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Outdoor photo of a group of young men and one woman gathered around a white-draped table with a seated saffron-clad statue of a figure with orange turban and mala, plus an orange plush doll, flowers, a framed photo and offerings. A woman on the left wears an orange sari with maroon border and a beaded necklace. Men wear white kurtas and dhotis with blue lanyards; one in the center-right wears a yellow shawl over white, and others wear orange shirts. Palm trees and a red-roofed building stand behind them.

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December 23 20092009-12-23Outdoor ashram scene under palm trees beside thatched huts. A large framed portrait on an easel shows a long-haired figure in saffron robes and a mala seated before a banyan trunk, one hand raised; a smaller framed portrait sits on a hut above. Beneath it on a white-draped table are small saffron-clad seated figurines, a pale statue with orange cloth, yellow and orange flower garlands, a brass lamp, and a plate of offerings. Standing around the table are a smiling woman in an orange sari with a red border and red bangles, a second woman in an orange sari, and several young men in white dhotis with yellow shawls and identity lanyards, one holding a pink folder. Their clothing is white, yellow and orange.2009-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23December 29 20092009-12-29December 23 20072007-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23August 03 20092009-08-03Outdoor photograph of a devotional offering scene in front of a thatched palm-leaf wall. In the foreground, a man in white dhoti and an orange shawl with rudraksha mala presses his palms together in namaskar beside a grey metal table draped in white cloth, holding fruit (bananas, pineapple, coconut), flowers and packets. Behind him stand a woman in a cream sari with orange shawl clapping, a woman in a white sari with yellow shawl and gold bangles, and a young man in white with a yellow shawl and tilak who joins in the clapping. Several onlookers in casual shirts and dhotis crowd behind. No person clearly matches a person depiction.2009-12-23Outdoor procession on a dirt path with a green hillside and fence behind. In the centre a man with long dark hair and a red bindi wears a sleeveless saffron-orange garment draped over his body and walks with eyes lowered. Around him devotees in white shirts and saffron-orange shawls, and women in white and yellow, walk closely. At right a young man in an orange shawl carries a red tray and holds a garlanded deity murti with white flower garland and an orange headwrap. Several people are visible in the crowd behind.2008-08-07A photograph of an outdoor scene under a thatched shelter beside a white building. A central figure in a saffron-orange robe with an orange head wrap and a red tilak walks forward, with long dark hair visible at the shoulder, while attendants in white dhotis and orange shawls follow around him. A man in a white shirt and dhoti stands on the left near a cameraman filming with a video camera. Several other men in white or white-and-orange clothing walk and stand nearby under trees. Swamiji (probable): the central figure in saffron robes, orange head wrap, long hair and tilak fits the candidate's presentation, with the ceremonial orange shawls and attendants indicating a role of honour.2006-07-27Outdoor procession in a town street on a cloudy day. Two men in saffron-orange robes at centre carry a seated orange-clad figure with a saffron turban and white flower garland on a red tray; it is a statue or murti, not a living person. Behind them, men in white dhotis and shirts hold a white-cloth-covered brass tray with flower garlands, and a man on the left holds a wooden pole with orange flags bearing a blue emblem. A man in white at right holds another flower-garlanded brass tray. Pink and cream buildings and a brick wall line the street, with a golden-and-red decorated canopy at right.2008-08-07Outdoors under a bright sky with coconut palms behind, several men in white ritual clothes with yellow shawls stand at a white ledge or altar. A man in the centre wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over his head and shoulders, with a shaved head and round glasses, holding a brass tray of offerings and lit incense sticks. Beside him a younger man in white and yellow pours or places yellow flowers from a plate onto the white platform. Another man on the left in white with a yellow shawl and rudraksha-style beads stands close. A thatched shelter with an orange awning and a large informational map board are visible on the right. The scene suggests an offering or puja in progress.2009-09-25