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A doorway framed by red and orange gerbera daisies and green leaf garlands strung on the posts, with red and white flower garlands hanging down. A crowd presses through the entrance. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in a bare-chested orange-red shawl with a gold border stands with his back to the camera and a beaded bracelet on his arm. Beside him, a man in a white shirt bends forward, and a woman in the lower right corner is partly visible. Others stand in the background of a room with a purple wall.

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A doorway decorated with garlands of red and orange gerbera daisies and green leaves frames a group of people in an interior. A shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange robes with an orange shawl and rudraksha beads stands at center, eyes lowered. Beside him, a man in maroon robes and a beaded necklace smiles and gestures. A woman on the left presses her palms together in namaste, another man in white shirt stands behind, and an older woman in a sari sits at right. A welcome sign is painted on the wall beside the door.2014-07-04A photograph of a doorway crowded with men at a house visit. Several men in saffron and orange robes stand in the doorway, one wearing a long orange garland, with a bare-chested man in a saffron cloth and rudraksha mala at the centre-right, his head shaved. Men in white shirts and dhotis press around them, and a man in a plaid shirt stands at left and another in an orange scarf at right. Wooden doors frame the entrance, and a decorated red and maroon canopy hangs above. The swami-like figure is not visibly distinctive enough to confirm identity, so the robed men are described by role only.2014-06-24July 01 20142014-07-01July 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesCrowded indoor scene in a home doorway decorated with a garland of white jasmine flowers and green leaves strung across the ceiling. A shaved-headed man in rust-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a red-and-gold shawl stands at centre, while a man in red-orange robes with a long brown rudraksha mala is beside him. A bare-chested man in a saffron cloth and a rudraksha mala is at right, and a man in a dark shirt reaches forward, applying a tilak or red mark to the central monk's forehead. Several onlookers in the foreground, including a grey-haired man and others with dark hair, press close.2014-06-26June 24 20142014-06-24 +2 copiesPhotograph of a crowded doorway decorated with banana leaves and yellow and pink flower garlands. A bare-chested man in an orange-red turban and red-orange shawl, with a dark rudraksha mala and gold armbands, stands in the centre and smiles. A bald man in front wears a red-orange cloth and rudraksha beads and is being embraced by devotees. Several people in white shirts and dhotis and a woman in a red sari stand around the doorway.2014-07-01June 24 20142014-06-24 +2 copiesJuly 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesJune 27 20142014-06-27June 24 20142014-06-24 +1 copiesA photograph in a narrow interior hallway of a house, with a wooden door and gold-trimmed doorframe behind. A smiling man with long dark hair, wearing a rust-red garment with gold border, a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, walks at the centre; a probable Swamiji candidate by appearance and role. Beside him a shaved-headed monk in orange robes with a white forehead mark and rudraksha beads, and on the left a shaved-headed attendant in white and gold cloth. Behind them stand men in white shirts, and an orange-clad figure with beads is seen from the back at lower left. On the right a seated man in an olive shirt watches, and a metal tray is visible at lower right. A framed deity picture hangs on the back wall.2014-06-22