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Outdoor scene in front of an orange-painted wall and a large white banner with Kannada and English text, including "Sarva Darshan MEET the Master Individual HEALING & BLESSINGS for all" and "Pada Pooja" lettering with small photo panels. Five men in white dhotis with gold borders stand in conversation. The man at centre-right, wearing a rudraksha mala and bare upper body with white dhoti, stands with arms folded. To the left, a man with glasses wears a white cloth over one shoulder and a mala. Beside him, a man with a tilak and dark green shirt over a white dhoti stands with folded arms. At right, a shaved-headed man in white with gold border holds a long wooden pole. Potted plants and green leaves frame the scene.

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Photograph of two men in white dhoti-style clothing with gold-bordered cloth, standing and talking in an indoor room. The man on the left, arms folded, wears a rudraksha mala and a gold bangle; he has short dark hair and is smiling. The man on the right, seen from behind and in profile, has long hair tied back and wears a white upper cloth with gold border and a gold bangle. A deep red curtain hangs behind them, with a pale wall and a chair at the left edge.2011-12-03December 15 20172017-12-15A row of six men stands outdoors beneath green leafy trees, as if awaiting something. From left, the first wears a rust-red and gold-bordered dhoti with a matching shawl and rudraksha beads, his head shaved with white markings. Next, a man in saffron-orange robes wears a rudraksha mala and white forehead tilak. The third wears orange robes with a red-banded shawl and a white forehead mark. The fourth, shaved-headed with white tripundra markings and orange robes, wears rudraksha beads. The fifth has long swept-back hair, a red bindi and an orange-red wrap over bare shoulders, with rudraksha beads. The sixth, shaved-headed, wears white robes with gold borders and a dark rudraksha mala. A red-banded white-robed man stands at the far right with a red bindi and sacred thread, and a person in white shirt is partly visible at the edge.2014-06-19Outdoor photograph at an ashram in front of a building with orange walls and a signboard in Kannada script. An umbrella with a multicoloured canopy, tasselled fringe and a bird emblem is held over a man in white ritual dhoti and shawl with a shaved head and white markings on his forehead, arms raised in an open gesture. Beside him stand two smiling men: one with a tilak and sandalwood marks, wearing a white garment with a gold-yellow border, a gold chain and a gold pendant; the other wearing black-rimmed glasses, a white garment with a red-and-pink border, a rudraksha mala and a yellow-green cloth at the waist. Behind them, a few women in saris and devotees in white stand among palm trees, under a bright sky.2010-12-28October 27 20112011-10-27October 23 20112011-10-23Outdoor photo of a man standing barefoot on a dark stone platform beneath a leafy tree with yellow flowering shrubs behind him. He wears a white dhoti and a white shawl bordered with gold, and a long black beaded rudraksha-style mala hangs on his chest. His hands are folded at his waist in a calm, attentive pose. To the right, another man in white with a shaved head stands partly visible, and a person in orange robes is at the edge of the frame. Hanging bells and vines are visible overhead, with a stone-paved path in the background.2011-09-07December 08 20112011-12-08Two men stand barefoot on a dirt path beside a green bamboo gate and fence, with pink bougainvillea and leafy trees behind them. Both wear white dhoti-style garments with gold borders and gold-trimmed cloth draped over the shoulder. The man on the left has longer dark hair, smiles, wears a rudraksha mala and a wristwatch. The man on the right is shaved-headed, wears a heavy gold bead necklace, a rudraksha mala and a red tilak on his forehead. Both wear rudraksha bracelets. No appearance-based cues qualify either man as a person.2011-07-15August 02 20102010-08-02 +1 copiesNovember 07 20112011-11-07December 25 20092009-12-25