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A photograph of a home room during a home visit. An older man in white shirt and trousers bends to touch his feet while a woman in a cream and green sari with a long braid stands with folded hands, and a kneeling figure in an orange and gold sari bows at the base. A cameraman in white with a yellow scarf films from the upper right. Behind them is a wooden cabinet with trophies and a television, a white-covered table holds sweets and a water bottle, and white curtains with red leaf prints hang on the right.

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A photograph taken in a domestic living room during a home visit. A young man with shoulder-length dark hair, wearing an orange robe and a long garland of white flowers with red blossoms and green leaves, sits on a white sofa and places his right hand on the head of an elderly woman who bows forward. She wears a green blouse and a gold-bordered orange and yellow sari and holds a red box of offerings. Behind them a white-shirted man with a tilak on his forehead, a rudraksha mala and folded hands stands watching. A wooden display cabinet holds trophies, brass plates and small figurines, and a television sits on a shelf. A standing figure in orange appears at the right edge.2010-01-09A photograph of a domestic living room with a wooden display cabinet holding trophies, a framed plaque and figurines, and a CRT television. A person in orange robes wearing a white and red-and-green flower garland and a gold necklace sits on a white-covered bed, smiling. An elderly man in a white shirt and an elderly woman in a green-bordered sari bend toward a red box of offerings, while a younger person in orange stands at the right edge. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure in orange with long swept-back dark hair, a gold necklace and a flower garland fits the candidate cues. Four people are visible.2010-01-09June 16 20142014-06-16June 27 20142014-06-27A seated man in an orange robe with a white and red flower garland and long dark hair places his right hand on the head of a woman in a white embroidered sari and rudraksha mala, who bends forward with her hands joined in reverence. Behind her, a man in a cream kurta with a rudraksha mala stands with hands folded, and others in white and light clothing watch from the left. A tray with offerings and ritual items sits on the white bed beside them. The room has pale yellow walls. The man in orange has distinctive long swept-back hair and orange robes with garland, consistent with a Swamiji (probable) in this blessing role, while other visible people are devotees.2009-09-10August 11 20092009-08-11July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesA seated figure in an orange-saffron robe with a long swept-back hairstyle receives a devotee at a padapuja. The seated figure wears layered white and orange garlands of jasmine-like flowers and a rudraksha-style mala, with a maroon-and-gold shawl draped over the seat. A man in white clothes bows forward with his head touching the seated figure's feet, while his hands rest on the figure's shoulder area. A woman in a cream sari with gold border kneels at left with palms joined, and a man in an orange robe sits at right with hands folded. Silver pots, a kalasha-style vessel, a plate of flowers and yellow offerings sit on a blue cloth before the seat. White-tiled walls form the background. Seated figure appears to be Swamiji (probable), given the long hair, saffron robe, garlands and padapuja setting.2009-07-25Indoor photo in a bright white-walled room during a house visit. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange sleeveless robe and a red-and-gold flower garland, sits on a white-draped chair smiling while a young woman in a green blouse and white skirt offers him a red fruit with both hands. A red wooden tray with offerings sits beside him. Two older women in saris, one in maroon, stand behind, and a man in a white kurta with a yellow shawl holds a framed certificate. Another man in white with a yellow shawl films with a camera. A framed picture hangs on the wall, and a partly visible man stands at the right edge.2010-02-17August 11 20092009-08-11A photograph inside a domestic room where a seated figure in orange robes and a white flower garland with red blossoms sits on a white-covered sofa, smiling and holding a rudraksha mala. A standing man in an orange dhoti-style outfit watches. In front, two seated men in white shirts and a man in a red-and-grey plaid shirt sit on the floor with palms pressed together, one bowing forward. A small table holds a steel plate with items, a television, a glass cabinet with toys, a Ganesha murti decorated with yellow flowers, and a wall with crayon drawings. The seated figure in orange has long dark hair and a gold neck ornament, with cues matching the page's a person reference, though identity is uncertain.2010-01-09A seated figure in an orange robe with a purple-pink garland and long dark hair sits on a white cushion against an orange wall decorated with yellow marigolds, green and red fabric, and peacock feathers. Devotees in white and traditional dress bow or touch his feet, including a bare-chested older man in white dhoti with a gold chain, a woman in a green and gold sari, a woman in a purple sari, and a man in white bending forward. A bald man in an orange robe with rudraksha beads stands at right. Framed devotional pictures hang on the walls, and a television sits on a stand. This appears to be a padapuja or darshan at a home visit.2010-01-10