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A photograph of a ceremony with a central man in a brown dhoti-style garment and brown upper cloth, wearing a long multicolour flower garland of white, yellow, orange and red blooms and a layered gold-toned necklace with a large pendant. He has a vertical sandal or vibhuti mark on his forehead and shoulder-length dark hair, and he is walking forward with his hands at his sides. Behind him, a man in an orange turban and a second person in a white dhoti stand near a blue and maroon draped backdrop, while on the right a bald man in white dhoti with palms pressed together faces him. A performer in a green costume with gold jewellery is at the far left. Several people sit in the blurred background.

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A smiling man with eyes closed stands in a procession, wearing a leopard-print turban and a long multi-strand garland of white, yellow, red and green flowers. He has a red tilak on his forehead, a gold necklace with a large ornate pendant, a gold waist chain, and a maroon-brown dhoti-style garment. Behind him, several young men wear bright orange turbans and orange robes, one holding a decorated kalasha-like arrangement with green leaves. A tall yellow pole with red tassels rises above. a person is shown in appearance-based terms: a central figure with distinctive gold ornaments and flower garlands, identified as the central figure in a procession.2017-08-25July 19 20162016-07-19Outdoor photograph of a man in a maroon-brown cloth with a long gold ceremonial chain and gold rudraksha-style beaded necklace, wearing a thick garland of yellow, red, white and green flowers. He has white vibhuti lines on his forehead with a red tilak, long swept-back dark hair, and holds one hand to his chest. Behind him, a man with a shaved head and white vibhuti stands bare-chested with a rudraksha mala, and a man holds a tall wooden staff; a green signboard and trees fill the background. Probable Swamiji in the centre, identified by long swept-back hair and ceremonial gold necklaces together with the garland and maroon ceremonial attire.2017-09-02August 21 20172017-08-21Photo of a procession at an outdoor temple-style hall with red walls. In the foreground a smiling man with long dark hair and a full beard wears a rust-red robe, a dense yellow-orange marigold garland, a large gold pendant necklace, a gold chain, and rudraksha bracelets on both arms, with a red forehead mark. He is clapping his hands. Beside him a younger man in an orange dhoti holds a tall yellow pole, with white vibhuti stripes on his chest and forehead and rudraksha malas around his neck. Behind them, drummers and other devotees in orange and white are visible, along with a green sign on the right. Two people appear in the scene, with others partially visible in the background.2017-09-30August 15 20172017-08-15September 21 20172017-09-21Outdoor ritual scene with a central man in dark maroon robes and a multicolour garland of white, yellow, red and green flowers, hands joined in namaskar, with a tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha-style necklace with a gold pendant. He holds a tall gold staff. Flanking him are two young attendants in orange-red turbans and orange-red dhotis, one holding a green-and-gold cloth and ornaments, the other holding a staff. A large decorated backdrop with a tan and brown canopy, palm-like greenery and a few seated devotees in the background complete the scene.2017-09-02December 23 20162016-12-23September 21 20172017-09-21July 08 20172017-07-08A smiling man in a deep maroon-brown dhoti and shawl stands at the centre of a procession at night, wearing a long pink-and-white flower garland, layered gold chains, a large gold pendant, gold armlets and a gold waist belt. A bearer behind him raises a gold staff under a red canopy. To the left, drummers and horn players in orange and saffron clothes and orange turbans play drums and wind instruments, and on the right a man in a brown dhoti wears a rudraksha mala and gold chain. A tall banner with a blue, yellow and red design and a white bird emblem stands beside them, and a silver vessel sits in the lower right. The man in the garland is a person by his long hair, gold ornaments and garlanded procession presence.2017-09-28