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A photograph inside a hall with white-draped chairs and a patterned panel behind. Two men in white ritual dress stand close, looking down at a small smartphone held by a man in a white dhoti and shawl with a gold border, wearing a heavy gold bead necklace, a sandalwood tilak on his forehead and a wristwatch. A bearded man on the left in white kurta wears a red-and-white lanyard and a yellow forehead mark. A third man on the right, partly cropped, looks on. Orange cloth hangs at the top left and a colourful painted pillar stands behind them.

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Three men gather closely around a white smartphone held by the middle figure, all looking down at the screen and smiling. The man on the left wears a white shirt with an orange-and-blue lanyard and has yellow-orange tilak marks on his forehead. The centre man wears white dhoti-style cloth with gold borders, a red bindi-style mark on his forehead, and a long gold bead necklace. The man on the right has a shaved head, wears white cloth with gold trim, and a gold bead necklace. Behind them an orange cloth hangs from the top left, and a light wooden wall with decorative panels forms the background.2015-10-08Three men stand close together in an indoor hall with rows of gold-covered chairs and white-draped tables behind them. The man on the right, bald with a red bindi and a dark rudraksha mala across his shoulder, wears an orange-brown ochre robe with a gold border and laughs broadly. The man in the centre wears white dhoti-style clothing with a gold border, a heavy gold bead necklace, a red tilak, and holds a white smartphone that the other two look at. The man on the left wears a white kurta with an orange lanyard and has a short beard and sandalwood tilak. No one in the image is identified by name.2015-10-08October 08 20152015-10-08A photograph of a man in a cream-coloured turban and white dhoti with a bare upper torso, wearing a garland of yellow flowers with green leaves, a rudraksha mala and bead bracelets, reading a small white paper handed to him by a devotee. The turbaned man has a distinctive ceremonial presentation with a wrap and adornments, but his face and features are not clearly visible, so the identity is uncertain. Beside him, a monk in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and tilak stands closely. On the left, a man in a white shirt folds his hands in namaste toward him. Behind them, a crowd of devotees in white and light clothing fills a bright hall with a red curtain. +2 copiesA bare-chested man with short greying hair and a grey beard sits cross-legged on a red floor mat, looking down at a black smartphone he holds in both hands. He wears a white dhoti, a long rudraksha mala, a silver chain and a pendant. Beside him, a man in a blue shirt leans in to look at the phone. Behind them, other seated participants in white and orange clothing, some wearing rudraksha malas, sit on the red floor. An orange cloth bag and a white ritual object are visible nearby.2016-12-18Indoor photo at a hall with wooden-panelled walls, a whiteboard and a decorative pillar with colourful bands and orange tassels. A bald man on the right with a red bindi, a rudraksha mala and wrist malas, wearing an orange-red and gold-bordered cloth, smiles broadly while applying saffron paste with his hand to the face of a smiling man in the centre. The centre man wears a white dhoti with gold border, a gold-and-black ceremonial necklace with a large gold pendant, and a yellow tilak on his forehead. A third man on the left wears white clothes, an orange lanyard, and a yellow tilak on his forehead. Three people are visible. a person is not clearly identifiable from appearance, so the central role is described neutrally.2015-10-08Indoor photo in a large hall with cream walls, recessed ceiling lights and a chandelier. Tall pillars wrapped in colourful patterned fabric with dove motifs and orange fringe stand along the walls, and rows of red upholstered chairs are set around white-clothed tables. In the foreground, three men stand close together. The man on the left wears a white kurta and a white lanyard with an orange strap and looks down at a phone. The man in the centre wears a white dhoti with a gold border, a long white shawl, a beaded garland and a black shoulder bag, and he also looks at the phone. The man on the right, shaved-headed and smiling, wears an orange-red robe with gold borders, a rudraksha-style bead necklace and bangles. A man in white walks at the far left, and figures in orange robes are visible in the background.2015-10-08Three men pose close together in an indoor hall with beige walls, wall speakers and red upholstered chairs behind them. On the left, a bearded man in a white kurta wears an orange lanyard and a tilak. In the centre, a man in white dhoti with a gold border and a heavy gold necklace with a pendant sits in front of a black cord and shows a red bindi and yellow tilak. On the right, a bald man with a red bindi and yellow forehead marks wears a rudraksha mala and an orange-red robe with a gold border, and a small lapel microphone is clipped to his collar. Colourful woven banners hang on the wall behind them.2015-10-08August 09 20172017-08-09 +1 copiesJune 24 20172017-06-24January 05 20192019-01-05A photograph of a seated man in an orange saffron robe with a dark rudraksha mala draped over his chest, with a red tilak on his forehead, extending his hand forward as a devotee in a white shirt with an orange shawl bends toward him to receive a blessing. Behind them stands a shaved-headed man in white with an orange shawl, and a cameraman is visible at the left edge. In the background a golden altar holds a deity murti in orange cloth with a garland of marigolds and white flowers, flanked by brass lamps and kalasha-style vessels. The setting appears to be a temple sanctum for darshan.2010-07-13