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Photo through a green-painted doorway into a small stone chamber. An orange cloth covers a raised stone bench or platform. A framed black-and-white photograph sits on the bench below a barred window, showing a bare-chested older man with white hair reclining on a cot; he is a depiction, not a physical person present. The stone floor is worn and grimy. No physical people are visible in the room.

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A doorway framed in glossy green paint opens onto a small whitewashed room with a dark stone floor. Inside, a stone bench or platform is draped with an orange cloth. A small barred window sits above it, and a framed black-and-white photograph rests on the platform showing a bare-chested elderly man with a shaved head lying on a white cushion. No physical people are present in the room. The framed photograph is a printed depiction and cannot be assigned an identity from appearance alone.2008-08-03A small stone-walled chamber viewed through a green-painted doorway. A raised platform is draped with an orange cloth, and a black-and-white framed photograph of a reclining, bare-chested sadhu rests on it beneath a barred window. A dark carved wooden seat or stone object sits to the right. No people are visible in the room.2008-08-03Inside a small stone shrine with a green doorframe, a devotee in an orange cloth sits with hands folded in prayer, while a second person in white with raised palms stands at the left edge. In the niche is a framed black-and-white photograph of a bare-chested, seated, bearded man with his hands in his lap and a rudraksha-style garland, draped with an orange cloth and set before a brass oil lamp and a small offering dish. A curved metal arch sits behind the frame against a worn grey wall.2008-08-03August 03 20082008-08-03May 09 20042004-05-09A photograph of a man seen from behind inside a whitewashed room with a grey stone floor and a wooden railing. He wears an orange turban and an orange cloth draped over his bare shoulders, with long dark hair falling down his back. He faces a large framed painting on the left showing an elderly bare-bodied man reclining on a bed with white pillows, beside a small wooden cabinet. Sunlight streams through a window with green wooden shutters on the right, and a small wall shrine sits near the ceiling.2004-05-09 +1 copiesNovember 09 20062006-11-09A photograph of a small stone shrine recess at an ashram. A devotee in orange robes sits cross-legged on a blue mat, back to the camera, lighting or tending a brass lamp and offerings on a brass plate placed before a framed black-and-white portrait. The portrait shows a bare-chested, bearded man seated in meditation posture, draped with an orange cloth. A small stone sculpture of a seated animal sits on a ledge to the left, and a second orange-robed person stands at the left edge of the frame. Puja implements and a small bell are visible on the stone platform beside a green doorframe.2008-08-03March 01 20182018-03-01March 01 20182018-03-01A framed painted portrait of an elderly bald man reclining shirtless on a bed with a purple cover and white sheet, resting on a wooden bed frame in a plain white-walled room. The portrait shows a bedside table with a clock and a lamp. Beside it, a blue and white patterned wall border runs along the top, a green-shuttered window stands open to the left, and a brass hanging lamp hangs on a chain at right. The portrait is a depiction on a painting and not a physical person present in the room.A photograph of an empty bed in a plain whitewashed room, dressed with a maroon silk cover bordered by gold decorative patterns, white pillow, and an orange brocade cloth folded at the foot. A framed portrait leaning against the wall at the left shows a woman in orange garments against a floral backdrop, with a garland around the frame. A striped woven mat covers the floor, and an orange-draped low wooden seat or box stands at the right. No people are visible.