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A photograph inside a home room with wooden display shelves holding figurines and a framed picture on the wall. A seated figure in orange and maroon robes, wearing a tall white and gold crown and red and white flower garlands and gold bangles, reaches out and places a hand on the head of a bowing man in a white shirt and cream dhoti who wears a white flower garland. A woman in a white sari with a red bindi stands nearby with her hands joined, while a man in white shirt on the right presses his palms together. A man in white with a camera and a shaved-headed man in white with rudraksha beads stand behind, and a few other people in traditional dress watch from the background.

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June 21 20142014-06-21June 21 20142014-06-21 +1 copiesA photograph inside a wood-panelled room with shelves of figurines and a framed devotional picture on the wall. A seated figure on an orange cushion wears a white and gold floral crown, a red-and-white garland, gold bangles and a saffron-brown garment, and claps. Facing him, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a white garland and gold watch brings his palms together, while a woman in a cream sari with a pink-and-white garland stands beside him. Another man in white with folded hands stands at right, and a bald young man in white with a rudraksha mala holds a tray of apples and fruit. A photographer with a camera stands behind, and other people watch in the background. The seated figure has distinctive crown, saffron and ornamental cues, so he is a person candidate in the scene.2014-06-21June 21 20142014-06-21 +1 copiesJune 21 20142014-06-21A photograph of a home ritual in an interior room with wooden cabinets, glass display shelves holding figurines, and white-framed windows. A seated figure on an orange cushioned seat wears an ornate floral and jewel-studded crown, a rust-brown robe, red and white garlands, and a gold necklace. A shaved-headed young man in white dhoti and rudraksha mala offers fruit and bananas on a plate. Standing nearby, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a white and red garland, hands pressed together, faces the seated figure, while a woman in a cream silk sari holds a long garland. Other devotees in white and cream clothes stand around, and one man photographs the scene. The seated figure's identity is not established by visible cues here.2014-06-21 +1 copiesJune 21 20142014-06-21 +1 copiesJune 21 20142014-06-21A photograph inside an ashram room with wooden cabinets, a shelf of small figurines and brown curtains. A woman in a red-and-gold sari with a cream-and-red headdress and gold jewellery applies a tilak with her hand to the head of a man in a white shirt who bends forward with folded hands. Beside them a bald priest in white dhoti and orange shawl wears a rudraksha mala and holds a red fruit. A man in a white shirt with a white and red flower garland stands at right, and several onlookers in white shirts crowd the background. No person is clearly identifiable as a person.2014-06-21A photograph inside a wood-panelled room with glass display shelves holding figurines. A seated figure with a crown of white and red floral trim, a red and orange garment, gold armlets and layered red and white garlands is being honoured. Ritual attendants in white dhotis and a shaved-headed priest in white stand near, and a man in a white shirt bows with his head at the seated figure's feet while garlanded. A woman in a white and cream sari holds a garland and a tray of fruit, and several men and a woman stand with hands folded in namaskar. A man photographs the scene, and a framed painting hangs on the wall.2014-06-21 +1 copiesJune 21 20142014-06-21 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated figure in an ornate white-and-gold floral crown, red-and-gold robe and orange cloth, wearing rudraksha malas and gold bangles, receiving offerings. A devotee in a white shirt and white dhoti bows forward and touches a red fruit offered to the seated figure, while another man in a white shirt holds a tray of red fruits. A man on the right in a white shirt wears a long white and red floral garland and gold watch. Several standing onlookers, some in white and one woman in a blue sari, watch in a room with wooden-framed windows, orange drapes and a framed picture on the wall.2014-06-21 +1 copies