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A photograph of a man in a saffron-orange turban and sleeveless saffron-orange garment with long dark curly hair and yellow earrings, his palms pressed together in a namaskar-like gesture beside a silver kalasha-style vessel holding green mango leaves and a coconut. Two men in white shirts stand behind him, one on the left and one on the right with a red tilak on his forehead, and a hand is raised in the immediate foreground on the left. Warm lights line the dark stone wall, with Kannada script visible on a board overhead. The man in orange has distinctive long hair and saffron clothing; the appearance cues are consistent with a person in a temple setting, but the image does not confirm that identity.

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A photograph inside a small stone shrine with a dark granite wall and a strip of orange LED lights. In the foreground a man in an orange sleeveless top and orange turban, with long dark wavy hair and yellow flower garlands, leans forward with palms pressed together in namaskar while holding a silver kalasha with a green leaf over its mouth. Behind him a man in a white shirt watches, and at the right edge another man in white with a mustache and a red tilak looks on. On the lower left sit flower offerings, a black plastic bag, and a stack of books and pamphlets on a cardboard box. Probable Swamiji appears in the foreground with long dark hair, orange turban and orange clothing, performing a ritual gesture before the kalasha.2010-09-04 +1 copiesA photograph inside a dim stone shrine. A man with long, dark, wavy hair and an orange turban, wearing a sleeveless orange garment, leans forward with palms pressed together in namaskar before a silver vessel holding green leaves. Behind him stands a man in a white shirt, and a strand of orange string lights runs along the grey stone wall. A black slab with Kannada inscription is mounted above, and flower garlands hang at the left edge.2010-09-04A photograph inside a dim stone shrine chamber. In the foreground, a man in an orange turban and orange sleeveless top, with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala, leans forward with palms pressed together in namaskar beside a silver kalasha-style vessel topped with green leaves. Behind him, a man in a white shirt stands close, and a man with a moustache and a red tilak mark on his forehead stands at the right edge. A string of orange fairy lights runs along the wall beside a dark inscribed plaque in Kannada script. The wall and ceiling are rough dark stone.2010-09-04 +1 copiesA photograph inside a dim temple shrine lit by a string of small warm lights along the wall. On the left, a bare-chested, bearded man with a sacred thread over his shoulder and a white dhoti holds a silver kalasha and a small offering of pink and white flowers. Facing him on the right, a figure in an ochre-orange turban and sleeveless orange robe, with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala, presses palms together in a greeting. Behind them stand two men in white shirts, and a partly visible man at the right edge. Dark stone walls surround the scene with a black inscribed plaque above and garlands at the upper left.2010-09-04Outdoor photo under green foliage. A central figure in an orange saffron turban and orange robe, with long dark hair and a dark rudraksha mala, stands gesturing with raised hand as a crowd gathers around. Nearby, a bald man in orange robe and glasses smiles, and men in white shirts and striped shirts surround them. A green leafy plant is in the foreground and a wooden staff leans behind.2010-09-04A smiling man in an orange saffron turban and orange sleeveless robe stands with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, a red bindi on his forehead. He wears a long string of rudraksha beads over his chest and has long dark hair falling past his shoulders. Behind him, a crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis, some wearing lanyards and a pendant, press forward near a white building with a metal grille window. Probable Swamiji in saffron turban and rudraksha mala greeting devotees, with the crowd in white clothing behind him.2008-07-29 +1 copiesOctober 17 20102010-10-17A photograph of a central figure in an orange-saffron turban and orange robe, with a red bindi and rudraksha mala, smiling with eyes closed and palms pressed together in namaste. Beside him on the right, a bearded man in an orange robe with a red forehead mark stands close. On the left, a man in a white shirt and a spectacled older man in white look on. Behind them, a stage with green draped curtains, a floral arch with red flowers and a crowd in the dim hall. Probable Swamiji (probable) in the central position, appearing with orange turban, saffron robe and rudraksha mala.2004-10-06A smiling man in an orange turban with a blue-and-yellow pompom and an orange shawl raises one hand in blessing toward a crowd of devotees in white shirts and dhotis who have their palms pressed together in greeting. A bald man in orange robes stands at the right edge, and a red bindi and beaded bracelets are visible on the figure in orange. Swamiji (probable): the central figure in orange turban and shawl with a red bindi, rudraksha-style beads and ceremonial gold necklaces, giving darshan to devotees at a satsang hall with purple drapery in the background.2011-10-17A smiling man in saffron-orange clothing stands indoors with his palms pressed together in greeting. He wears an orange turban with a gold-edged border, a red bindi on his forehead, a long white floral garland, and gold bangles on his upper arm, with an orange shawl draped over his shoulder. Beside him, a bald man in a white dhoti with a gold border wears a rudraksha-style necklace, and a gray-haired man in white bends forward with his hand raised toward his head. Other people in yellow and white stand blurred in the background under warm ceiling lights.2011-11-17A photograph inside a stone-pillared temple hall with carved pillars behind. A man in an orange turban and orange-and-gold garment, with long dark hair and a heavy gold necklace of beads, presses his right hand to his forehead while holding a leaf cup with greenery in his left hand. Partial figures stand at the edges of the frame, including a man in white at left and an older man in white at right.2007-01-12Side profile of a man with long, dark, wavy hair wearing a bright orange turban and an orange sleeveless garment, head bowed and eyes lowered. Swamiji (probable), a figure with long swept-back hair, orange turban and saffron clothing. Blurred figures in white shirts stand in the background of an indoor room with a grey wall and a white table in the foreground.2008-07-29