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A crowd of devotees surrounds a smiling person seated in a gold-framed chair at a temple event at night. The central figure wears an orange-red turban with a red tilak mark, a white and red flower garland with a rudraksha-style mala, and a reddish-pink garment. They hold up a phone while a young man in a dark shirt leans in beside them. To the right, a man with white-painted forehead markings wears a white dhoti with gold border, a saffron shawl and beaded mala. Another man in white dhoti with rudraksha beads stands at the right edge. Several people in white shirts press in from the left. The scene is an inauguration-style gathering with close, lively crowding.

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A photograph of a smiling person seated in front of an ornate gold throne-like chair at a temple event. The seated figure wears an orange-red turban, a red-brown shawl and a long garland of white flowers with red blossoms. Standing around them are several men: on the left, a man in a checked grey-green shawl and white clothes with a tilak mark; on the right, a bare-chested man with a long rudraksha mala and gold-bordered white cloth, and another man in a dark-patterned garment with long rudraksha beads. A hand is raised in the foreground on the right. The scene suggests a devotional gathering with onlookers around the seated figure. Appearance-based label: a person cannot be confirmed from clothing and cues alone, so identity is left uncertain.2016-03-29A seated figure in a dark maroon garment and a red-orange turban is garlanded with white and red flower necklaces, smiling as several people reach toward him. Behind him stands a gilded chair or throne with ornate gold carving. Around him, men in white dhotis with gold borders and beaded necklaces stand beside a man in a white shirt and a man in a dark shirt, while a child in the foreground watches. The setting is evening or indoors with warm light.2016-03-29March 29 20162016-03-29March 29 20162016-03-29A smiling figure in an orange-red turban and saffron robe stands at the centre of a crowd, wearing a large garland of green leaves, white flowers and red roses and a gold beaded necklace, with a rudraksha mala visible. Behind him a large gilded oval backdrop frames the scene against deep red drapery. Men in white shirts and dhotis, some wearing ID lanyards, press close, and a bald man in a green shirt faces him from the foreground.2015-08-09March 29 20162016-03-29May 01 20162016-05-01April 23 20162016-04-23March 29 20162016-03-29A photograph inside a decorated temple tent at a ritual site. A man in a saffron-orange turban and saffron robe, with a rudraksha mala and gold armband, smiles while seated before a gold-framed throne and a golden temple shrine hung with colourful tassels. a person is the central figure, performing a ritual at a wooden-lidded box or offering tray. Around him stand priests in white dhotis with garlands and a woman in a green sari, while devotees in saffron and a man holding a phone crowd in from the left.2016-04-24A photograph of a central figure in an orange-red turban and orange-saffron robe, wearing a long multicolour flower garland with red, white and yellow blossoms and a gold ornamental pendant, with a rudraksha-style bead necklace. He stands with head bowed and hands clasped at his waist, receiving honour. Beside him, an older man in white dhoti and shirt holds up an orange-and-gold silk shawl, and other men in white clothes stand nearby. Behind them is an ornate gold-framed throne against a deep red curtain, with a large screen above showing a colourful image. A devotee's bare shoulder and head appear at the right edge. Six or more people are visible.2015-08-09April 30 20162016-04-30