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A narrow market lane lined with shuttered stalls and a yellow tarpaulin overhead. Two young men in white dhotis with orange borders flank him, one holding a long silver staff, both wearing rudraksha malas and forehead markings. Behind them, onlookers crowd the lane, including a woman in a yellow saree with a black bag at left. Multiple people are visible in the crowd.

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July 10 20162016-07-10July 10 20162016-07-10July 10 20162016-07-10A photograph of a narrow market lane at night with hanging colourful silk saris and shuttered shop fronts. In the centre, a man with a tall black hair crown and a yellow tilak walks in a maroon-red dhoti and wrap, wearing a heavy gold necklace, gold armbands and bangles, and a rudraksha mala; he appears to be smiling. Beside him on the left, a young priest in white dhoti and shawl with white ash marks and a rudraksha mala walks, and on the right a sadhu in orange robes carries a silver trident. Several onlookers stand along the lane, one man in a striped shirt holds up a phone to take a picture, and a shopkeeper stands at the right. Swamiji (probable) is the central figure given his tall crown of hair, saffron-maroon robes, gold necklace and mala, marked as a person physically present.2016-07-10July 10 20162016-07-10July 10 20162016-07-10June 03 20162016-06-03A photograph of a dim, narrow temple passage with old weathered walls and a metal grille gate. A man with curly dark hair, orange tilak on the forehead, a rudraksha mala and a gold ceremonial pendant with flower garland, dressed in a maroon-brown wrap, stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Around him, devotees in white and orange clothes, some with white shawls and orange tilak, bow or stand close. A man in a white kurta in the left foreground bows his head, and a bald priest in orange-brown robes bends forward in the lower right.2016-06-03June 03 20162016-06-03May 08 20122012-05-08 +1 copiesPhoto inside a temple corridor with carved stone pillars. In the centre, a bearded man in a dark turban and rust-brown robe smiles while holding a golden ceremonial staff or key, his neck and shoulders draped in a thick garland of white jasmine, red roses, pink flowers and green leaves, with a colourful tassel attached. Behind and to his left stand several men in orange-brown and white attire, one bare-chested with a rudraksha mala, white shawl and yellow-striped dhoti, with white sacred ash marks on the forehead. Hands and staffs are visible among the crowd. The a person reading is unsure: the central man's appearance has some cues but the face-based identity cannot be confirmed, so he is described by role as a devotee in procession.2018-04-29A photograph inside a stone temple corridor with worn carved pillars, a dark sanctum doorway flanked by gold-tipped doors, and a steel railing on the right. A crowd of men walks toward the shrine. In the centre, a man with long dark hair and a beard wears a red-maroon dhoti and a large multicolour flower garland, hands held together. Nearby, a bearded man in a yellow shawl and white dhoti wears a red-white beaded necklace, and a bare-chested man in white dhoti has gold chains. Several shirtless men wear rudraksha malas, and uniformed staff in white shirts line the path.2018-04-29