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Photograph of a group of women and a young boy gathered at a red-brick doorway. In the foreground a woman in white with a gold-bordered sari and a rudraksha mala pours or distributes from a small metal vessel into the outstretched hand of a child in a blue top. Behind them, several women wear saffron-orange robes with maroon borders, rudraksha malas and white forehead markings. A young woman at right in an orange robe raises her hand near her face. A woman in white with embroidered kurta stands center. Wooden poles are visible at the upper edges. Several people appear in the scene, including a boy and five or six women.

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Photograph of a group of young women and a child at a red-brick doorway. Several women wear orange saris with maroon borders, rudraksha malas and white sacred ash marks on their foreheads. A woman in a white sari with a gold border offers food from a steel bowl to a woman in front. A child in a blue and yellow garment stands at the lower right.2006-10-06October 06 20062006-10-06August 04 20162016-08-04October 06 20062006-10-06Photograph of a satsang-style gathering in an indoor hall with red curtains. In the foreground, a man in an orange turban and saffron-orange shawl, with a rudraksha mala and gold bangles, offers a small white packet or prasad to a young boy in white clothes wearing a rudraksha mala and an event badge. A woman in white sari with a white shawl, gold pendant and bangles stands beside the boy with her hand on his shoulder. Behind them, a row of women in white saris and orange-brown garments with sandalwood or vibhuti marks on their foreheads waits in line. Garlands of yellow and red flowers and a gold ornament are visible at the upper left.2015-11-22A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange saffron garment with a long rudraksha mala draped across his chest, holding a small white card and reading it while standing in a hall. He wears a red bindi on his forehead and his hair is long and swept back, a distinctive cue for the a person candidate. To his left, a line of women and a girl in white and yellow clothing stand with palms pressed together or hands folded. One woman in a white top has a rudraksha mala. A young person in white with a pendant stands holding a silver plate with small orange and red items. Another person in orange and a man with a shaved head and white tilak stand behind. A silver tray with offerings is visible at the lower right, and orange and white banners hang from the ceiling in the background.2010-10-26A photograph of a group gathered outdoors beside a red wall. In the foreground a woman in a white sari with a gold border stands with her back to the camera, holding the hands of a boy in a white kurta who has a marked forehead and bows his head. Around them, boys and young people in white kurtas and dhotis stand close, and a woman in a white garment with an orange shawl and a red bindi stands behind. Two young women in white clothing are at the left edge, and a figure in orange robes is partly visible at the top. A boy at the lower right has his palms pressed together in greeting. The scene looks like a blessing or ritual greeting among devotees. Visible people number about twelve.2006-10-06A photograph of a ceremonial moment at a person ashram event. A figure seated with his back to the camera wears a sleeveless saffron-orange garment with bare shoulders and arms, and his dark hair is swept back; he is handing a small object to a young boy in a striped collared shirt with a name badge. Beside him a woman in a white sari with a yellow border and a bindi stands near a gold-and-orange decorated seat. On the right a man in a white shirt raises an open palm toward the scene, and behind them a woman in a white and gold-bordered sari and an older woman in white with a gold necklace look on, with metal truss structures visible overhead.2009-11-20A photograph of a group of people in a small room with a dark wooden door and orange-painted walls. In the centre, a man with long swept-back hair wears an orange-brown dhoti-style garment with gold borders and a long rudraksha mala, and a small lapel microphone is visible on his collar. He stands looking down with his arms at his sides beside a man with a short shaved head in a similar orange garment and a mala. To the right, a man in a white kurta with an orange lanyard stands with hands clasped, next to a younger man in white with a bead armband and a necklace. Around them, several women and girls in orange saris with gold borders and rudraksha malas stand watching, some with vibhuti or tilak on their foreheads. Total visible people is about 12.2013-07-13December 24 20092009-12-24Outdoors in a sunlit courtyard against an orange wall, a woman in a white cream-bordered sari and an orange shawl stands bending forward and holds a metal plate of yellow and red offerings. One seated woman in an orange sari has her hand raised to her head, and a red-and-gold canopied shrine sits against the wall at right. Several women in saris and salwar kameez sit in a row on the floor. Visible people number roughly ten.2010-11-12A crowded indoor temple hall with a corrugated metal roof and orange walls, decorated with painted columns in red, yellow and green. A smiling man with a white forehead mark, long dark hair and a dark rudraksha mala, wearing an orange shawl, reaches out his hand to a woman in the crowd. Nearby, a bald man in an orange robe stands with his back to the camera, and a shaved-headed man in white dhoti with white forehead marks stands at right. A woman in a white sari with an orange shawl stands at left, and a boy in a red shirt leans in at lower left. Women in saris and devotees with folded hands watch closely. On a low table in front lie a brass tray, a purple gift box and a gold-coloured cloth.2010-10-24