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Indoor photo in a plain room with cream walls and a brown wooden door. A young boy in white dhoti-style clothing with gold borders and rudraksha beads stands blindfolded with a black cloth, smiling, while an older man in white with a gold-bordered shawl and rudraksha on his arms stands behind him adjusting the blindfold. Seated on a black leather sofa at right, an older man in a light blue shirt and dark trousers watches. Nearby a seated man in a rust-red and saffron robe with rudraksha mala and forehead markings sits in a chair, smiling. A wicker basket of apples sits on a side table at right.

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Indoor photo in a plain yellow-walled room with a dark wooden door. Three blindfolded people stand near white plastic chairs. On the left, a woman in an orange sari with a rudraksha mala holds one hand raised. In the centre, a man in white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha beads stands behind her, hand near her shoulder. On the right, a boy in white dhoti with gold border, red and brown beaded necklaces and bead armband stands blindfolded. A seated man in a light blue shirt and glasses reads an open booklet at right. No a person candidate is visibly identifiable by appearance.2015-08-20August 20 20152015-08-20A photograph of an indoor room with cream walls and a dark wooden door. A man in a white dhoti with gold borders and a white upper cloth, wearing a red-orange rudraksha mala and gold bangles, stands and holds a white cloth to the forehead of a young boy in a white dhoti with gold border and red beaded necklaces. Two women in orange and red saris with rudraksha malas stand at the left, and a seated bald man with tilak and an orange-and-gold garment and rudraksha mala watches at right. a person cues are not sufficiently distinctive to confirm a presence, so the central man is described by role as a ritual officiant. A white plastic chair and a red-cushioned chair sit near the doorway.2015-08-20Indoor photograph in a plain room with cream walls and a dark wooden door. A young woman in an orange saree stands at left with a black blindfold over her eyes, gesturing with her hands. Beside her, a young man in white dhoti with gold border and a rudraksha mala stands with a black blindfold, his bare arm adorned with a gold armlet. Behind them a man in white with a red-brown shawl and mala stands near a seated older man in a light blue shirt. A wicker basket of red apples sits on a dark side table. Four physical people are visible.2015-08-20A photograph taken indoors in a plain room with cream walls, a dark wooden door and a white plastic chair. Two standing men in white dhotis with gold borders stand together; the taller one, with long swept-back hair, wears a rudraksha mala, a red-brown shawl and gold armbands, and his hands rest on the shoulder of a smiling younger boy who wears a rudraksha mala and gold-bordered white cloth. A seated man in a light blue striped shirt and glasses sits on a dark leather sofa beside a basket of red apples.2015-08-20August 20 20152015-08-20August 20 20152015-08-20August 20 20152015-08-20 +1 copiesA photograph of a blindfolded boy in white and gold ritual dress seated in a room with orange walls and dark wooden chairs. He wears a black blindfold over his eyes, long rudraksha mala beads around his neck, and rudraksha bracelets on his wrist. He holds a smartphone showing a blue screen with a grid. Behind him sits a bespectacled man in a cream shirt watching him, and a red-brown draped figure sits partly visible beside the boy. A red cloth-covered bed edge appears at the left. Two physical people are visible.2015-08-20A photograph of an indoor demonstration in a room with orange-yellow walls. A young boy in white dhoti-style cloth with a gold border and a black blindfold over his eyes holds a tablet displaying blue-lit content toward his face. He wears rudraksha malas and gold bangles. Beside him, a man with long hair, a red bindi and rudraksha necklaces sits attentively, while an older man in a cream shirt and glasses leans in to observe. Bowls of fruit sit at the lower right edge of the frame.2015-08-20August 20 20152015-08-20Indoor ritual scene with several men in ceremonial dress. A young boy with his eyes covered by a white cloth stands in the foreground, wearing a bare chest, white and gold dhoti, and beaded necklaces, his hands joined in prayer. A man in a white dhoti with gold border, brown beaded mala necklaces, a gold pendant and a cameo-style medallion is placing his hands on the boy's shoulders. In the right foreground, a man with long dreadlocked hair, gold earrings and a rust-orange shawl sits in profile. Figures in saffron and orange garments stand in the background beside a gold-coloured wall and a tall brass ceremonial object. White sacred ash marks are visible on several men's arms and shoulders.2017-06-20