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A photograph of several men standing in a row with palms pressed together in namaskar at a gathering. Front left, a man in orange robes with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings holds his hands at his chest. Centre, a shaved-headed man in orange cloth with a red bindi and rudraksha mala stands with hands joined. Far right, a man in white dhoti with gold borders and a red tilak has his hands folded at his chest. Behind them, people in maroon and orange robes stand with hands joined, and more devotees are visible in the background. The setting appears to be an indoor hall.

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Several shaved-headed men in orange and maroon sannyasi-style cloths stand with palms pressed together in anjali mudra at a devotional gathering. The central man wears a dark rudraksha mala, a red bindi and white tilak, and a gold bracelet. Beside him a man in orange with a rudraksha mala and wristwatch presses his palms together, and a young man in maroon with hoop earrings smiles. Blurred devotees in white and orange stand behind them.2013-06-14A photograph of a group of devotees in an indoor hall performing a devotional gesture with palms pressed together at chest height. Four prominent men in the foreground wear rudraksha malas and orange or red-saffron robes; one wears a pale-coloured necklace with a small medallion and a rudraksha mala, another wears a red-brown shawl with a rudraksha mala and gold-toned earrings, and the man at right wears a white dhoti-style cloth with a long rudraksha mala. Several people behind them wear orange and white clothing, and a red digital clock is visible on the wall at upper left. White ash marks are visible on several foreheads and arms. No candidate is clearly identifiable from appearance.2014-04-04Several shaven-headed monks in saffron and orange robes sit in a row with palms pressed together in anjali mudra at a satsang. The foreground monk wears a rudraksha mala and a red-brown tilak on his forehead. The man to the right wears orange cloth, a long beaded mala and multiple strands, with white horizontal markings on his arms and chest. Behind them, devotees in white clothes and orange shawls also sit with hands folded.2013-04-09A photograph of a long hall with a red carpet runway and a corrugated metal roof, where a row of priests in saffron-orange dhotis with gold borders stand with palms pressed together in namaskar. Their bare shoulders bear rudraksha and gold-bead malas, and they wear white tilak and white forehead markings. Several men in white dhotis stand behind them, and a row of spectators is visible at the far left. A framed photograph hangs on the wall and a loudspeaker is mounted near the ceiling. The page describes a Maha Parashivaratri satsang, but no single figure can be confidently identified from appearance, so the a person field is unsure.2013-03-10A group of shaven-headed devotees in red and saffron robes stand with palms pressed together in namaskar within an indoor hall. Several wear rudraksha malas, orange-gold shoulder cloths and white vertical forehead marks; the central men have sandalwood-paste body markings. Behind them, other devotees and children in orange dress stand or bow, with framed pictures on the walls and a red curtain at the right edge.2014-06-03July 09 20132013-07-09February 14 20142014-02-14Photograph inside a dim temple hall where several people stand with palms pressed together in anjali, facing forward toward a shrine. In the foreground, a shaved-headed monastic in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands beside a person in saffron robes with a gold necklace, also with hands folded. To the left, a man in white clothes with a red shoulder cloth and a gold chain stands with palms joined. Behind them, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a red sash holds a garland of red flowers, and a yellow-gold deity murti is visible in the background. A red metal pot sits on the floor near stone pillars.2012-09-12Four male devotees in orange and maroon dhotis and shawls stand in a hall with red curtains and a red-draped stage behind them. Several wear rudraksha malas and white and horizontal sacred ash markings on their foreheads and arms. The leftmost man has his palms pressed together in namaskar, and the others stand with hands folded or bowed heads in prayer. Brass plates and small vessels sit on the floor at the lower edge. Behind them, more people in orange and white clothing are seated or standing.2014-06-03October 06 20142014-10-06July 11 20132013-07-11February 02 20132013-02-02