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Photograph inside a temple corridor with stone pillars and a yellow metal gate. A central figure in an orange saffron robe with a long gold-toned necklace and a white forehead marking walks barefoot across the stone floor, flanked by an orange-robed man with a long beard and glasses wearing a similar necklace. Behind them, devotees in white dhotis and shirts stand along the path, some with hands folded. On the right, a woman in a green and purple sari and a shirtless older man wearing a white dhoti and rudraksha mala pass by. The scene suggests a temple visit with a crowd gathered along the route.

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Inside a stone temple hall with carved granite pillars, a procession walks across a bare stone floor while devotees watch from behind a yellow-and-orange metal railing. In the centre, a man in saffron robes with long dark hair and a gold chain walks barefoot, holding a small pink object in his hands. Beside him, a man in saffron with a red sash and a garland of marigolds walks with his hands joined, and a man in a light-coloured saffron garment with a garland also walks nearby. Behind them, a man in white dhoti and shirt, a woman in a purple and green sari, and a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a rudraksha mala follow. Onlookers stand along the railing, including a woman in a purple sari and another in a pink-and-blue shawl. Fluorescent lights hang from the ceiling.2009-01-14A photograph inside a stone temple hall with carved pillars, where three men in saffron-orange robes stand near a yellow metal railing while onlookers watch. The central figure has a long grey beard, rudraksha mala beads and a wristwatch, and holds a small red item. Beside him on the left, a man in orange with glasses wears a gold pendant. On the right, a younger man in an orange robe with a gold necklace stands with hands folded in namaskar, with a red bindi and white tilak on his forehead. Behind them, men in white and checked shirts, a man bare-chested with a white dhoti, and a uniformed police officer are visible.2009-01-14A photograph inside a stone-pillared temple corridor with carved columns and a crowd of onlookers at the back. Four prominent people walk together in the centre: on the left a man in an orange robe with a gold-coloured garland and glasses; in the middle a man in a white dhoti and shirt with hands folded at his chest; on the right a man with swept-back long hair and a gold garland in an orange robe with hands clasped; and beside him a woman in a green and purple silk sari with a gold border. A younger person in orange clothing with long curly hair stands in front, touching a garland-adorned figure. A painted wooden box with blue and red decorations stands at the left edge. Visible people total roughly a dozen or more in the scene.2009-01-14January 14 20092009-01-14January 14 20092009-01-14April 11 20122012-04-11July 13 20092009-07-13April 11 20122012-04-11 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple corridor with pillars and a dim passage ahead. In the centre, a man in saffron robes with a sandalwood mark on his forehead and a long orange-and-yellow flower garland walks forward with hands clasped; the description identifies him as a person by his saffron clothing, garland and forehead marking, though the appearance is only moderately distinctive. Beside him a bearded sadhu in saffron with a rudraksha mala walks, and a woman in a green-and-purple silk sari with gold bangles stands at right. A bare-chested older priest in white dhoti and pink shawl with a rudraksha mala walks at left, and a few others in white or saffron follow behind. A garlanded banner hangs on a pillar at the upper left.2009-01-14September 11 20122012-09-11 +1 copiesA crowded nighttime photo inside a busy temple lane lined with shops and offerings. In the foreground, a man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a gold-beaded necklace and gold armbands looks upward, a white tilak on his forehead; the cues are long swept-back hair and ornate clothing, so he is a probable Swamiji candidate present in person. Beside him, a woman in an orange sari with a dark mala smiles. Behind them, a man in an orange t-shirt with a rudraksha-style mala and a man in white kurta with a wooden bead mala look up; a bald man in white and a man in a light blue shirt with a mala stand nearby, and devotees fill the background.2012-04-11A photograph taken in a dim stone temple corridor with worn pillars and a lit yellow-orange lamp at left. A man in a saffron-orange robe walks forward at the centre, wearing a white head cloth, a red-orange garment with a dark bead necklace and a large gold-coloured ceremonial necklace, and raises one hand in greeting. Behind him, several men in orange dhotis and robes walk along, and a woman at right wears a maroon sari and carries or accompanies a flower-decorated staff near a tall ornate standard. Roughly six people are visible in the procession.2009-07-13