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Two men stand side by side under a tent-like pavilion, both wearing striped saffron and maroon turbans and maroon-and-saffron robes draped over their shoulders. Each wears long multi-strand rudraksha malas. The man on the right wears clear-rimmed glasses and a red tilak on his forehead. Behind them, a decorated deity murti is adorned with orange and white garlands, and banana leaves and a red-carpeted area with draped cloth are visible. A few other saffron-clad people sit in the background.

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April 23 20162016-04-23January 12 20152015-01-12January 12 20152015-01-12A procession at dusk in which a smiling man in an orange-saffron turban and orange dhoti stands at centre with palms pressed together in namaste. He wears a white and red flower garland, a large gold ceremonial necklace, gold bangles and a gold-toned waist sash, with a red tilak on his forehead. Beside him, a bearded man in an orange turban and orange robe wears a rudraksha mala. To the left, shaved-headed men in orange-red dhotis and beaded necklaces walk with a silver trident held aloft. A man in a white shirt and red-and-white cloth is at right, and a camera operator with a film camera is visible at the right edge. Red and orange canopies and banners frame the outdoor scene. Swamiji (probable): the centre man has the orange turban, ornate gold necklaces and garland cues.2013-02-12February 12 20132013-02-12February 12 20132013-02-12Two men walk outdoors along a grassy path lined with palm trees, with stacked flat stone slabs and a string of green lights behind them. The man on the left wears a red-orange turban with a red bindi, heavy gold necklaces, a rudraksha mala with a gold pendant, gold armlets and red-orange cloth draped over his body. The man on the right, shaved-headed with white tilak, carries a tall gold trident-staff hung with small bells and wears a rudraksha mala, red-orange cloth and beaded bracelets. Two blurred onlookers stand at the far left.2015-11-16A crowded outdoor gathering in hazy light with saffron and maroon robes. At the centre, a smiling man in a maroon-and-gold turban and maroon-gold wrap wears a long gold-bead necklace and rudraksha mala, with a gold-tone emblem on the turban. Around him, men in similar maroon and yellow turbans and wraps wear rudraksha malas; one older man in orange robes with a white-striped forehead and a white bead mala stands to the left, and a bald man in white dhoti is at the right edge. Swamiji (probable) is the central figure, distinguished by long swept-back hair, the ornate gold necklace and the turban.2015-01-13Outdoors at a festive temple-type setting decorated with marigold and flower garlands. In the foreground, a smiling person in a rust-red turban, gold earrings, a dark rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, with bare shoulders and orange-saffron cloth, looks to the right. Beside them, a bald man in glasses, a red-brown rudraksha mala and a gold necklace smiles, and a woman in glasses stands further right. Pink, red and blue flower garlands and a large marigold garland appear behind, with a white canopy overhead.2016-04-18Three smiling men in red-and-gold sannyasi-style robes stand together under a canopy with colourful tasselled decorations at what appears to be a temple or ashram event. The man on the left, with shaved head and a red bindi, holds a wooden pole; the central man, with shaved head and white marks on his forehead, clasps hands with the man beside him; the man on the right has short hair, a white tilak and a rudraksha mala. All three wear orange-red dhoti-style cloth with gold borders and rudraksha malas. Behind them, devotees in orange and white saris and a golden flag are visible. No clear identification of a person is established from appearance, so the a person field is unsure.2015-04-21September 11 20152015-09-11 +1 copiesFebruary 12 20132013-02-12 +1 copies