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Outdoor ritual on a raised platform draped with a striped multicolour cloth. A shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes sits on a red chair, holding a ritual implement, with brass and steel vessels of offerings, fruit and flowers arranged before him. A younger man in white stands behind him holding a tall fringed ceremonial umbrella with a dove emblem. Marigold-like flowers in pots line the platform edge. On the ground, several people in white and colourful clothes watch, including a man holding a small child and a woman with a child. A ruined brick wall, palm trees and a bright sky form the background, with a red tent-like structure at left.

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Outdoor ceremony on a raised platform covered with a red and white cloth. A shaved-headed man in a saffron-orange shawl and white dhoti sits cross-legged before a microphone on a stand, smiling and gesturing with one hand; he wears a rudraksha-style mala. Behind him stands a man in white clothes beneath a fringed canopy. To the right, a man in white with a mala tends brass vessels, a tall brass lamp stand and a tray of fruit, and women in white sit at the edge of the platform. Garlands hang on a pillar at the far right, and a painted decorated pillar stands at the left.2007-09-03December 24 20082008-12-24December 29 20082008-12-29September 03 20072007-09-03Outdoor ritual gathering under a decorated canopy with orange, red and green tassels and orange pennants strung between palm trees. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a shawl and beaded necklaces sits on an orange-draped seat and holds a small object in his hands, facing a kneeling man in white dhoti and an orange shawl who is also holding something. Several men in orange and white stand behind them, and a crowd of women and children sits on a mat at right. A microphone stand is at left and a decorated pillar and stone deity murti with garlands are at right. Swamiji (probable) appearance-based label applies to the seated long-haired man in saffron robes with ornate beaded adornments, presented as the central figure receiving the ritual. The kneeling man in white is a devotee assisting in the ceremony.2008-12-28November 25 20092009-11-25August 28 20112011-08-28 +1 copiesA seated man in saffron-orange robes sits on an outdoor stage behind a microphone on a stand, with a white forehead mark (vibhuti) and a light orange-draped shawl. Behind him a standing attendant in white kurta with a lanyard holds a tall wooden pole, and to the left another attendant in white stands near a colourful striped umbrella with orange and blue panels. Decorated striped poles with floral motifs flank a yellow backdrop, and trees and an overcast sky form the background. A portion of another person in white is visible at the right edge. The seated man is described only by his role as the speaker, with a probable appearance-based label: a person.2007-09-03Outdoor festival stage under a bamboo and cloth canopy with orange and red banners overhead. On a raised platform with red and white striped base and a patterned rug, a man seated centrally wears an orange robe, a white turban, and a garland of white and orange flowers around his neck, with a rudraksha-style mala. Beside him, a second seated figure in orange robes sits with hands together. A multicoloured parasol and tall golden staffs stand behind the platform. Attendants in orange robes and white dhotis with orange shawls stand at the sides, some wearing beaded garlands, and a crowd of white-clad devotees fills the background.2008-12-29Outdoor ceremony under a corrugated roof decorated with colourful striped bunting, hanging fabric banners and palm fronds, with palm trees behind. On a raised orange-and-white platform, a seated person in a bright red-and-gold throne chair wears orange robes. A figure in white ritual cloth sits cross-legged at the front, while other people in white and orange clothing attend nearby. A small pool or basin sits at centre. Brass lamps, a kalasha-style vessel, bananas, lemons, fruit and a white fly-whisk (chamara) lie on a purple cloth in the foreground. Several dozen seated devotees, many in white, sit on mats and steps facing the platform. Stone and bronze statues appear along the right side.2010-10-15September 03 20072007-09-03November 25 20092009-11-25