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Two young men in ritual dress walk left through a whitewashed corridor carrying silver trays. The man in front wears an orange dhoti and orange shawl with a rudraksha mala and holds a silver tray with a round lid. The man beside him wears white dhoti and an orange shawl and holds a second silver tray. Behind them, further attendants in white and orange and a figure in yellow carry a long pole. A blue wall sign with white lettering, an orange grilled door and a colourful cloth canopy frame the scene.

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Outdoors beside a whitewashed wall with red vertical stripes, a man in a white dhoti and white shirt with an orange shawl carries a silver tray holding offerings with both hands. Beside him, a monk in saffron-orange robes holds a second tray with covered metal dishes and a glass bowl, looking down. At the left edge, a person in white with a yellow shawl holds a wooden staff under a red and white fringed canopy. A yellow signboard and a purple sign with Kannada script hang on the wall, and the ground is bare with small plants.2008-05-13July 08 20092009-07-08November 02 20102010-11-02Outdoor temple courtyard with carved grey stone pillars, a red iron gate and orange cloth drapes. A man in white dhoti with an orange sash holds a brass tray of yellow and purple flower garlands. Beside him, a man in an orange turban and orange draped robe stands near golden brass lamps on a stone platform, with a second man in orange robes to the right with long hair. Hindu temple ritual setting. a person: the man in the central orange turban and draped robe matches the archive subject; appearance-based candidate only. Three visible people.2009-12-11A photograph of a procession inside a hall with a tin roof and fluorescent lights. In the centre, a monastic in orange robes and a red-trimmed orange shawl carries a silver tray heaped with yellow flowers and a decorated pot, with a red thread tied around his wrist. On the left, a young man in orange robes wears a red flower garland and walks with a smile. Behind them, men in white kurtas with yellow shawls walk with hands folded in greeting. Framed photos on the wall show a bearded sannyasi in orange, and striped decorative poles stand along the sides. Count of physical people visible: about 15.A photograph inside a covered temple hall with a corrugated roof and a concrete floor lined with woven mats along both sides. A young man in a white dhoti and white shirt with an orange shawl carries a brass tray with offerings and walks barefoot down the central aisle. Beside him a young man in an orange-saffron robe, bare-chested with a saffron wrap, walks barefoot. Behind them, figures in orange and saffron robes and a woman in a blue sari follow. Colourful painted pillars with floral and bird designs frame the hall, and a green-draped altar with decorations stands at right. Several other people in white and saffron clothing are visible in the background.2009-07-08March 04 20112011-03-04May 13 20082008-05-13September 25 20092009-09-25A photograph inside a hall with a wall map of world temples. A man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands at centre with palms pressed together in greeting, smiling. Beside him, a bald man in white dhoti and shawl with a silver-toned bowl. To the right, a man in orange robes holds a brass tray with a decorated kalasha wrapped in garlands. Several people in white and orange stand behind, with an audience blurred in the background. Red and yellow flowers appear at the lower right.2012-04-30A photograph of a ceremonial procession walking along a covered concrete corridor inside a building. Several young men lead the group in white dhotis and kurtas; the foremost carries a tray of silver-toned dishes, and a man in the centre holds a long pole supporting a multicoloured umbrella with orange, red, yellow and blue fringed panels. Men wear yellow shawls and orange wraps, and women in white with orange shawls follow behind. Behind them are framed photographs and printed banners with pictures of a saffron-clad figure, and a few chairs and a doorway appear on the right. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible, so the appearance is uncertain.2008-05-13Outdoor procession on a paved courtyard at an ashram. A young man in an orange dhoti and orange shawl, with a bead necklace, carries a metal tray with covered brass vessels under a colourful umbrella with a blue and gold canopy printed with dove motifs. Beside him, a smiling man in white dhoti and orange shawl holds a similar covered tray. Behind them, a drummer in white with an orange shawl plays a cylindrical drum, and a few more people in white and orange follow. White stone structures and palm trees stand in the background.2008-05-13