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A figure in a flowing orange-saffron robe with a matching orange shawl draped over one shoulder stands at right, long dark wavy hair swept back, reaching toward a glass window set in a pink-washed temple wall. Through the window, a seated figure in white with an orange cloth is visible behind the glass, with a yellow paper flower stuck to the window frame. The temple's orange ornamental pillar is decorated with swastikas, om symbols, mirror inlays and green and pink garlands, with marigold strands hanging at upper right. A marble ledge with perforated pierced stonework runs below the window.

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A smiling man with long dark swept-back hair and a red bindi stands in front of an ornately decorated orange shrine with yellow and pink foam cutouts of Om symbols, swastikas and a wheel motif. He wears a loose saffron-orange shawl wrapped over the shoulder, hands clasped at his waist. Behind him, through a glass window, a pink-tinted statue or bust of a figure in orange robes and a turban wears a garland of marigolds and a rudraksha-style necklace. A small figure in white sits at the left edge behind the glass.A photograph of a person in an orange-saffron wrap and long dark, wavy hair standing with their back to the camera, facing a small pink stone shrine. The shrine has a glass-fronted door with a deity murti inside, garlanded with a green-and-white flower garland, and a yellow ribbon is tied to the frame. Above the shrine is a plaque with Bengali script. To the right, an orange pillar is decorated with green garlands and swastika motifs. The person's hand rests on the glass door in a gesture of devotion. Overall a single person at a shrine, one physical person visible.A standing man with long, swept-back dark hair wears a loose saffron-orange wrap over his shoulders and body, with a red bindi on his forehead, and holds his hands clasped at his waist while smiling toward the camera. Behind him is a pink stone shrine with an arched top and a glass-fronted window showing a deity murti with a sunburst-style halo, draped in red cloth and garlanded with marigolds and a yellow flower. Above the shrine arch, Bengali script is inscribed on a maroon cloth panel, and a green plaque with Bengali text is set over the window. Swamiji (probable): the long hair, saffron wrap and bindi are the cues, and the page indicates a visit to Telghat.A smiling man with long dark hair and a red bindi stands before a small pink-pillared shrine with a glass case. Inside the case, a framed black-and-white portrait of an older bearded man wears a rudraksha-style mala, with an orange cloth behind it and small offerings and candles at the base. He wears a loose saffron-orange shawl wrapped over his body and holds his hands together at his waist. A marble plinth below carries a printed inscription in Bengali script. Part of a person sits at the right edge beside a railing, and a tree and pale sky frame the scene.A man in saffron-orange draped robes stands smiling outdoors beside a white shrine structure on a rooftop. He has long dark hair and a small red bindi on his forehead, with his hands folded in front. The shrine is decorated with marigold garlands and green and pink floral motifs, and it houses a glass-fronted niche holding a framed portrait draped with orange cloth. A marble plaque on the shrine base reads SWAMI KRISHNANANDA. Iron railings and weathered walls surround the rooftop.June 29 20082008-06-29A smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red tilak mark on his forehead stands in front of a pink shrine niche. He wears a draped saffron-orange shawl over his body. Behind him, a glass-fronted shrine houses a painted deity image with a radiant halo and a garland, beneath a maroon cloth with Bengali script. To the right, an orange pillar is decorated with green and yellow patterns and a hanging marigold garland.A man in an orange saffron wrap and matching orange turban stands before a large floor-to-ceiling window overlooking a tall glass office tower and other city buildings. He has long dark hair falling past his shoulders and a red bindi on his forehead. A hand holding a silver digital camera and another person's arm are visible in the lower right corner.2004-03-11 +1 copiesA photograph of a man in an orange sleeveless garment with his hands pressed together in anjali mudra, standing before an orange-painted grilled gate in a small shrine room with lilac walls. Inside the shrine, framed pictures and a folded golden cloth hang on the walls, and a small shelf holds a framed image. A devotee in white stands partly visible behind him. The man has long dark hair tied back, and the orange-clad figure appears to be a sannyasi in devotion at the shrine; identity uncertain from appearance alone.August 11 20092009-08-11A photograph taken at a small shrine doorway with bright orange-red wooden doors and grilles. A man in a sleeveless orange robe with his hair tied back in a bun stands at left, hands clasped in front of him, facing into the shrine. Inside, a deity murti seated in a glass-fronted altar niche is decorated with orange and white flowers and green foliage, with a framed picture and small lamps around it. A red and gold kalasha-like pot sits on a stand at lower right. Garlands and paper flower decorations hang along the top of the doorway.July 01 20082008-07-01