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A photograph of a seated group inside a stone temple interior with a glowing decorated shrine niche behind them. In the foreground at left, a long-haired person in an orange sleeveless top sits with their back to the camera, a yellow flower string in the hair. Beside them, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti sits cross-legged. At centre, a smiling bare-chested man with a white forehead mark sits with hands gesturing and a white cloth over his shoulder. To the right, a man in white sits, and at lower right a man in an orange robe holds a microphone while a camera bag is visible. Behind them, many people in orange shawls and white clothes stand, one person raising a camera, and a stone platform with a dark bowl is visible.

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August 02 20082008-08-02Inside a stone temple hall with carved pillars and a decorated deity niche behind, a long-haired man with white vertical forehead markings and a saffron wrap, wearing a large gold-coloured bead necklace, sits cross-legged on the floor speaking. Probable Swamiji (long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, ceremonial bead necklace) is seated at left in the foreground. Beside him, a younger man in orange robe holds a microphone. Around them, devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls sit on the floor, and a cameraman with a video camera stands at right, with a second photographer behind. Roughly two dozen people are visible.2008-08-02August 02 20082008-08-02August 02 20082008-08-02August 02 20082008-08-02August 02 20082008-08-02Photograph of a group of men seated on a stone floor beside a stone platform at dusk or in a dim temple setting. Most wear white dhotis and white shirts with orange or saffron shawls draped over their shoulders, and several have vibhuti or tilak marks on their foreheads. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti sits at centre with a rudraksha-style bead necklace. A cameraman with a professional video camera films from the right foreground, and a young man in orange clothing sits at lower right. Several figures stand in the background among the seated group.2008-08-02Inside a stone temple hall, a long-haired figure in orange robes with a white forehead mark and a yellow flower garland sits on the floor facing a man in orange robes holding a handheld microphone. A smiling man in a white shirt and white dhoti sits nearby, with two other seated men, one bare-chested, in the background. Uniformed police officers stand at the left, and a decorated shrine with an illuminated archway is visible behind the group.2008-08-02Inside a temple hall, a group of men in white shirts and white dhotis stands and sits around a small space on a stone floor. In the foreground at lower right, a young man in orange robes sits cross-legged with his head bowed, and to the left a woman with long dark hair wears an orange garment and a yellow flower garland, with a white mark on her forehead. A standing man in the centre wears an orange shawl over a white shirt, a red tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala at his neck. Other devotees wear orange shawls and white clothing, and a stone carved wall stands behind them.2008-08-02August 02 20082008-08-02Night photo inside a stone-pillared temple hall with carved columns. A large group of mostly men sits on the floor, many in white shirts or dhotis with orange saffron shawls. A standing man in orange robes on the right faces the seated crowd, and a cameraman in white with orange shawl and a tilak on his forehead films from the top right. A woman in orange robes with long dark hair sits in the right foreground, facing the group. A bright lamp hangs between the pillars.2008-08-02August 02 20082008-08-02