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A photo of an elderly man with grey hair and a rudraksha mala crouching on a stone-tiled step, wearing a white dhoti and shawl with orange borders and a gold bangle. He looks down at a mobile phone held in his hands while a brown macaque monkey sits beside him, watching the screen. Behind them stand green shrubs and bare branches, a blue pole, and a sandy ground. A white kolam design is drawn on the tiles at lower right.

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February 03 20172017-02-03A photograph on a tiled temple veranda shows a macaque monkey sitting beside a blue pillar and a white-haired elderly person seated on the floor at left, wearing a white dhoti with yellow-orange borders, a red-beaded necklace and a gold bangle. The person's hands reach toward the monkey, which is holding a dark object, possibly food or cloth. A white kolam line design is drawn on the granite floor at lower right, and sandy ground and green shrubs are visible beyond the pillar.2017-02-03A monkey sits beside a man in a white dhoti with orange-yellow border, seated on a grey stone floor near a blue metal pole, with a gold bangle on his wrist and a rudraksha-style bead necklace around his neck. He appears to be feeding or handling the monkey with his hand while a white kolam-style line pattern is drawn on the floor beside him. Green shrubs and dry ground are visible behind. Identity is not established from appearance.2017-02-03January 14 20182018-01-14 +1 copiesJune 02 20162016-06-02January 14 20182018-01-14A photograph of a sannyasi sitting cross-legged on a colourful striped mat, wearing orange robes, a long orange shawl and rudraksha malas on the arms and neck, with dreadlocked hair and a red tilak on the forehead. A monkey sits beside him holding pieces of food, while he looks at a mobile phone in his hand. Other orange-clad sannyasis with malas sit smiling in the background, and a bright white space surrounds the gathering.2018-01-14August 12 20162016-08-12September 11 20152015-09-11 +4 copiesSeated devotees on a patterned floor during an evening gathering. In the foreground, a figure in a saffron-orange robe and a long, golden-yellow bead necklace sits cross-legged with long dark hair and a white forehead mark. Beside them, a man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala sits with hands folded, wearing a wristwatch. Behind them, several people in white and orange garments sit or stand, and a woman in a white sari with purple trim is at the upper left.2008-08-02A monkey sits cross-legged on bare dry ground eating food from a green banana leaf. The leaf holds vadas, crumbled savoury rice dishes and scattered yellow grains, with a small pink flower beside it. White kolam chalk lines curve across the ground on the left. No people are visible, and no a person candidate appears.2018-01-14A bare-chested man with short greying hair and a grey beard sits cross-legged on a red floor mat, looking down at a black smartphone he holds in both hands. He wears a white dhoti, a long rudraksha mala, a silver chain and a pendant. Beside him, a man in a blue shirt leans in to look at the phone. Behind them, other seated participants in white and orange clothing, some wearing rudraksha malas, sit on the red floor. An orange cloth bag and a white ritual object are visible nearby.2016-12-18