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A photograph of an indoor ashram hall with a tiled floor and red-and-yellow decorated pillars. In the centre, a smiling man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange saffron robe under a leopard-print shawl and several rudraksha malas; he touches the forehead of a young Western man with long light-brown hair, who stands with palms pressed together in namaste and wears a cream t-shirt and a lanyard. Another young man in a brown shirt, with hands joined, stands beside them. On the left an older woman in an orange sari with a red tilak and gold bangles folds her hands in prayer. On the right a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti with a red border carries a red-lidded wooden box and wears a gold chain. Several more people in white ritual attire stand in the background, roughly 6-20 people visible.

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July 11 20122012-07-11Photograph of a close, intimate blessing moment in a hall. A man with short dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange shawl with white and dark markings and an orange-gold lower garment with a long beaded necklace, reaches his right hand toward the forehead of a man with long hair tied back, who wears a white kurta and an orange shawl printed with script and a wristwatch. The older-appearing man smiles as he gestures. Behind them seated and standing people wear white with red-brown shawls, and a brass or gold decorated shrine element and offerings in a tray are visible at lower right.2015-07-05 +1 copiesApril 04 20162016-04-04A seated man in a cream-white dhoti and wrap sits on an ornate golden and red throne with a tiger-striped cushion, wearing a long rudraksha mala and rudraksha bracelets on his upper arm and wrist, with long dark hair and white forehead markings. He gestures with his right hand while speaking and smiles. In front of him, a man in a white shirt and white trousers kneels with his palms pressed together in a gesture of respect. A red tray with a folded orange cloth, fruit and small items sits at the lower left. Behind them, people stand near a window. Appearance-based probable candidate: a person, seated on the throne, is the central figure; the kneeling devotee is a devotee in white clothes.2012-04-15August 30 20142014-08-30July 04 20132013-07-04A seated man in an orange-brown robe with a gold-and-saffron border and a long rudraksha mala sits on a gold lion-armrested throne, with white vibhuti marks on his forehead and his hair swept back. He extends his right hand to touch the forehead of a short-haired man in a white-and-grey striped shirt who kneels before him, palm raised. Behind them is a deity murti draped in green and purple cloth and decorated with red flower garlands, flanked by gold pillars and a red satin cloth. Two standing men in the background, one in a white shirt, observe. The appearance-based candidate, who has the long hair, rudraksha mala and orange robe, is labelled Swamiji (probable) in the seated-teacher role giving blessing.2013-09-28A photograph in an indoor hall with fans, draped cloth and colourful pillars. A man with long dark hair and a white kurta, hands joined in anjali, bows his head as a smiling man in an orange robe and leopard-print shawl, with a rudraksha mala and red bindi, places his palm on the bowed man's forehead, in a blessing gesture. Behind them, men in white dhotis with red-bordered cloth and sacred ash marks stand, one holding a red box, and a bald man wears a gold chain. Several others stand in the background. Visible physical people number about ten.2010-11-30July 11 20122012-07-11A seated man in saffron-orange robes with a bare shoulder and a rudraksha mala around his neck reaches out to touch the forehead of a light-haired man in white ritual clothes wearing a rudraksha mala. A red tilak mark is visible on the orange-robed man's forehead, and a bearded man in white sits partially visible at lower right. Behind them are a maroon velvet drape and a pale wall, with a person in white partly visible in the upper right background. The gesture appears to be a blessing given by the orange-robed figure, who has long, swept-back dark hair and rudraksha beads; he appears to be a probable Swamiji (probable) seated in a teaching or blessing role. The white-clad recipient is a devotee receiving the blessing.2012-04-29May 01 20142014-05-01March 22 20132013-03-22