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Indoor photograph of devotees in a room with cream walls, an arched window with a sunburst pattern and a framed picture at top right. In the foreground a woman with long black hair, gold hoop earrings, a rudraksha necklace and an orange-gold sari, hands pressed together in prayer with eyes lowered. Behind her a man in white shirt and dhoti wears wire-rimmed glasses and a rudraksha mala, extending his hands in devotion. Other devotees stand beside them: a young woman in pink, a woman in a white sari with a gold chain, and a youth in white with an orange scarf, all in prayer posture. No a person figure is visibly identifiable.

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October 24 20062006-10-24Indoor photograph of a devotee kneeling with palms pressed together in namaskar before a seated figure at the lower right, who wears an orange saffron robe and has short dark hair. Behind them, several standing women in saris, one in a green-and-gold sari and another in a beige sari, wear rudraksha malas and hold their hands folded; a man in white kurta with an orange shawl and mala stands at the right. Tiled floor, a small wooden stool, and a white-clad onlooker at the left edge complete the scene.2009-07-10Photograph inside a plain white-walled room with a barred window on the right and a small vase with flowers on a wall shelf. In the foreground, a figure in an orange turban and orange robe, with a white flower garland around the neck, stands with back partly toward the camera. Behind and beside him, several people in white dhotis and orange or cream saris and shawls stand with palms pressed together in anjali. A small brass oil lamp sits on the floor at lower right. Someone at left holds a camera near an arched opening. The turban-and-robe figure shows distinctive ceremonial cues, so this is a person depiction as the honoured presence; the rest are devotees.2008-07-28A photograph inside a pale pink-walled room with a ceiling fan and a mirror. In the centre, a man in white dhoti and shirt with glasses bends forward with folded hands toward an older woman in a red sari and red blouse, while a woman in red-and-white at right raises her hand toward them. Around them stand a woman in a blue sari with gold bangles on the left, a young man in white with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala, a man in a saffron-orange robe at far left with a white beard, a child, and several women in cream and yellow saris and gold necklaces. Many onlookers stand along the walls.2009-08-08July 28 20082008-07-28A photograph of a group of devotees standing with palms pressed together in namaste inside a bright, plain room with white walls, a ceiling fan and a wooden door. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and a woman in a green sari with a gold necklace stand with hands folded, while a man in white clothes and a dark rudraksha-style mala stands beside them. Behind them, several people in white kurtas and white dhotis, many wearing a long pendant necklace, stand in prayer on a colourful striped mat. An elderly woman in a pink sari stands among them. Strings of green leaves hang at the doorway. A logo appears at top left.2009-09-15Indoor photograph in a plain white-walled room with a small arched doorway and a barred window on the right. A man in an orange turban and orange sleeveless top, with a white flower garland, holds a small brass oil lamp (aarti) toward a group. Beside him, a man in a white dhoti and shirt with folded hands, a woman in an orange sari with folded hands, and a man in white with an orange-yellow shawl stand in prayerful greeting. A woman in an orange sari smiles in the background, and another man in orange stands at left. A small vase with pink flowers sits on a wall shelf. Brass oil lamps are visible on the floor at right, consistent with a ceremonial lamp offering.2008-07-28January 03 20122012-01-03February 18 20132013-02-18A photograph of a devotional gathering indoors beside a garlanded shrine with marigold and white flower garlands and red and yellow blooms. On the left, a bare-chested figure in orange cloth with long dark hair reaches toward a bowed woman in a white sari with a gold border, who is receiving a gold-coloured thread or chain being fastened by a man in a white shirt and white dhoti. Behind them, a smiling man in an orange garment stands with palms joined, and on the right a young man in a white shirt and white dhoti with gold border stands with hands folded in namaste. Brass lamps and a framed picture are visible on the shrine ledge.2010-02-15A photograph of a bright, white-walled indoor room where a young man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, wearing a white and red flower garland and rudraksha-style beads, holds a brass plate of offerings and a small flame. Beside him, two women in orange and peach saris stand with a plate of flower petals, and a young man in an orange shawl stands behind. On the left, a woman in an orange and yellow sari sits with her back partly turned, while on the right an older man in white shirt and dhoti stands with palms pressed together in namaste. A brass oil lamp sits on the floor in the lower right corner.2008-07-28A photo inside a plain room with cream walls, a wooden cabinet and a floral curtain. An elderly woman in a teal blouse and blue-grey striped sari bends forward and presses her palms onto the head of a white-clad elderly man with white hair and beard. A kneeling young woman in an orange sari with gold border holds her hands together beside him. A smiling woman in white sari with rudraksha mala stands behind, and a man in white shirt on the left gestures with open hands. Two young men in orange and white clothes stand at right, one holding a video camera, the other wearing a white shawl and rudraksha malas. Several people visible, no identifiable a person candidate.2012-01-03