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A photograph of a doorway in an orange-walled building, framed by a carved wooden arch decorated with green mango leaves and yellow marigold garlands. A figure in a maroon robe with gold-yellow borders and a long white flower garland steps through the threshold; a shaved-headed monastic in a similar maroon robe stands behind, and a person in white clothing is in the background. Another shaved-headed monastic in maroon and gold, bare-shouldered and wearing a rudraksha mala, rests a hand on a metal railing at the right. A small lantern sits on the red-tiled floor scattered with petals. A man in the lower right corner wears a rudraksha mala and maroon cloth.

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A photograph of an orange-walled entrance on a tiled veranda. A woman with long dark hair, wearing a maroon and gold-bordered sari and a white flower garland, stands in the doorway framed by a carved wooden arch decorated with green leaves and flower strings. Behind her, several people in maroon robes with gold borders and a man in white clothes move through the doorway. In the foreground at right, a shaved-headed man in an orange-maroon shawl with rudraksha beads faces the entrance, and a man in maroon robes with gold border leans on a steel railing. Small brass wall lamps sit on the wall, a lantern stands on the floor, and petals are scattered on the tiles.2014-07-02July 02 20142014-07-02 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07A photograph inside a home corridor with yellow walls and a ceiling fan. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in an orange-red robe with a gold-bordered orange shawl and a rudraksha mala walks forward. Behind him, a man in a maroon robe with a gold waist band wears a white and red flower garland and a maroon turban, raising one hand in greeting. Further back, a man in a plain orange robe stands near a carved wooden door, and another man in white clothing is partly visible. A red artificial flower decorates the white wall.2014-07-01A photograph of a person in a maroon and orange-bordered dhoti and matching upper cloth walks through an open wooden doorway into an interior hall, barefoot over a floral garland-and-petal rangoli on the threshold. The person wears a long red-and-green garland, long dark hair falls down the back, and a small red bindi marks the forehead. Behind, a man in white dhoti with a gold-toned shawl and a bald man in maroon and orange robes with a rudraksha mala follow. A flat-screen television stands at the right edge beside the door, and a glass staircase railing is visible in the background.2014-06-27July 07 20142014-07-07June 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesA photograph taken from inside a home looking through an arched wooden doorway onto a staircase. A long-haired figure in orange robes and a red-and-white flower garland descends the stairs, followed by another person in orange and a man in white shirt and dhoti behind, while a bald monk in orange robes with a rudraksha mala walks in front carrying a white shopping bag. Yellow and orange marigold garlands hang along the right-hand doorway and wall, and two more orange-clad people are partly visible at the bottom of the stairs.2010-01-10A photograph of an interior doorway in a cream-walled room with a tiled floor. A smiling figure in a full orange-saffron robe with a white and red flower garland stands in the doorway, with a line of other people in orange robes following behind along the hallway. A garland hangs over the doorway and a framed portrait with a white flower garland sits on the wall at right. Swamiji (probable): the central figure has long dark hair, a saffron robe and a flower garland, and is the most prominent person in the scene. He is the central figure in the doorway. A shelf holds small decorative items.2010-01-10A photograph of a doorway decorated with a hanging garland of green mango leaves and white flower strands. A figure in a maroon-red robe with a gold-edged orange wrap and a rudraksha mala stands at the doorway, smiling and raising one hand as older men in white shirts and white dhotis reach toward him. A younger man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala stands at left. Several other people crowd the entrance. Bunches of mango leaves and jasmine garlands mark a traditional welcome at the door.2014-06-27A photograph of an interior doorway in a home with a cream-coloured wall, a wall lamp and a framed ink painting of bamboo. A figure in saffron-orange robes with a long plait, a rudraksha mala and a flower garland in red and yellow stands in the arched doorway, smiling and gesturing toward the room. Behind them an older man in saffron and white, hands folded in greeting, walks through the hall. On the left a young person in orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands by the wall, and a wooden staircase with a glass-front cabinet is visible on the right.2014-07-08A photograph of an office entrance being opened, with a long-haired figure in a flowing saffron-orange robe and a dark rudraksha mala walking through the doorway, hands held together at the chest. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron robe and rudraksha mala. Behind him, an older man in white shirt and white dhoti walks in, and another man in white shirt carries a tray. The doorway is decorated with a green leaf torana and a strand of flower garland. Two or three onlookers in light clothing stand outside a barred window on the right. Bare white-tiled floor and pale walls.2010-02-16