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Three men stand on a stage before a red curtain, palms pressed together in namaskar. All wear white dhotis with gold borders and rudraksha malas. The man on the left wears a white shawl with a gold edge and an ID badge; the man in the centre wears wire-rimmed glasses, small hoop earrings, a white upper cloth and a tilak; the man on the right has long swept-back hair, a beard, glasses, a red bindi and a white shawl with a red-brown mala. A camera on a tripod and a gold-framed chair edge appear at the sides. Two of the men are only candidates for appearance-based identification and no cues clearly mark a specific person, so identity is uncertain.

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October 26 20152015-10-26Photograph of three men in white dhoti and shawls with gold borders standing on a stage before a red curtain. Each wears a rudraksha mala. The man on the left has a lanyard badge and stands near a shirtless man in an orange dhoti at the far left edge. The centre man wears glasses, earrings and a red tilak, arms folded. The man on the right, with long hair and a beard, wears glasses, holds his hands clasped and stands beside a gold-trimmed chair. Stage lighting and equipment are visible in the background.2016-12-21Photograph of three men standing shoulder to shoulder and smiling at the camera in a warmly lit tent or pavilion with red fabric behind them. Each wears a white dhoti-style cloth draped over the upper body, dark rudraksha mala strands across the shoulders, and heavy gold necklaces with ornamental pendants. Each has white vibhuti horizontal bands on the forehead with a red kumkum dot at the centre. The man on the centre has longer swept-back hair and a red thread around his neck; the other two have shorter hair. No identity can be confirmed from appearance, so they are described by role only as devotees or priests in ceremonial dress.2015-09-18A crowded seated gathering of devotees on a red carpeted floor, many in white dhotis and white shirts. In the foreground a bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala and a vermilion mark on his forehead sits with hands folded, gazing forward. Beside him a younger man in a white shirt sits with clasped hands. Behind them, many other seated devotees, some bare-chested, fill the hall; a standing man in a dhoti stands at the upper right and a plate of fruit sits on the floor. Stage lighting and a camera tripod appear at the top of the frame. No one clearly identifiable as a person is visible.2017-06-08November 21 20152015-11-21June 01 20142014-06-01May 18 20162016-05-18September 18 20152015-09-18August 29 20152015-08-29February 28 20162016-02-28A photo of a seated figure on a carved wooden chair, with long swept-back dark hair, a saffron-orange robe over a leopard-print cloth, layered rudraksha malas, a gold pendant and rudraksha bracelets, appearing to be a person candidate. Beside him a man in a white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha mala holds up a small black camera, apparently taking a selfie during a stage session. Ornate dark panels and cream drapery frame the scene.2015-12-09A seated figure with a shaved head? No: a figure with long dark hair wearing a rudraksha-style beaded necklace, a gold bangle and a maroon-and-gold draped garment places one raised hand on the forehead of a man in a white kurta with an orange-red shawl. The recipient stands with palms together at his waist while the officiant holds a folded paper in the other hand. Behind them stand women in white and orange clothing and gold-embroidered draperies, with a golden ornamental panel at left. The scene appears to be a blessing or darshan ritual inside a temple setting.2015-10-24