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Night photograph of a Navaratri puja at an open-air ashram courtyard lit with string lights. Several young men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls with maroon borders sit cross-legged on a mat around a square fire pit, performing a homa, with brass bowls of offerings, flowers, and a lit lamp in the foreground. Behind them, rows of devotees in orange and white clothing sit on white and red steps with hands folded in prayer. A framed portrait decorated with a red and white flower garland stands beside the pit. Banners and posters hang on the walls behind.

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October 07 20082008-10-07Night outdoor ritual at a white building strung with fairy lights. In the foreground, several young people in cream and tan kurta-style clothes with red-and-gold shawls sit on a mat before a low square yagna or puja platform holding brass plates, flowers and bowls. Behind them, a row of people in saffron and orange robes sit with palms pressed together in prayer. At left, a framed portrait garlanded with red and orange flowers stands beside a lit oil lamp and brass items. Above, banners and a poster hang from the wall, and a parked white SUV sits at right. The people are seated in a sequence of prayer and offerings, with the scene lit by the night lamps and string lights.2008-10-07Evening puja inside a hall decorated with string lights, with orange-robed devotees seated in rows on striped mats before a raised white and red platform. At the centre, a framed portrait garlanded with red flowers rests on the platform beside a small blue vessel and offerings on plates of fruit, flowers and sweets. A figure in orange at the right, hands folded in anjali, sits apart in a draped orange shawl, while others in orange and white kneel and pray, some holding plates. Behind them a shrine with a lit deity murti and a 'Kalpataru Darshan' banner with a schedule sign are visible. The framed portrait shows a person in orange with a bead necklace; its identity is not established by the scene itself.2008-10-07Photograph of a devotional gathering inside a decorated hall with string lights and a stage. In the foreground, several seated people in orange robes with red sashes perform a ritual before a large framed portrait of a man in orange garments and a beaded necklace, garlanded with red and orange flowers. Brass plates of fruit, sweets and offerings sit on striped mats, and oil lamps burn beside the portrait. Behind them, rows of seated devotees in orange and white clothing press their palms together. A man in orange stands at the right edge beside a video camera. A banner reading Kalpataru Darshan hangs on the wall with schedule posters. A shrine with a deity murti is visible at the back.2008-10-07October 07 20082008-10-07October 07 20082008-10-07Night photograph of a devotional puja at a temple entrance lit with string lights. A large framed portrait of a long-haired figure in orange garlanded with red and white flower necklaces sits on a stage in front of a deity murti. Rows of people in orange robes sit cross-legged on mats with palms pressed together in namaskar, some holding plates of fruit and offerings. A seated man in orange with hands folded at the right edge is filming with a camera, and a robed figure in orange stands at the left beside a speaker. Red and white striped stage edging is visible in the foreground, with lamps and brass plates of offerings before the portrait. Behind, a crowd of onlookers stands near the shrine, and a banner reads Kalpataru Darshan with the dates October 2008.2008-10-07October 08 20082008-10-08October 07 20082008-10-07Photograph of a homa or fire ritual in an outdoor temple courtyard. Several young men in saffron-orange robes sit in rows with their backs to the camera, some with hands joined in prayer, while a priest in orange performs the fire offering amid rising smoke. Marigold garlands and offerings lie on a white altar in front. Behind them is a framed portrait of a smiling man with long hair, draped with red-and-white flower garlands; the portrait is a printed picture, not a person. A large Kannada-script sign reads Sri Anandeshwara Temple, and a poster titled Shaktim with decorated deity images hangs on the wall.2008-10-08October 07 20082008-10-07October 07 20082008-10-07