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A photograph of a temple ritual in a stone-pillared hall. In the foreground, a man in orange-red sannyasi cloth wears a white flower garland and gold beaded necklace, with a horizontal tilak and a headband, hands pressed together in prayer. Beside him, an older bald man in orange cloth wears a white and red flower garland, dark rudraksha-style beads, a gold pendant and a gold armband, also with palms joined. Behind them, a bald priest in orange and other devotees stand, and a brass lamp with a lit flame sits on a plate with red petals at the lower left. Several women and men in the background watch the ceremony. Temple pillars and a golden object appear at the right edge.

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May 10 20122012-05-10May 10 20122012-05-10Night photograph of a crowd inside an ornately carved temple corridor with stone pillars and sculpted figures behind. In the centre, a man in saffron-orange robes, a golden beaded necklace, a rudraksha-style mala and a flower garland stands beside an older man in orange with a white forehead marking, a red bindi and a garland of dark beads. A bald man in orange with a tilak and beaded necklace stands at left, and a person in white with a red-bordered cloth is seen from behind at right. Several other devotees are visible in the background.2012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05Photograph inside a temple hall with carved stone pillars, showing a procession of saffron-robed men and devotees. In the centre, a bald elderly sannyasi in an orange robe with gold borders wears a rudraksha mala and a gold pendant, and his hands are held by two men. On the left, a man in saffron clothing with a long white jasmine garland, gold necklaces and a red-beaded headband gestures with an open palm. On the right, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with red border and a green-and-yellow waist cloth holds the elder's hand. Several white-clad and orange-clad attendants and women in saris stand behind them. The man with the garland shows the wearing of a large ceremonial gold necklace and a long flowing shawl, consistent with the a person cues, though his identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2012-06-05May 10 20122012-05-10June 05 20122012-06-05A procession inside a stone temple corridor with carved pillars and a blue signboard overhead. Several men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls walk forward; the foreground man on the left wears a white and green flower garland and a gold pendant, with white tilak markings on his forehead. The man second from right wears a layered white and yellow flower garland and gold beads, holding a short ceremonial staff. Behind them, men in white dhotis carry brass plates with oil lamps and offerings, and a lit flame appears at the right edge. Onlookers stand in the background.2012-05-10Night ritual photo at a temple-like setting. In the foreground, a man in a rust-orange dhoti and shawl with white flower garlands and a red-and-green garland bows with hands pressed to his forehead. Beside him, an elderly bald man in orange robes, a red-and-white rudraksha headband and a white garland receives aarti from a man in white holding a brass lamp with flaming wicks. Behind them, devotees in white and saffron stand watching, and a bald man on the right wears orange clothing and a white forehead mark. The scene suggests an aarti or honouring ceremony with a crowd of devotees. a person's presence is not clearly identifiable from appearance.2012-06-05May 10 20122012-05-10May 10 20122012-05-10A photograph of a temple hall where a younger man with long dark hair, a red-and-white forehead mark, a rudraksha-bead headband and layered gold ceremonial necklaces in orange-saffron robes pours or offers from a metal vessel into the cupped hands of an elderly bald man in an orange shawl and white jasmine garland with a rudraksha headband. Several other men in orange and white robes, rudraksha malas and a woman in a cream sari stand nearby while a crowd watches in the background. Pillars, a lamp and a visible camera crew frame the scene. Appearance suggests Swamiji (probable) as the long-haired figure with gold necklaces and rudraksha headband, performing the ritual as the central officiant, though this identification is uncertain.2012-06-05