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A crowded temple scene where devotees push forward, with a bare-chested man in a blue dhoti and green-gold border raising one arm high. Beside him, a man in an orange turban and red-orange shawl stands with an arm extended toward the crowd, wearing rudraksha bracelets. Other men in saffron and orange garments, some with rudraksha malas, surround them. Behind, young men in shirts stand near a wire mesh and red pillars. The setting appears to be a temple hall with a red-painted wall. The scene reads as devotional, with people reaching out in a crowd.

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Outdoor temple scene with a crowd of onlookers behind a wire-mesh and red-painted pillar area. A figure in an orange-red turban and red-gold shawl, with gold hoop earring, stands at right beside a shaved-headed man in white ritual dress with a tilak on his forehead and rudraksha mala around his neck, who bows toward a seated devotee in the foreground. A saffron-robed sannyasi wearing a long rudraksha mala and wristbands is in the centre, reaching forward. Several men in shirts and a man with a mobile phone raised watch from behind.2015-05-01Outdoor photograph at a temple-related procession or ritual gathering among green trees. In the foreground, a man in an orange turban with a red bindi, a rudraksha bracelet and a red-orange flower garland raises his right hand and smiles. Beside him, a bald man with a red mark on his forehead and rudraksha bracelets gestures upward, and other men in orange and white ritual clothing with rudraksha malas stand nearby. Flowers and green leaves appear at the lower left.2015-05-01Photograph of a group of shaved-headed men in saffron-orange dhotis and wraps, many bare-chested and wearing rudraksha malas, gathered closely in an outdoor setting with green foliage behind. In the centre, a smiling man with a shaved head holds a dark beaded mala and wears a red-brown wrist band, while a man in front in an orange dhoti points with his finger. Other devotees with bare shoulders crowd around, some wearing white dhotis with gold borders. No figure with distinctive a person cues such as long hair, crown or ornate gold regalia is clearly visible, so the identity of any person remains unconfirmed.2017-01-14April 22 20162016-04-22May 01 20152015-05-01May 16 20122012-05-16 +1 copiesA crowded temple scene at a shrine entrance, with devotees pressing close and many people with bald or shaved heads and white or tilak-marked foreheads. At centre, a man in a deep red-maroon turban and maroon-red dhoti with golden borders stands with a rudraksha and gold-bead necklace and a large gold pendant, while an older bald priest in a white dhoti and shawl reaches up to touch his head in blessing. Beside them a woman in red sari and gold jewellery stands with hands joined, and an older woman in orange robe with dark rudraksha beads holds her palms together. Men in orange and saffron garments, some with ritual cloths over their shoulders, raise folded hands along the right and back. Hanging lights and a carved stone doorway frame the scene. a person is only a probable identification here from the maroon turban, ornate red-gold robe and gold-bead necklace, so the in-person label is uncertain.2015-09-16 +1 copiesJanuary 13 20152015-01-13May 20 20122012-05-20May 20 20122012-05-20 +1 copiesMay 18 20122012-05-18August 09 20072007-08-09