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A seated figure in an orange-red turban and rust-coloured robe with a gold-yellow edge, wearing a long beaded rudraksha-style mala and gold bangles, reaches forward to place both hands on the shoulders of a man in a white collared shirt and glasses who bows and wears a saffron-orange shawl. A woman in a cream sari with a braid stands behind them against a red draped backdrop, and a gold ceremonial staff stands at left beside a low gold-trimmed seat. A partially visible head appears at bottom right. The seated figure is an appearance-based a person candidate, with a turban, beaded mala and saffron-toned clothing, while the bowing man is a devotee.

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A seated figure in a rust-red turban, rust-red robe with gold trim, and layered gold and beaded necklaces sits on a gold-framed throne before a red draped tent. The figure smiles and extends a hand, which a standing man in a white shirt with an orange shawl and gold-rimmed glasses clasps with both hands while bending forward. Behind them a woman in a cream sari with a long braid and rudraksha-style beads stands with hands folded, and a gold deity murti is visible at the right edge. A person in a dark garment is seen at the lower right edge.2015-10-26A photograph of a seated figure in a rust-red turban and reddish-brown robe with a gold-edged yellow sash and a long beaded mala draped at the chest, placing an orange shawl with a marigold garland around the neck of a man with short grey hair who leans forward in a white dress shirt. A woman in white stands in the background beside a red draped tent backdrop and a gold pole. A gold-framed lamp and a small figure at lower right are visible. Three to four physical people are visible.2015-10-26Photograph of an audience inside a red-draped hall with a golden pillar at left. A seated figure at left wears a rust-orange turban, a rudraksha mala with gold necklace, gold armband and an orange-brown wrap, gesturing with open hands toward visitors. Behind them a woman in a cream sari with a brown shawl and rudraksha mala stands with hands clasped. At right a grey-haired man in a white shirt and saffron-orange shawl bends forward with palms pressed together in respect. A pale yellow sari and orange-red sash are visible at the edges, and a blurred figure is in the foreground.2015-10-26October 26 20152015-10-26October 25 20152015-10-25A photograph of a ceremonial exchange in an ornate red-draped setting with gold-carved shrine elements. A bare-chested man in a rust-red turban and a yellow marigold garland, with rudraksha beads on his chest, extends a small golden object, apparently a figure of a seated animal, toward an older man in white dhoti with an orange-saffron shawl, who bows with hands folded. Behind them a priest in orange and a second man wearing glasses and rudraksha mala stand near, and several people in saris and shirts watch from the back, some in yellow and white. A bright lamp light glows in the background.2015-10-25October 25 20152015-10-25A seated figure in an orange-red turban, saffron-and-yellow garment and a long rudraksha-style bead necklace places a hand on the forehead of an older man with white hair and a white moustache, who wears white clothes and holds his palms together in namaste. A red curtain and a golden surface form the backdrop, with a bowl of apples at lower centre. A cameraman stands behind the red curtain and a bearded attendant with long hair, a gold necklace and white clothes sits at left. Pale orange-and-yellow clothing and gold ornaments are visible. The gesture appears to be a blessing or darshan exchange. Five people are visible.2015-10-25October 25 20152015-10-25October 25 20152015-10-25October 25 20152015-10-25October 25 20152015-10-25