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A photograph of a shaved-headed young man in orange sannyasi robes with a red vertical tilak on his forehead, holding a golden ceremonial fan-shaped implement in his raised right hand and a brass handbell in his left hand. Dark rudraksha malas hang around his neck and wrists, and a small pendant rests at his chest. Around him, several young boys in orange cloth with gold borders stand in a hall with cream walls, framed pictures and a wooden door. Some older men in white are visible at the left edge.

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November 16 20152015-11-16A shaved-headed young man in saffron-orange sannyasi dress with a red-orange shawl draped over one shoulder stands centrally, bare-armed, wearing a dark rudraksha mala and a red bindi on his forehead. He holds a bell in his right hand and a wooden ritual implement in his left. Around him, several people in saffron-orange robes and white dhotis stand in an indoor hall with pale walls, framed religious pictures and a red exit sign. A child in the lower right is partly visible, and the scene appears to be a group ritual or satsang.2015-11-16November 16 20152015-11-16November 16 20152015-11-16November 16 20152015-11-16A shaved-headed young man in saffron-orange robes stands centrally, holding a small bell in his right hand and a wooden stick or fan-like implement in his raised left hand. He wears a red-and-orange sash, a long rudraksha mala, a bracelet and wristwatch, and has a red tilak on his forehead. Around him, several young boys in orange garments with gold borders and rudraksha beads move about a hall with pale walls, framed pictures and wall-mounted air conditioners. Some boys wear white dhotis with gold borders. Framed religious posters line the wall behind them, and a red illuminated exit sign is visible at upper right.2015-11-16November 16 20152015-11-16A shaved-headed young man in an orange dhoti and orange shawl stands at the centre, holding a brass ritual lamp aloft in his right hand and a handbell in his left. He wears a rudraksha mala across his chest, multiple beaded bracelets, and a red tilak on his forehead. Around him, many people in orange and gold-bordered dhotis and white dhotis with gold borders perform synchronized movements in a large hall with cream walls, red curtains and framed posters. Some young boys in saffron clothing wear rudraksha malas. The scene suggests a ritual or group practice in a school-style hall.2015-11-16A young shaved-headed man in orange and maroon sannyasi-style dress stands in a hall, holding a brass multi-wick oil lamp lit with several flames in his right hand and a brass handbell in his left. He wears a long rudraksha mala around his neck and beaded bands on his wrist and upper arm, with a sacred ash mark on his forehead, and his bare shoulder is visible. Behind him, seated devotees in orange robes sit on the floor, slightly blurred, with wall posters and an air conditioner on the white walls. This appears to be an aarti being performed during an assembly.2015-11-16A shaved-headed young man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl with dark rudraksha mala beads stands in a bright hall, holding a silver handbell in one hand and a white yak-hair fly-whisk in the other. A red tilak is on his forehead. Behind him, several people in orange and white ritual dress stand or kneel on a glossy floor, and framed portraits and posters hang on the cream walls beside a digital clock showing 7:08.2015-11-16A bald man in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas stands in the foreground holding a brass trident-like ritual implement with a flame burning at its top, and a brass handbell in his other hand, during an evening ritual. Behind him, several people in orange and white garments are seated or standing in a whitewashed hall with framed pictures on the wall. Oil lamps glow on the floor and a red exit sign is visible. Several other people in orange or white clothing move around the room, and a seated devotee is in the lower centre.2015-11-18November 16 20152015-11-16