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Photo of three seated men in a golden temple hall during a ritual. Front centre, a man with short hair, bare-chested under a saffron-orange shawl printed with script, wears a white dhoti with gold border and a rudraksha mala, eyes closed. Beside him, a man with long dreadlocks in a white cloth holds an orange-red object in his hands, eyes lowered. At left, a man with a rudraksha mala, orange shawl and white garment sits with eyes closed. At upper right, an older bearded man in orange robes with a teal sash sits behind gold ceremonial items, a deity murti area behind them. Gold relief decorations fill the background.

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March 18 20172017-03-18January 11 20172017-01-11March 18 20172017-03-18A seated puja in a hall with a crowd in white dhotis and red-orange shawls behind. In the foreground, a man in white silk dhoti with gold border, red-orange shawl and long gold-beaded necklace reads from a sheet of paper held on a clipboard, hands joined, with a small microphone headset. Beside him, another man in red shawl and gold beaded mala presses palms together. A silver tray with flowers and brass vessels sits at left, and a carved orange-red altar stand is at right. Several seated devotees in white and red shawls are visible in the background. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly visible; the central priest is shown in ritual role only.2012-12-26September 27 20172017-09-27 +1 copiesJuly 05 20172017-07-05March 02 20172017-03-02 +1 copiesPhoto of a seated group of devotees in meditation during a satsang in an interior hall. In the foreground a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shawl with gold border wears a rudraksha mala and a red bindi, eyes closed. Beside him a man in a white dhoti with gold border and a black rudraksha mala sits with hands folded, eyes closed. Behind them, rows of people in saffron and orange robes with rudraksha malas sit in meditation, some with white vibhuti stripes on their arms. A wooden door and white walls form the backdrop.2015-11-08January 03 20172017-01-03January 12 20172017-01-12A seated man in the foreground wears white dhoti and shawl with a gold border, a rudraksha mala draped over his bare chest and shoulders, and reads from a sheet of white paper. He sits on a white mat in a large hall where many people in white clothes sit on mats, some wearing orange-brown shawls. A man on the left in white clothes and an orange-brown shawl looks down and to the side, and a man on the right holds a small book. The room has cream walls, wooden doors and a polished floor.2017-03-08Photograph of a seated group of men in an indoor room. Most wear white dhoti-style cloth with orange-red shawls and rudraksha malas, plus gold necklaces and sandalwood or vibhuti marks on their foreheads and arms. Front row, from left: a man in white and gold clothing with his back partly turned; a man with a red shawl and gold necklaces; a central man in a red shawl with a dark rudraksha mala and gold beads, hands folded in his lap; a clean-shaven man with a red shawl and beads; and a man in red and gold on the right. Behind them, a man with a shaved head and white forehead marks and a man in glasses. A red curtain and white louvred panel are in the background. Six people are visible in total, and no a person candidate can be confidently identified from appearance.2017-08-15