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A young man stands on a red-carpeted stone platform with palms pressed together in namaskar, bare-chested, wearing an orange dhoti with gold-edged waist sash and a rudraksha mala with a white tilak and body markings. Behind him, a man in white dhoti and shawl stands near brass vessels, and seated people with red robes and a golden throne with tiger-print cushion sit to the left beside marigold garlands and a brass kalasha. Rows of brass lamps and red flags line the tiered steps in the background, with spectators seated on the stairs.

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December 15 20162016-12-15December 16 20162016-12-16September 05 20162016-09-05A young male priest stands in the foreground on stone steps, performing a ritual gesture with his palms pressed together at chest height. He is bare-chested, wearing a saffron-orange dhoti wrap, rudraksha mala beads, a white sacred thread, and a horizontal white sacred mark on his forehead and body. A tall brass or gold-topped ritual staff stands beside him. Behind him, rows of seated devotees in white and colourful clothes fill the tiered red stone steps, with small oil lamps or lit diyas placed along the steps. Two men in white dhotis are visible at the right edge.2016-12-17A photograph of a young person standing in the foreground on a paved edge, facing away from the camera, with one arm raised and the other hand open at the side. The figure is bare-chested and wears an orange-saffron dhoti-style wrap with broad gold borders, and a long rudraksha-style bead mala hangs down the back. The long dark hair is loose. Behind, tiered stone seating is filled with seated people in white dhotis, pink, yellow and green saris, and orange and red garments, with many small dark lamps or pots set along the steps. The scene reads as an outdoor gathering in warm daylight.2016-12-19A photograph of a ritual at an evening event. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with orange and yellow borders, an orange headband and beaded necklaces holds a lit oil lamp in a brass stand and waves it toward a seated figure. The seated figure sits on a gold-carved throne with a red cushion, hands pressed together in namaste, with long matted dreadlocks, a crescent moon ornament in the hair, orange-saffron robes, a gold chest medallion and layered flower garlands. A younger attendant beside him, in orange and yellow cloth with gold armbands, also holds hands in prayer. Devotees in white and orange sit behind, and smoke rises near the lamp. Whether the seated figure is the a person is uncertain from appearance alone.2016-12-05Evening scene at a large stone lamp structure with a carved lotus-petal base. In the centre, a young man in an orange-saffron dhoti with yellow borders stands barechested with rudraksha beads and a white necklace, palms joined in namaskar. To the left, a seated priest in white dhoti with white forehead markings holds his hands together. On the right, a gilded ornate throne with a red cushion and a garland of yellow and orange flowers, flanked by trident-topped gold staffs and a brass kalasha. Brass pots sit on the platform, and people in white and saffron-coloured clothing sit on tiered red steps in the background.2016-12-12December 19 20162016-12-19A young man in the foreground stands in profile with palms pressed together in namaste, facing left. He has long dark hair, white tilak-like markings on his bare chest and arms, dark rudraksha-style beads, and an orange cloth wrapped at the waist with a gold border. Behind him, rows of red stone steps are filled with seated people in white and coloured clothing, and many small dark lamps or stone lingams with gold-tinted lights sit along the steps. The setting appears to be an outdoor ritual gathering. The man's appearance does not clearly match a known identity, so he is described by role only as a devotee.2016-12-16December 23 20162016-12-23Outdoor procession under a leafy tree canopy on a black mat walkway. A man in the centre wears an orange-red dhoti and shawl, a gold ornate necklace, a flower garland and rudraksha-style beads, with long dark hair swept back, and his palms are pressed together in greeting; he is a probable Swamiji by appearance cues. Around him, devotees in white dhotis with gold borders and orange-saffron robes carry trays of flowers and offerings, and one person photographs with a phone. A decorated palanquin or chariot with garlands and a purple canopy appears at the left. Roughly fifteen to twenty people are visible.2016-12-23January 13 20152015-01-13