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Night-time photograph outside a compound with a chain-link fence and red wall. A long-haired man with a long dark braid, bare-chested and wearing an orange-red cloth wrap, stands with palms pressed together in namaskar in front of the fence. Beside him on the left, a shaven-headed man in orange robes and a beaded necklace stands near an orange vehicle door. Illuminated string lights hang on a tree and a stone-lined planter with a pillar lamp stands at right. Path lights and foliage surround the scene.

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Night photograph of an outdoor temple-garden corner. A long-haired man with a long dark beard and swept-back hair, bare-chested and wearing a rust-orange cloth wrap, stands with palms pressed together in anjali at a chain-link fence, facing a small shrine. To the left, a person in orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands near an orange doorway. On the right a deity murti draped with a garland stands beside a tall pillar wrapped in lights, with stone-lined garden beds, potted plants and string lights in the trees. a person cues are the long hair, bare chest and orange wrap of the figure at the fence, but the face and distance leave this uncertain.2017-03-19February 08 20172017-02-08Night photograph outdoors at an ashram entrance beside an orange bus. A bare-chested man with long, swept-back dark hair and a dark beard, wearing a rust-brown dhoti-style cloth, stands barefoot on a purple mat with palms pressed together in prayer before a small shrine area of stacked stones and a bulbous stone or image with a red cloth hung across it. Strings of flowers hang from a tree behind. A second man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and forehead markings stands nearby, hands folded, beside the bus door. Red boundary wall, chain-link fence, potted plant and garden lights surround the scene.2017-02-08March 19 20172017-03-19February 08 20172017-02-08March 19 20172017-03-19Night photo at a temple-like outdoor shrine beside a red boundary wall and chain-link fence. A man with long dark dreadlocks, bare-chested and wearing a rust-brown dhoti-style cloth, stands barefoot on a small mat with palms pressed together in prayer before a grey stone deity murti. To the left, a second man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala holds sandals beside an orange bus. A small potted plant and stone-faced platform sit at the base of the shrine, with bamboo and palm foliage behind.2017-02-08Night photo at an outdoor temple entrance beside a red-painted wall and green door. A bare-chested figure with long dreadlocked hair and a rust-red cloth wrapped at the waist stands facing a grey stone shrine with two carved deity murti, one with a tall crown and one with a crown and garland, set behind a wire mesh fence. A second person in orange-saffron robes and a rudraksha mala, with long braided hair, stands to the left holding a metal tray or plate, barefoot on a paved path. Bamboo and leafy trees frame the shrine, with a small solar lamp and a bollard light nearby.2017-02-08October 21 20162016-10-21September 06 20172017-09-06March 19 20172017-03-19Outdoor evening scene in a garden beside a chain-link fence strung with multicolour fairy lights. On the left, a bare-chested man with long dark braided hair and an orange-red cloth wrap stands with palms pressed together in anjali. On the right, a man in an orange wrap with a shawl, sacred beads and white body markings holds a brass aarti lamp with a flame and a bell in his other hand, performing aarti. Green shrubs and a red wall are behind them, with a stone border and a floodlight at right. Two people are visible; no face-based identity is established.2017-09-06