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A photograph of a ritual greeting in a hall with a pink wall and red curtain. In the foreground, a bare-chested man with short grey hair wears an orange shawl printed with script and a rudraksha mala, bowing forward with his palms pressed together. Facing him, a man with long dreadlocks wears an orange-red cloth and rudraksha mala and extends his hand toward the bowing man's head. Behind them, a man in white with a rudraksha mala stands with hands folded, and a golden ritual object is visible at the lower left. Saffron-clad figures move in the background.

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August 03 20172017-08-03A photograph of an energy darshan at an indoor ashram hall. A bare-chested man with long dreadlocks and a full beard, wearing a flower garland and a rudraksha-style necklace, extends his right arm to touch the forehead of a shaven-headed man in a white shirt with an orange-and-white shawl and a name badge. The recipient raises his left palm and smiles with eyes closed. Behind them, several men in white dhoti-style garments and orange shawls stand, and gold ceremonial objects and a gold-coloured lion-shaped stand are visible near the front. Red curtains hang in the background. The darshan is part of the Inner Awakening program.2017-05-06July 03 20172017-07-03August 09 20172017-08-09August 09 20172017-08-09 +1 copiesPhotograph of a puja scene inside a temple hall. A bald, bare-chested devotee in an orange shawl with rudraksha beads kneels on the left with palms pressed together in namaskar, head bowed. Facing him on the right, a man with long dreadlocked hair, a white tilak, gold bead necklaces, a red-orange cloth draped over the shoulder and coral-coloured bangles and armband sits with hands folded in anjali mudra and a slight smile. Between them stands a brass deity murti and a brass oil lamp. Behind them, several people in saffron and orange robes stand, and a photographer with a camera is visible in the background. Gold pillars frame the scene.2017-07-07September 20 20152015-09-20A ceremonial moment in a temple-like hall. A bare-chested man with long dreadlocks and an orange-and-gold shawl, wearing a gold necklace, extends his right hand to press a mark on the forehead of a young man with wavy brown hair. The young man wears white kurta-style clothing, an orange-red shawl with printed patterns, and a rudraksha mala, and raises his palms. Beside them a woman in orange and white clothes holds a folded paper, and a brass deity murti with a crown stands near a brass vessel. Standing devotees in white and orange with rudraksha malas watch in the background.2017-08-08July 03 20172017-07-03A photograph of a shaktipata-style blessing in a temple hall. A long-haired man in an orange shawl with rudraksha bracelets and a gold necklace stands at right, placing his right hand on the forehead of a seated, bare-chested devotee in a red-and-orange shawl who has his hands raised. Behind them, a white-haired man in white ritual cloth with rudraksha mala stands among other men in orange and red shawls. A brass deity murti and a brass oil lamp sit in the foreground beside green plants. A woman in orange stands at left, and an air conditioner is visible on the wall. Swamiji (probable): the standing man at right has long hair, rudraksha bracelets and a gold necklace with an orange shawl.2017-07-03August 08 20172017-08-08 +1 copiesAugust 09 20172017-08-09 +1 copies