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A photo of a devotional offering at a temple-style setting with green potted plants and garlands of yellow and white flowers. A woman in a red-orange turban and orange-brown robe, with flower garlands, reaches out to receive or hand over oranges and fruit on a brass tray. Across from her, a smiling woman in a yellow saree with red bangles and a white beaded necklace holds her palms together in namaskar, while a man in a white shirt kneels beside a tray holding oranges, an apple, a brass lamp and small brass items. Behind them, a man in white with a rudraksha mala and an orange shawl stands near a deity murti draped in flower garlands.

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February 08 20152015-02-08A photograph of a seated figure in an orange-red turban, wearing a yellow and red garland and an orange-red robe, receiving offerings at a low table. A man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala holds out an orange fruit toward the seated figure, while a woman in a red sari and rudraksha mala stands beside a woman in glasses and a white top. Behind them, women in orange and white saris with rudraksha malas stand among potted green plants. The low table holds oranges, a mango, a wooden tray with brass oil lamps and bangles, and rudraksha beads. Garlands of marigolds and roses lie nearby.2016-02-02 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated figure in a red-orange turban and orange robe, garlanded with yellow and red flower necklaces, raising one hand in greeting while smiling. Before him, a man in white kurta bows with palms joined, and a woman in red sari with a white forehead mark holds an orange. Behind them, a woman in a yellow sari with red shawl and another in white with a rudraksha mala watch; a gold-and-red altar with garlands, oranges, fruit and brass vessels is in the foreground, with potted plants and a deity murti display in the background.2015-02-08 +1 copiesFebruary 08 20152015-02-08 +1 copiesFebruary 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated figure in a rust-orange sleeveless garment and matching turban, wearing a red flower garland and orange beaded armlets, smiling and reaching toward a kneeling man in a white shirt who holds an orange fruit. Behind them stands a green-leaved plant arrangement, a gold-draped altar with garlands and a small deity figure at upper left. A woman in white with a rudraksha mala stands at right with hands together. Swamiji (probable) is the seated figure in saffron-orange robes, turban and red garland, presented as an appearance-based candidate.2015-01-30February 02 20162016-02-02January 30 20152015-01-30A photograph of a ceremonial exchange in an indoor hall. A woman seated at left wears a rust-red turban, a rust-red garment with a gold-bordered sash, gold bangles, and a long red-and-white flower garland. Her palms are pressed together in a gesture of greeting toward a man kneeling at right, who wears a light green shirt and white dhoti and holds a yellow fruit, with more yellow fruit in a box at lower right. Behind her, a woman in white with a rudraksha mala stands holding a paper, and a woman in a green top and pink dupatta stands nearby. Colourful flower garlands hang at left, and a red cushion and a leopard-print cloth lie in the foreground. Several people in white and light clothing move in the background, and framed photos hang on the wall.2014-11-26A photograph of a seated ritual scene. A person in a rust-red turban and orange-red robe sits cross-legged at left, wearing marigold and white flower garlands and red-and-yellow flowers, and holds an orange fruit toward a man. The man at right wears a white shirt, gold watch and orange lanyard, and a woman in a purple top with an orange lanyard reaches toward a tray of oranges and a pomegranate. Behind them stand potted green plants, gold garlands on a deity murti, and a woman in white with a red-and-orange shawl and rudraksha mala. A tray holds gold-coloured ritual vessels.2016-02-02 +1 copiesJanuary 31 20152015-01-31A photograph of a temple-style ritual in a flower-decorated room. In the left foreground a woman in an orange-red turban, orange sari and a floral garland holds an orange and smiles toward the offering tray. Beside her a man in a white shirt reaches toward a tray of oranges, nuts and gold bangles, and another woman in a green-and-gold sari extends her hand to the same offering. Behind them stand a woman in an orange sari with a rudraksha mala and a man in white with a red shawl. Golden garlands hang on deity murti in the background, with green leaves and marigolds around the altar. A ceiling fan is visible at the back.2016-02-02 +1 copies