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A photograph taken indoors in a light-walled corridor with a tiled floor and a wooden counter at left. A figure with long dark hair and a red tilak on the forehead wears an orange robe with a green shawl embroidered with dark patterns and walks forward smiling while holding hands with an older man in a white shirt, dark trousers and a dark pendant necklace. Behind them, a man in white with a yellow shawl and other people in white clothing stand in the doorway, and a group of people in white and pink clothing look through a barred window on the right. A small table with a patterned cloth sits at the far right.

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A photograph taken indoors at a doorway opening onto a sunlit green outdoor area with trees. In the centre, a smiling man with long dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange robe and a green embroidered shawl, stands in the doorway with his hands extended in greeting; he is a person by appearance, with long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a shawl as cues. To his left, a man in a striped shirt faces him, and a woman in an orange sari and a younger man in saffron-coloured clothing stand nearby. On the right, an older man in a white shirt and dark trousers gestures while talking, and a woman in a white coat and pink salwar stands beside him. Other people stand behind them. A white reception counter with a green cloth is in the left foreground.2010-02-18A photograph of a doorway inside a building with wooden panels and a white reception counter at left. A tall man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange robe and a green shawl with patterned border, smiles while walking through the door. Beside him a shaved-headed monk in an orange robe holds a white garland. A man in a white shirt and grey trousers with a lanyard gestures in welcome, and white-clad attendants follow behind. Outside, trees and white columns are visible. a person: the tall man in the orange robe and green shawl shows distinctive long swept-back hair and ceremonial dress, but the identification is based on appearance only.2010-02-18A group walks together down a marble-floored hallway inside a building with cream walls and a wall of framed photographs on the left. At the centre, a figure with long dark hair wears an orange saffron robe and a green shawl, holding hands with an older man in a white shirt, grey trousers and a pendant necklace. Beside them, a person in orange and maroon robes holds a white flower garland. On the left, a man in white dhoti and kurta wears a yellow shawl. Other attendees follow, including a man in a striped shirt and a woman in pink. The centre figure has distinctive long hair and saffron robes, but appearance alone is not sufficient for confident identification, so the role is described as a saffron-robed sannyasi.2010-02-18Indoor photo of a corridor with pale walls and a tiled floor. In the centre, a long-haired man in an orange saffron robe and a green shawl with embroidered borders walks, holding hands with an older man in a white shirt, grey trousers and a dark beaded necklace. The man in orange has a red mark on his forehead and long, swept-back hair and is smiling. Around them, several men in shirts and trousers walk, some barefoot, and a woman in a white lab coat and pink salwar kameez with an ID badge stands at the right. Blue display boards with newspaper clippings line the wall behind them.2010-02-18Indoor photo in a corridor with pale walls, a coffered ceiling and a tiled floor. A man in an orange robe with a green shawl, long dark hair and a red forehead mark walks smiling beside an older man in a white shirt, grey trousers and a lanyard. Behind them, men in white shirts and a woman in a white coat and pink salwar walk along; one wall-mounted screen shows a small framed photo of a group.2010-02-18A photograph in a corridor of an office-style building with tiled floors, glass partitions and ceiling fans. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes, wearing a multi-strand garland of white jasmine and red roses and a rudraksha mala, walks forward smiling with a red tilak on his forehead. Beside him a man in a striped shirt and grey trousers walks with his hands pressed together in greeting, and behind them a man in white dhoti with an orange shawl follows. Several people in orange clothing stand in the glass-walled rooms to the right. The probable Swamiji cues are long swept-back hair, saffron robes, garland and rudraksha mala, and he is shown as a garlanded guest of honour walking through the office.2007-02-21A photograph of a corridor in a building with pale yellow walls, marble tiled floor, a wall-mounted air conditioner and large windows. A man in white dhoti and white shirt, with gold border on his dhoti, stands at left with palms pressed together in greeting. Beside him, a smiling person in saffron/orange robes wears a white and red flower garland and holds something in their hands, walking forward. At right, another person in orange robes walks barefoot. Several other people in white and in colourful saris and salwar walk in the background.2010-02-14An indoor office corridor with glass partitions and wood-panelled walls. A smiling man in a white shirt, grey trousers and a dark beaded necklace stands at left, hands pressed together in greeting. Beside him a person in a long flowing saffron-orange robe with long dark hair and a red forehead mark stands with palms joined, smiling. Behind them a desk with papers, a computer monitor, a black chair and a ceiling fan. The setting appears to be an ordinary workplace rather than a ritual space.2010-02-18A photograph of an office entrance being opened, with a long-haired figure in a flowing saffron-orange robe and a dark rudraksha mala walking through the doorway, hands held together at the chest. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron robe and rudraksha mala. Behind him, an older man in white shirt and white dhoti walks in, and another man in white shirt carries a tray. The doorway is decorated with a green leaf torana and a strand of flower garland. Two or three onlookers in light clothing stand outside a barred window on the right. Bare white-tiled floor and pale walls.2010-02-16Indoor photo in a bright corridor with pale green walls and cream tiled floor. A man with short dark hair in a white short-sleeved shirt and white dhoti walks at left, barefoot, looking toward the centre. Beside him, a figure with long swept-back dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe and a long rudraksha mala, walking barefoot and smiling. Probable Swamiji, identified by the long swept-back hair, saffron robe and rudraksha mala. A woman in a white sari with a gold-bordered pallu and a dark jacket gestures with her hand. Behind them, several people in orange and saffron clothing stand in a doorway opening onto green trees.2008-01-14A photograph of an indoor room with a tiled floor where a man in an orange saffron robe and orange dhoti with a red border stands barefoot at centre with palms pressed together in namaste. He has long dark hair, a beard and a rudraksha-style bead necklace. Behind him a line of people in white kurta and dhoti or white salwar clothing, several wearing orange lanyards with ID cards and small tricolour badges, stand barefoot with hands folded. A woman in white stands at right of the group. A man in an orange shirt and dark trousers stands arms crossed by the wall at right. A doorway and window with a wire mesh grille are behind them.2009-08-15August 15 20092009-08-15