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Outdoor evening scene at an ashram on a red carpet. A man in a cream embroidered kurta bows low at the left. Seated in orange robes are three saffron-clad sannyasis: one in a dark-orange shawl with rudraksha beads, one in orange with a mala, and one with bare shaved head in orange cloth. A standing figure in an orange robe with an orange turban stands at right, facing them. A large silver ceremonial parasol stands behind the seated group, with white-clad men and orange-robed attendants in the background, and lit lamps on a pillar at right.

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Outdoor evening gathering at night under a white umbrella with fringed edge held by a man in grey shirt. Seated in front, a man in orange robe with a rudraksha mala and white forehead markings sits centrally, flanked by an elderly woman in orange sari with a beaded necklace and a seated man in white shirt and grey trousers. On the right, a smiling person in orange robe with orange head covering and a long beaded mala stands bending toward them, holding a book and red flowers, while another person in orange robe holds a book. Several men in white shirts and orange shawls stand behind, and string lights glow on the right.2006-12-22December 22 20062006-12-22Night photograph of an outdoor ceremony. A seated man in orange robes and a matching orange head cloth, with a dark rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark, sits at centre-left while a woman in orange and pink, wearing beaded necklaces, bends forward with hands raised toward him. Behind them, a man in a dark orange-and-white robe stands facing right and holds a white book with a red tasselled cloth. A man in a cream-coloured embroidered kurta stands at the far left. A white fringed canopy is held overhead by a man in a light blue shirt, and several men in orange robes and turbans stand in the background near a fence.2006-12-22Evening outdoor gathering at an ashram courtyard. A white umbrella with fringed edges is held over seated figures in saffron and orange robes. Seated in white plastic chairs, a bald man in orange robes with white forehead markings sits at the centre-front, while a figure with an orange turban sits at the right foreground. Standing behind them are men in white shirts and dhotis, a man in a pink shawl with white tilak, and monks in orange. Lamps and string lights glow in the background, and a painted backdrop of a multi-storey building is visible behind a fence. Several men on the left wear pale and white clothes, and a man in a light blue top stands at the left edge.2006-12-22December 22 20062006-12-22January 13 20152015-01-13Night outdoor event on a red carpet before a blue-and-white painted backdrop of buildings. Several saffron-robed sannyasis sit on white plastic chairs; one in a saffron turban and rudraksha mala stands at right holding flowers. A white ceremonial umbrella shades the seated group. A man in a cream kurta bends to offer respect to a seated figure in orange, while men in white shirts stand and sit behind. A photographer with a camera stands at left.2006-12-22Evening outdoor gathering under a tent with string lights. A smiling man in an orange turban, orange robe and a long rudraksha mala stands at centre, smiling and turned toward an older person in orange-saffron drapery on the right. Around them are men in white shirts and pink or orange shawls, one holding a small video camera overhead, and a woman in pink with a head covering at the back. A thatched canopy is above. a person is a visible candidate in orange turban and rudraksha mala, but appearance cues are not decisive, so the identity remains uncertain.2006-12-22A photograph inside a red and white striped tent at a religious gathering. Seated centrally on a patterned carpet is a bearded man in a red-brown robe with a heavy gold necklace and an orange turban, flanked by saffron-robed sadhus. To his right, a bald man in saffron robes and a gold necklace sits with his hands clasped. A pink umbrella with crystal fringe is held above the group, and trident-topped staffs stand nearby. Many standing and seated men in orange, white and checked shirts watch. A camera operator is visible at the lower left.2016-04-18A photograph of a tented gathering with a green floor covering and sitting sadhus in orange and red robes. In the centre, a man in a red-orange turban and a brown shawl sits cross-legged on a white floral sheet, with a white-bearded man in orange sitting to his left and a shaven-headed monk in orange-maroon kneeling to his right. Behind them, several saffron-clad sadhus sit in rows, one holding a small book, and a standing man in white kurta and white dhoti watches from the left. A few other monks in orange move about near a blue-draped table at the right. The yellow tent fabric and paper bunting frame the scene. Partially visible fingers appear at the left edge.2016-04-22December 30 20072007-12-30Evening outdoor gathering at night with a white ceremonial parasol with fringe held over seated saffron-clad sadhus on white plastic chairs on a red carpet. Front right, a bald sadhu in orange robes with white forehead markings sits beside a long-haired sadhu in orange who holds clasped hands. Left of them, a seated sadhu in orange and a sadhu with an orange turban sit on chairs. Behind them, men in white shirts and an orange-clad figure stand among a crowd, and a man in an orange shirt and a bearded man in red shawl appear at right. A single string of lights and a building are visible in the background.2006-12-22