-24A photograph of a crowded room where several shaven-headed men in saffron and orange robes and rudraksha malas sit on an orange cloth spread on the floor. Centre front, a man with long swept-back hair and white tilak sits cross-legged, handling items from an open cardboard box. Beside him, a bald man in orange with an orange shawl and a garland of beads holds an object. Behind, a man in white dhoti with a gold-bordered sash and a rudraksha mala stands, and a photographer in white with a camera stands in the background along with onlookers in white shirts and garlands. The setting is a plain white-walled room with a fan. No a person candidate is clearly distinguishable from appearance alone, so the central figures are described by role as devotees and sannyasis.2014-06-24 +1 copiesJune 24 20142014-06-24June 27 20142014-06-27A small home interior with white walls and a purple curtain at a doorway. A priest in white dhoti and rudraksha mala at left holds a wooden box, while a man in a rust-red robe with a long rudraksha mala stands smiling in the centre. Beside him a bald man wears an orange shawl and bracelet. Framed photographs of a couple hang on the wall, one garlanded with a white flower garland, and a garland also hangs beside a mirror. Children and a girl in a white and pink dress watch from the right.2014-06-27June 24 20142014-06-24 +2 copiesPhotograph inside a bare white-walled room during a house visit, with a crowd of devotees pressing in. A sannyasi in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha mala stands at left. Centre, a sannyasi in rust-red and orange robes with a mala leans forward, and a man in a white shirt bends low over a seated person's lap. At right, a bald priest in orange-and-gold shawl and mala stands among standing devotees, including a small boy in a green shirt and a woman in a pink sari. A seated figure in orange at left-centre holds a tray. Framed artwork and a green leafy hanging decoration hang on the wall behind.2014-06-27A photograph inside a plain interior room with peach walls and a wall-mounted fan. A bare-chested figure with long dark hair in a bun, wearing a rudraksha mala and orange cloth, sits on an orange-cushioned seat decorated with white jasmine garlands. Two shaven-headed young men in orange robes and rudraksha malas stand nearby; one holds a golden box. Behind them an older man in white holds a green leaf garland. On the right, several older men in white shirts and dhotis, one wearing glasses, stand watching, and a seated man in a light blue shirt and a woman in a yellow sari kneel on a red-and-white cloth in the foreground.2014-06-27July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJune 26 20142014-06-26September 26 20132013-09-26