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A man with long, swept-back dark hair stands in the foreground in front of a red carpet, hands pressed together in namaste, smiling. He wears a saffron-orange dhoti and a leopard-print shawl over his shoulders, with a rudraksha mala around his neck. Behind him, a row of women in white and orange saris, some with orange shawls and yellow scarves, stand with hands folded in a covered, open-sided hall with a corrugated roof, orange walls, a loudspeaker, a camera on a tripod, and a red-and-white placard reading that more than 20,000 people have been served in 347 countries. The description identifies a probable Swamiji in the foreground based on long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, leopard shawl and rudraksha mala.

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A man with long, swept-back dark hair stands at the centre front in an orange-saffron dhoti and a leopard-print shawl over the shoulders, with a rudraksha mala around his neck. He stands with palms pressed together in anjali, smiling and looking upward. Behind him, a line of devotees in white and orange-saffron garments, many women wearing orange or yellow shawls, stand under a corrugated roof in an orange-walled hall. A red carpet runs along the right side, with metal railings and a tripod-mounted camera. On the wall is a red sign reading that more than 20,000 people in 147 countries are visiting, and a framed poster with deity imagery is on the back wall. Swamiji (probable) is the man at centre, identified by long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala.2010-11-09A man with long dark wavy hair stands barefoot on a red carpet and woven mat inside an open-sided hall with a corrugated metal roof and orange walls. He wears a saffron-orange dhoti and top, a leopard-print shawl with fringed edges, and a rudraksha mala, with hands joined in front of him. Along the left and back, a line of women and men in white, orange and red saffron shawls stand with hands folded or clasped. A large ornate gold-coloured pedestal sits at lower left. A tripod-mounted camera is at right behind a metal railing, and a red sign on the wall reads about more than 20,000 people in 247 countries attending darshan.2010-11-09A photograph of a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and a leopard-print shawl standing with palms pressed together in anjali on a red carpet in front of an orange-walled building with corrugated roof. A rudraksha mala hangs on his chest. Behind and to the sides, a line of devotees in white and orange-red clothing stand with hands folded, some holding flowers or bags. On the left, a gilded lotus-shaped pedestal stands on the red carpet, and a video camera on a tripod is at right. A sign reads more than 20,000 people have taken darshan.2010-11-09A photograph inside a covered open-sided hall with a corrugated roof and orange walls. A long-haired man in a saffron-orange dhoti and leopard-print shawl, with a rudraksha mala around his neck, stands barefoot on a red carpet and mats, hands clasped, smiling. Behind him a line of women in white and orange saris and orange shawls stand with hands folded, and a few more people stand at a railing to the right. A gold-rimmed brass tray sits at left, a tripod-mounted camera at right, and a red wall sign reads "More than 20,000 people in 247 countries are seeing darshan daily." A poster or banner sits on the back wall. Eleven or more physical people are visible.2010-11-09A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange-saffron dhoti and leopard-print shawl standing barefoot on a red carpet, palms pressed together in anjali, with a red bindi and a rudraksha mala. Behind him a line of women in white and cream saris with orange or red shawls stand with hands folded. A golden peetha or ornate gold platform sits at left on a striped mat. The orange-walled hall has a poster reading more than 20,000 people in 147 countries are having darshan of Anandeshwara-Anandeshwari live, and a camera on a tripod stands at right. a person: the man has long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala, and is presented as the speaker of a satsang event.2010-11-09A photo of a life-size lifelike figure of a long-haired man in a yellow saffron-toned dhoti and a leopard-print shawl, wearing a rudraksha mala, standing with hands folded on a courtyard stage under a corrugated metal roof. Behind him a line of women in white and orange saris, some with orange shawls, stand with palms pressed together. A red banner with a wall plaque reads about more than 20,000 people in 247 countries, and a tripod-mounted camera stands at the right edge beside a metal railing.2010-11-09November 02 20102010-11-02November 07 20102010-11-07November 07 20102010-11-07November 07 20102010-11-07November 02 20102010-11-02A man with long swept-back dark hair stands barefoot in a saffron-orange sleeveless robe with a rudraksha mala around his neck, hands pressed together at his waist, on a red carpet with a blue-and-white striped mat border inscribed with text. Behind him a row of devotees in white and orange clothing stand with palms joined in namaskar under a corrugated metal roof. A gold-trimmed red cushioned seat sits at the left edge, a tripod-mounted video camera is at right, and a red sign on the orange wall reads that more than 20,000 people in 247 countries are having darshan. The scene resembles a public satsang gathering.2010-11-03