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A photograph of devotees in a bright indoor hall. A woman in an orange and maroon silk sari with gold border, hair in a bun, wearing a gold wristwatch and bangles, reaches to adjust or touch the shoulder of a woman with curly dark hair who wears a white sleeveless top and a red-and-orange beaded mala. Another person in a white garment is visible at the left edge and a hand holding a grey bag appears at lower right. Plain white walls and a corrugated roof frame the scene.

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Photograph of a close, emotional embrace under a covered walkway. A woman in an orange and maroon sari with gold border leans in and wraps her arms around a woman in a cream and white sari with a grey-blue border, who has her head bowed and hands clasped together. Both wear red and dark beaded rudraksha-style malas. Other devotees stand around in the background, including a man in a light shirt on the left and a partly visible person in purple and red in the foreground. An open doorway and greenery are visible behind them.2012-10-07October 07 20122012-10-07Indoor photo at an ashram gathering. A woman with shoulder-length brown hair, glasses and a white collared shirt, wearing a beaded necklace with red and gold beads, smiles broadly while a woman in an orange sari with a gold and maroon border clasps her face with both hands. Behind them, a few other people stand near an open doorway with a white canopy and green trees outside. No identifiable a person candidate is visible.2012-10-07 +1 copiesA photograph of a courtyard with orange and white painted walls where a woman in a maroon blouse and rust-brown saree with gold border stands with a garlanded dress visible, her hands on a beaded red and gold garland held by a woman in a maroon top and patterned saree at left. A woman in a pale pink and cream saree with maroon border bends forward, head lowered, while another woman places her hand on her head. Around them stand several onlookers: a woman in sunglasses and white top, a woman in a white tunic, and a young woman in a white t-shirt with glasses. A small orange-clad figure and a bag rest near the floor. The scene reads as a respectful blessing exchange.2013-03-13A photograph of a woman in a red blouse and rust-orange sari with a yellow border applying a red-and-white tilak or sacred thread to the forehead of a woman in a white dotted sari, who leans forward holding shopping bags, a blue patterned bag and an orange plastic bag. Behind them, several people in white clothing stand in an open courtyard with orange walls, including a man with a white shawl and a woman with long hair and sunglasses. A rudraksha mala with red beads hangs from the seated woman's neck. The watermarked archive copyright is present on the lower right but not reproduced here. No one wearing distinctive a person cues is clearly visible, so no identification is made.2013-03-13A photograph of an ashram courtyard with orange and red walls. A woman in a maroon sari with a gold border stands center, placing a long beaded garland with red tassels around the neck of a woman in a white blouse and cream sari who bows her head. Behind them a man in a white shirt and dark trousers wears a rudraksha-style necklace and stands barefoot. On the left, women in maroon and orange clothing hold more garlands with red and gold beads. Another woman in white stands at the right edge.2013-03-13March 13 20132013-03-13March 13 20132013-03-13A photograph of a woman in a red blouse and orange-brown shawl with a yellow border, standing at left and smiling as she places a hand toward the head of a blonde woman in white kurta-style clothing who bows forward, hands clasped at her chest. The bowing woman wears a rudraksha mala and a pendant. Behind them, several women in white garments stand near a red wall and red railing; one older woman at right presses her palms together in anjali, and a woman with a braid wears a white outfit with a dark pendant. Another person in white stands partly visible at left. Visible people total roughly six.2013-03-13Photograph of devotees at a temple setting with gold ornamental metalwork in the foreground, including a gilded lion-faced figure and a small golden figurine. A woman in a white sari with a long rudraksha mala smiles while a woman in an orange-patterned shawl gestures with her hand toward a seated person in the lower right. Other women wearing white and orange clothing, one with a red bindi and one with white forehead markings, stand behind them.2015-07-31April 27 20142014-04-27A woman in a white sari with blue floral print and an orange beaded shawl leans in with a broad smile and embraces a seated figure from behind. The seated figure wears a red and gold-bordered garment and a gold-beaded necklace, with dark hair tied up, facing away from the camera. Behind them, standing figures in white kurtas with red vests and seated devotees in a warmly lit hall are visible, with a large screen at top right. A woman in a light sari at right holds a red-and-gold cloth.2015-07-10