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A photograph of a long-haired man with dreadlocks, bare-chested with a saffron-orange wrap, wearing a gold beaded necklace, orange rudraksha armlets and bracelets, and a white tilak on his forehead, smiling and gesturing with raised hands toward a bald, bearded man in a white kurta. Between them sits a golden metal figurine of a deity and a brass oil lamp. Behind them, women in white clothes stand and smile, one holding a white paper.

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July 07 20172017-07-07A photograph of a satsang-style ritual in an indoor setting. On the left, a figure with long dreadlocked black hair, a gold ornate necklace, rudraksha beaded bracelets and an orange-red garment faces right with palms raised in greeting, with a smiling expression. a person by appearance cues: long dreadlocks, ornate gold necklace, rudraksha beads, and saffron-orange clothing. On the right, a bald, bearded man in white ritual clothes smiles and sits with hands joined. Behind them a woman in a white top and women in white dress stand. A small gold deity murti with a crown sits in the foreground beside a brass kalasha-like vessel.2017-07-07July 07 20172017-07-07August 09 20172017-08-09 +1 copiesJuly 07 20172017-07-07July 07 20172017-07-07A photograph of a ceremonial exchange in an indoor hall. On the left, a bare-chested man with long dreadlocks, a gold ceremonial necklace and an orange-red shawl sits beside a golden deity murti, extending his raised right hand to touch the forehead of an older man on the right. The older man, with grey hair and a moustache, wears a white kurta and a rudraksha mala and presses his palms together above his head. Behind them, several women in white and orange-trimmed saris with rudraksha malas stand watching, and a brass lamp sits on the table. The left figure has distinctive long dreadlocks, a crown-less ceremonial presence, ornate gold necklace and saffron shawl, consistent with a probable Swamiji (probable) in a blessing role.2017-08-16 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair, a short beard and a white tilak, wearing a saffron-orange cloth and a gold necklace, sitting on a gold-trimmed seat and laughing warmly. Facing him, a smiling man in a white kurta with an orange-and-white patterned shawl and a rudraksha mala leans in close. Behind them, several people in white dhotis and orange shawls stand in a temple hall; a gold figure of a seated deity and a gold lamp stand are in front.2017-08-08A photograph of a long-haired man with dreadlocks, bare-chested and wearing a rust-red cloth wrapped at the waist and a gold chain, placing his right hand on the forehead of a seated, grey-haired man in white clothing with an orange shawl, who has his palms pressed together in greeting. A small gold deity murti stands in the foreground, and devotees in white and a woman in a black head covering are behind them, with a folded paper in the seated man's hands. a person cues are the long dreadlocks, bare chest, gold necklace and rust-red garment of the man giving blessing, though appearance is uncertain.2017-08-08 +1 copiesPhotograph of a devotional exchange in a gold-decorated hall. On the right, a man with long dark dreadlocks, a white forehead mark, a beard, rudraksha mala and a gold pendant, wearing a saffron-orange shawl, raises his hand toward an older bald man in white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha mala, who raises both palms in greeting. Behind them stand two men in white dhotis with saffron-and-gold shawls holding rudraksha malas, and a man seated in the foreground with a white forehead mark and gold jewellery. Gold ornate panels and a white cabinet form the backdrop. Possible a person cues: long dreadlocks, saffron shawl, rudraksha mala and gold pendant on the right-hand figure, with a visible role as the one receiving the gesture.2017-08-09 +1 copiesJuly 11 20172017-07-11Photograph of a bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair, a white forehead mark, rudraksha-style red beaded bracelets and bands, and an ornate gold necklace over a saffron-red shawl, raising his right hand in blessing toward a seated man in an orange patterned kurta with hands pressed together in namaste. Behind them, a standing person in white, a woman with dark hair, a gold deity figure and a large cutout poster of a bearded man in orange headwear. Golden pillars and a person in orange at the back.2017-07-07