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A crowded outdoor street scene in front of a white house with red trim and a red-brick boundary wall with lattice panels. A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a bare upper body, wearing an orange cloth, a rudraksha-style mala and a fresh garland of yellow and pink flowers, smiles while people press in around him. Beside him stands a younger man in orange, and a man in a white shirt and dhoti reaches toward him. Women in saris, including one in a yellow sari, and a man in a pink shirt are close by. A camera operator with a video camera stands at left, and a white car is parked behind the wall. A tall brass lamp stand with gold fittings appears at right.

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A crowd gathers at the entrance of a pink and white building with a black iron gate and a silver SUV parked behind. At centre, a smiling person with long dark hair wears an orange robe, a red-and-pink garland and a gold-coloured necklace, with a red bindi on the forehead; a visible Swamiji (probable) candidate, identified by long swept hair and orange ascetic robes with ornate gold adornments, is being greeted by devotees. A woman in a white top with an orange shawl stands beside him holding a bouquet, and men in white shirts and trousers surround them. A man on the left holds a video camera on a tripod. Several people in pink, white and striped shirts press close, and a yellow-shirted woman stands at right.2010-01-19A crowd gathers outside a pink and white house with red trim on a residential street. A man with long dark hair wears an orange saffron shawl and a large garland of pink, orange and purple flowers, and is surrounded by devotees pressing close. Behind him a man in glasses wears an orange robe, and an older man in a white shirt stands near a white car. In the foreground a person holds a Sony video camera filming the scene, and a woman in a yellow sari with a red flower in her hair stands at right.2010-01-19A photograph of a man in an orange saffron robe wearing a long white flower garland with multicoloured ribbon-like strands, standing in a doorway with a pink wall at right. He has long dark hair swept back and a red tilak on his forehead, smiling. Around him, people with folded hands greet him: men in white shirts at left, women in saris including a purple-blue sari and a green-and-pink sari at right, and a girl in a red top. A banana-leaf canopy and a yellow bus appear in the background. Swamiji (probable) is the central figure, distinguished by long swept-back hair, saffron robe and garland, and is shown being greeted as a visitor.2010-02-15A crowd gathers at the entrance of a white house with a wooden door and carved wooden window frames. In the centre, a bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala and red and white cloth wrapped at his waist stands near a woman in a red sari holding a brass tray of offerings. Nearby, women in orange garments and men in white dresses and shirts stand close, some with hands folded in greeting. A colourful fringed umbrella rises at the right edge, and a potted plant sits at the left. The man with the bare chest and mala has distinctive adornments, but his face and presentation are not clearly distinctive enough to confirm the a person candidate, so the identity is uncertain.2010-01-23July 03 20142014-07-03 +1 copiesAugust 08 20092009-08-08Outdoor street scene beside a white wall and a silver van. A saffron-robed figure wearing a large garland of red and yellow marigolds stands at the centre, with long dark hair and a warm smile. Several people in white dhotis and shirts bend forward, and a woman in a white sari with an orange border holds a brass pooja plate with flowers and a vessel, offering the welcome. Women in red and orange saris and a young child in red stand at the left. Palm trees and buildings are behind. The saffron-robed figure appears to be a senior swami receiving a welcome with a garland and pooja, consistent with a visit to a home. Swamiji (probable) cues: long swept-back hair, saffron robes and a flower garland.2010-01-10August 11 20092009-08-11A photograph of a crowd gathered outdoors in a courtyard beside a banana plant and a barred window. In the centre, a bare-chested, shaved-headed man wears an orange-red dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl and a thick orange rudraksha mala, with his back to the camera, facing a figure in an orange-red robe wearing a large white and yellow floral garland. Around them, men in white shirts and women in colourful saris press forward with folded hands, several with flower garlands and marigolds. A woman in a red sari with white flowers in her hair stands at the right foreground, hands joined in greeting. The people appear to be greeting and receiving the robed figure during a visit.2014-07-04 +1 copiesJune 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesA crowd surrounds a figure in a building entrance with a green-and-white painted wall and a floral garland decoration at the right. A tall person in a long orange-red garment and a garland of yellow and white flowers stands at the centre, smiling. In front of them a bald man with a bare upper body and an orange shawl, wearing a golden-yellow waist cloth, holds their arm. Devotees in white shirts and dhotis, one wearing an orange shawl, press in from both sides, and a dark car with its door open stands at left. Several people in the background raise their hands. This appears to be a padapuja-style welcome at a home visit, though the central figure's identity is not established from appearance.2014-07-03June 22 20142014-06-22 +1 copies