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A crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis fills an interior hall with a curved staircase and wooden arched doorway with stained-glass panels. A woman with long dark hair in an orange saffron sari smiles at the center, wearing a wrap of orange cloth over her shoulder. An older man in white with glasses and a sandalwood tilak stands among devotees who reach toward him. Several people press close, with a ceiling fan and a wall painting of trees visible.

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June 27 20142014-06-27July 02 20142014-07-02 +1 copiesPhotograph of a crowded indoor room with pale pink walls and a tiled floor, where many men and women in white clothes press around a central figure. A person with long dark hair and an orange shawl, wearing white, reaches forward toward a bowing devotee in white. Others in white shirts and a woman in a teal saree stand nearby, with more people visible through an open doorway and window at left. The scene resembles a visit or house reception, with people reaching in to greet or touch the central figure.2009-08-08A dense crowd presses into a doorway decorated with green mango-leaf torans, marigold garlands and pink flowers. At the centre, a figure with long dark hair and an orange shawl raises both hands in greeting, wearing bangles and a flower garland; the figure's appearance is uncertain, so no specific identity is asserted. Around them, devotees in white shirts and dhotis, some with saffron-coloured scarves, reach up with raised arms and hands. Several people in the crowd hold up mobile phones, and a visible wall carries a blue banner in the corner.2014-07-03January 23 20102010-01-23Crowded indoor room with pale pink walls and a yellow trim band, where a large group of men in saffron and orange robes and white dhotis gather closely. A framed portrait hangs high on the wall, decorated with a marigold garland, and a video camera operator is visible at the upper right near a black pillar. Several saffron-clad sannyasis wear orange turbans and shawls, and one man in a sleeveless saffron top stands near the centre. Many devotees in white and orange press in around the central figures, some holding phones or cameras. A ceiling fan hangs above.2007-08-09Indoor photograph of a crowded room with cream walls, a framed picture and a vase of yellow flowers on a counter. A long-haired figure in a red and orange sleeveless garment with a draped orange cloth stands with palms pressed together in greeting, facing men in white shirts and dhotis. Several men in white clothing and orange shawls surround them, and one man at the right wears an orange robe and has long dark hair, while a man in a white shirt on the left holds his hands together in namaste.2009-08-06An indoor photo of a crowded devotee house visit in a warmly lit room with cream walls. Many people in white shirts, pale kurtas and cotton saris stand close together, several with hands pressed in namaste or folded before them. A woman in a pale yellow sari and a man in a brown checked shirt stand near the centre. At the right edge, a man in white holds a red cloth and a woman in an orange patterned sari with a long braid stands in the foreground. A curved wooden staircase and a framed picture are visible behind the group. The page does not show a person at this event, so no appearance-based candidate is claimed.2009-07-10August 06 20092009-08-06A crowd gathers at the entrance of a white house with a wooden door and carved wooden window frames. In the centre, a bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala and red and white cloth wrapped at his waist stands near a woman in a red sari holding a brass tray of offerings. Nearby, women in orange garments and men in white dresses and shirts stand close, some with hands folded in greeting. A colourful fringed umbrella rises at the right edge, and a potted plant sits at the left. The man with the bare chest and mala has distinctive adornments, but his face and presentation are not clearly distinctive enough to confirm the a person candidate, so the identity is uncertain.2010-01-23July 02 20142014-07-02July 10 20092009-07-10