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A smiling man with short reddish-brown hair and wire-rimmed glasses, wearing a white shirt, leans forward to receive a long white cloth or garland being handed to him by a figure with long dark hair wearing a red-orange sleeveless garment and a multicolored white, green and red flower garland. Behind them a man in glasses with a vertical sandalwood or kumkum mark on his forehead stands in an orange-saffron garment. Other people in white and orange clothing stand around, including a woman in white with flower garlands of orange marigolds at lower left, a woman in a green patterned sari with hands pressed together in greeting, and a man in a pale pink shirt in the background. The setting appears to be an indoor hall with white walls and a light fixture at upper right.

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A photograph of a warm exchange at an outdoor event with a white canopy overhead. In the foreground a smiling man in a white shirt and dark-rimmed glasses leans forward to pass a small object to a long-haired figure with a white and red flower garland and a bright red sleeveless top, holding a saffron-orange cloth and a staff. Behind them stands a man in white with a saffron shawl and glasses, and a smiling woman in white holds a marigold garland at left. Other onlookers in white and pink shirts watch. Marigold and red flowers, a brass vessel and a green cloth sit near the hands in the foreground.2009-07-07A photo of a devotional greeting outdoors. A long-haired figure in a red sleeveless top and a flower garland of white and red blooms stands at right, placing a hand on the head of a man in white shirt and trousers who bows forward, wearing glasses. Beside them, a bespectacled smiling man in white with an orange shawl stands, and a woman in white holds a marigold garland. A man in a pink shirt stands behind, and a white canopy is visible in the background. A wooden staff is held in the foreground.2009-07-07July 07 20092009-07-07July 07 20092009-07-07A photograph inside a bright green room with framed clock and wall lights. A young man with long dark hair, wearing an orange cloth and a garland of red, yellow, pink and white flowers, kneels and offers a red apple to a middle-aged man in white shirt and white dhoti who bends forward with cupped hands. Behind them a man in an orange robe and rimless glasses, with a rudraksha mala, watches, while other men in white shirts and women in orange and saree stand around smiling. Several people are visible, and the scene reads as a devotee receiving a fruit offering.2010-01-19A photograph of a seated man in a white shirt smiling and kneeling with cupped hands while a bearded man in white kurta and orange shawl, wearing glasses, raises his hand in blessing over him. Beside them stands a long-haired figure in orange robes with a white and red flower garland, holding a wooden staff, with a second seated person in a light-blue top at the left edge. A white canopy with draped fabric and flower decorations forms the backdrop. a person cues are the swept-back long hair and orange clothing of the figure in the orange robes, with a garland, though the blessing man's appearance is not clearly distinctive enough to attribute.2009-07-07Outdoor event under a white and pink canopy with draped fabric and a standing fan. A long-haired figure in a sleeveless red top with a white flower garland stands at left beside a table of flowers, receiving a gesture from a man in a white shirt and white trousers at center, who smiles with hands pressed together. A woman in an orange sari and a man in white stand nearby, with more people and a red-carpeted area behind.2009-07-07A photograph at night of a seated man in a saffron-orange robe with long swept-back hair, bare-armed under the robe, smiling as he receives the joined hands of an older man in white shirt and trousers with glasses. Around them, a woman in a white sari with gold border and braid stands at left, an older woman in orange sari with rudraksha mala watches smiling, and a man in orange shawl and white-clad men stand behind, with flower garlands and fruit offerings in front.2009-09-13July 07 20092009-07-07A photograph at an outdoor event under white draped fabric and floral garlands. On the right, a long-haired figure in a red top with an orange cloth and a white-and-red flower garland stands beside a golden ceremonial vessel, leaning forward with a hand toward it. Beside him, a man in a white shirt and orange shawl with glasses and a red bindi smiles, his hand resting near a kneeling man in white who bows his head low. Behind them, a woman in a light blue and white shawl, another man in a white shirt, and other onlookers watch. A woman's dark hair is visible at the left edge. The tent décor and garlands suggest a ceremonial gathering.2009-07-07July 27 20082008-07-27Outdoor festival scene under a white canopy at a Gurupoornima celebration. An older man in a white shirt with a saffron-orange shawl and garlands, wearing glasses, leans forward toward a woman in a white sari with a black mangalsutra and gold earrings who is bending over and tying or offering something. Behind them a man in a lavender shirt and a smiling young woman in an orange shawl look on. In the foreground a figure in a red sleeveless top and orange cloth holds a staff with an orange flag, and a brass vessel with red cloth sits near the bottom. Several people stand in the background under white tent fabric.2009-07-07