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A photograph inside a plain whitewashed room with wall charts of birds and national symbols. A woman in an orange sari stands centre holding a brass plate of offerings and flowers, while a woman in a white sari with gold border beside her and a man in white dhoti and shirt in the background stand in a ritual welcome. A man in a white shirt bends forward offering a long pink flower garland. A kneeling woman in a blue patterned sari bows with her head down, and several women in blue patterned saris and a young person in orange stand to the right, with pink flower petals scattered on the floor. Visible people number about ten.

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January 21 20092009-01-21January 21 20092009-01-21January 21 20092009-01-21January 21 20092009-01-21January 10 20092009-01-10January 21 20092009-01-21January 21 20092009-01-21January 21 20092009-01-21A photograph of an indoor room with pale green walls, framed portrait prints and a white ceiling fan. A central figure in an orange robe with a white and red flower garland, long dark hair and a smiling expression stands on a striped red and green mat, one hand raised in greeting. A man in a white shirt and grey trousers bends low, touching the floor before the robed figure. Nearby, women in cream and gold-bordered saris and a man in a beige shirt watch and smile. On the right, a man with long hair wears a white kurta, a red shawl and a rudraksha mala. Printed portraits on the wall show a figure in orange with beads and a figure in white. Bare feet and a plastic chair are visible.2010-02-15A photograph taken in an indoor hall with speckled grey floor and posters on the wall. A seated figure in an orange robe with a red-and-orange shawl sits on a white-draped chair, wearing a garland of white and yellow flowers. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti bends forward to touch or honour the seated figure's head. Nearby, a man in an orange shirt and orange-robed attendant stand, and a man in a white shirt with a rudraksha-style mala looks on. Women in saris, including one in an orange-and-yellow sari and one in a blue sari, stand in a line, and another man holds a white flower garland. A small plate with flowers and lamps sits on the floor in the foreground.2009-01-10January 10 20092009-01-10Indoor photo in a school corridor with white-painted walls and windows. A second saffron-robed figure with curly hair stands at left. A man in white shirt and white trousers with a cross-marked lanyard and a woman in an orange-brown sari stand behind the group. A woman in a white sari with a long plait faces away at lower left. Around them, many students in light blue-and-white school uniforms, some with ribbons and hair clips, crowd close, and a garland of pink flowers hangs from a child's neck. Educational wall charts are visible on the wall above.2009-01-21