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A photograph of a registration or distribution desk at a doorway. A woman in a white saree with an orange-yellow blouse and a green-edged border receives a blue-and-white Dhyanapeetham bag from a man in a white shirt with a lanyard, who is holding a stack of similar bags. A woman in a white saree with a long black plait stands to the right, and several people stand in the background behind the open reddish-brown double doors. The room has white tiled walls and a draped table in the foreground.

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September 01 20092009-09-01September 12 20092009-09-12September 01 20092009-09-01September 01 20092009-09-01July 17 20082008-07-17July 26 20142014-07-26Outdoor registration desk at the a person Spurana Program in Salem, with participants queuing in white. An older woman with grey hair, glasses and a white blouse sorts white cloths and folders on a metal table with a stack of yellow and white booklets and scattered rose petals. A man in white shirt and mundu hands out a folder while others in white stand in line. A younger woman in an orange-brown blouse and cream saree with gold bangles carries a pink-covered book, wearing a name badge. Trees, parked cars and a gate sit behind them.2006-07-27A photograph inside a plain room with pink-tiled walls, ceiling fans and large windows. In the left foreground a man in an orange saffron robe and orange head wrap, with a long beard, stands facing right and holds out clasped hands containing offered items to a young woman in a white dress with a name badge. She holds a small notebook or booklet and cups her palms toward him. Beside them a man in a white shirt and white trousers stands with his arms relaxed. Behind them several people in white clothing with lanyards and name badges stand, including a woman in a green sari with gold bangles and a gold necklace who is joining her palms in greeting. Several other people stand in the background among the windows.2006-12-15A photograph inside a hall with a white tented ceiling and colourful woven pillars with tassels. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe and a long rudraksha mala, stands at centre-right and receives a small offering or paper from a woman in a pink patterned sari, while holding a silver tray. A woman in a cream and orange sari with a mala and glasses, and a woman in orange, stand with hands folded in namaste. Two shaven-headed men in orange robes stand behind and to the right, one wearing gold necklaces. An older woman in a beige and black top with folded hands stands at far left. Swamiji (probable) is the man with long hair and rudraksha mala, identified by appearance cues including swept-back hair, saffron robe and mala.2011-02-02A photograph of an ashram-style entrance where a group of devotees in white clothing greet attendees. A woman on the left wearing a white sari with a gold border and an orange shawl presses her palms together in namaste. Beside her, a woman in a white kurta with a dark scarf also gestures in greeting. At center, a balding man in an all-white kurta and a lanyard holds printed pamphlets, while a woman in white with a lanyard places her hands together. On the right, a young man in white with a rudraksha mala hands out printed material from a green-draped registration table stacked with booklets. Through the open orange doors behind them, a decorated hall with white draping and garlands is visible, with more people in white standing inside.2009-06-17A photograph of an indoor corridor where a group serves food. On the left, a man in white shirt and white dhoti holds a steel pot, while a woman in a white sari with a rudraksha mala gestures toward a man in a light blue shirt and white dhoti, who holds a small plate or leaf with food. Another woman in a white sari wearing rudraksha beads stands in the centre holding a steel bowl. Behind them, a crowd of onlookers, including a woman in a blue floral sari, stands along the walls of a plain white hallway with open doorways. The scene suggests an annadan or prasadam distribution. No figure is identified as a person.June 17 20092009-06-17