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A photo of a crowd gathered under a decorated canopy hung with marigold garlands, green leaf strings, coconuts and small red-tipped decorations. In the centre, a smiling man in an orange saffron robe wears a long white and red flower garland and a red tilak on his forehead, one hand raised in greeting. Beside him, a bearded man in an orange robe with a red forehead mark stands among people reaching toward him. To the right, a man with long swept-back hair in an orange robe holds a white paper, and a man in a white shirt stands nearby. Several young boys in the left foreground press forward with hands raised.

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January 02 20102010-01-02A photograph of a crowd at an outdoor gathering under a colourful patterned canopy with yellow and orange drapes. In the centre, a man with long dark hair and a red bindi wears an orange saffron robe and a white flower garland with dark beads, and smiles while raising his right hand in a blessing wave. Beside him, another man in an orange robe wears a gold bead necklace. A man in an orange robe with a gold pendant is at the right edge, and a young person in an orange zip-up top stands in the foreground. A video camera is mounted above the crowd.2008-06-09July 27 20082008-07-27December 25 20062006-12-25A photograph of a smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair wearing a saffron-orange robe and a heavy gold-coloured necklace of large beads, gesturing with one raised hand as he walks. Beside him a bald man in glasses wears an orange shawl, and a woman in a cream sari with a gold border and orange shawl walks with her head bowed. On the right a bald man in white with an orange shawl and mala beads walks with his eyes lowered. Behind them, men in white dhotis stand near a drum, and a cameraman films with a handheld camera and a boom microphone. The setting is an orange-walled hall with a red curtain, a yellow-and-blue sign on the wall, and a speaker mounted above.2010-07-24June 09 20092009-06-09December 27 20082008-12-27A smiling man with long dark hair and a white vibhuti mark with a red kumkum dot on his forehead raises both hands in greeting, wearing an orange-saffron robe with a gold border and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace over a garland of green leaves, white jasmine and red and yellow flowers. Behind him a man in an orange shawl with gold ornaments stands close, and a crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts presses around; several photographers with cameras crowd the left side in front of an ornate iron gate and pink wall. Swamiji (probable) is shown as the central figure, distinguished by long hair, saffron clothing, ceremonial gold necklaces and a garland, though his identity is an appearance-based candidate only. The people are a crowd of photographers and devotees visible in the scene.2010-12-29A smiling man with long swept-back hair stands at a ceremonial stage, waving with his right hand. He wears an orange saffron robe, a long garland of white and red flowers with round green-yellow beads, and a heavy ceremonial gold necklace; the outfit and hair are consistent with the page's a person reference, so this is a person in_person appearance. Beside him, a bald man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands, and to the right a younger man in white with a gold-bordered cloth holds a tray. Behind them is a red and gold canopy, a gold-framed backdrop, flower decorations and lit oil lamps on a dark wall.2010-12-29July 07 20092009-07-07 +1 copiesPhotograph of a smiling man in orange robes wearing a long white and red flower garland with a heavy gold chain of ornaments and a leopard-print shawl, raising one hand in greeting. Beside him, a bearded man with long dark hair in orange robes holds a small bronze deity murti adorned with a pink and white flower garland. Behind them a woman in a yellow patterned sari with a yellow badge stands, and a person in white is partly visible. A red and white banner-like pillar and a red-and-yellow wall painting appear in the background. Visible physical people: four. The smiling man has a red tilak on his forehead.2010-02-12July 07 20092009-07-07