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A photograph of a sarva darsan setting indoors, with terracotta-red walls and a blue notice board on the left. A man with long, swept-back dark hair, an orange robe and a long rudraksha mala raises one hand in blessing over the head of a devotee while holding a folded white paper in the other. Several women stand along a metal railing with hands folded in namaste, one in a green and yellow sari, another in a maroon and beige sari. A shaved-headed man in an orange robe stands at the lower right, handling an offering tray, and a bald man in white stands behind. A green plant hangs through a window at the top right.

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A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange saffron garment with a long rudraksha mala draped across his chest, holding a small white card and reading it while standing in a hall. He wears a red bindi on his forehead and his hair is long and swept back, a distinctive cue for the a person candidate. To his left, a line of women and a girl in white and yellow clothing stand with palms pressed together or hands folded. One woman in a white top has a rudraksha mala. A young person in white with a pendant stands holding a silver plate with small orange and red items. Another person in orange and a man with a shaved head and white tilak stand behind. A silver tray with offerings is visible at the lower right, and orange and white banners hang from the ceiling in the background.2010-10-26A photograph of a crowd gathered at a temple railing in front of a shrine. A man in an orange saffron robe with a long rudraksha mala and a red bindi on his forehead stands at the centre, raising one hand in blessing while holding folded white papers in the other. Several devotees in white shirts and dhotis stand with palms pressed together and heads bowed to the left. Behind them, a golden deity murti and decorated shrine with red drapery are visible.2010-09-05A photograph of a public darshan at an open-sided pavilion with a corrugated roof and colourful hanging decorations. A smiling man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange robe, a rudraksha mala with dark beads and a tan-coloured wrap, raises his right hand to touch the head of a devotee in a dark shirt. He holds a folded paper in his left hand. Around him, devotees with palms pressed together stand at a railing, including a man in a white-and-blue striped shirt and a woman in white. To the right, a bald man in orange holds a gold ritual vessel, and a man with white tilak on his forehead stands at the edge. Several children and onlookers crowd the foreground.2010-09-20April 14 20122012-04-14A photograph of a darshan line at an indoor hall with a red wall and a canopy overhead. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing orange robes, a rudraksha mala and a white vibhuti forehead mark, places his right hand on the head of a devotee bowing before him. He holds a folded paper in his left hand over a brass tray. Devotees in white and striped shirts press palms together along a metal railing, and a child in a green shirt watches at left. Probable Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair, orange saffron robes and rudraksha malas, shown in the act of blessing a devotee.2010-09-20December 05 20092009-12-05Indoor photograph inside a temple hall with a corrugated metal roof and barred windows. A figure in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back dark hair, a tilak on the forehead, and a dark rudraksha-style mala is receiving devotees at a barrier rail. Beside him, a shaven-headed man in orange robes holds a silver tray with gold-coloured ritual items and papers. Devotees on the left, including a woman in a pink sari with grey hair and gold jewellery, and a woman in pastel blue, press palms together in namaste. Men in white shirts stand on the right, and a sign on the back wall carries Kannada script.A photograph inside a hall with orange-painted walls, a corrugated roof and a colourful wall panel at left. A man in an orange robe with long swept-back hair and multiple dark rudraksha malas raises his hand in blessing over a young woman's head. He holds a sheet of paper. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, orange robe and rudraksha malas. Around him, women in white saris with gold borders stand with palms pressed together in namaste. Behind, a bald man in white dress wears a gold necklace and holds a wooden tray with a rudraksha mala, and a man in orange stands at right. At lower right, a man in an orange robe holds an orange cloth and a brass-handled object.2010-09-03September 17 20102010-09-17Indoor photograph in an orange-walled hall with a corrugated roof and grilled windows. A long-haired man in an orange sleeveless robe with a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace stands at center, smiling as he takes a sheet from a woman in white. A monk in orange drapes holds a brass tray with a small offering. A woman in a red-bordered sari stands at left with hands folded beside a railing, a blonde woman in white garments stands near her, and several people in white clothing stand in the background.2010-09-03 +1 copiesDecember 05 20092009-12-05A photograph of a man in saffron-orange robes with a long rudraksha mala draped over his chest and a dark swept-back hairstyle, his right hand raised to touch the head of a devotee. He is smiling and holding a folded white paper in his other hand. Before him a row of women and girls stand behind a metal railing, including an elderly woman with grey hair in a white top and a younger woman in a yellow saree with a dark mala. A bald saffron-robed attendant stands behind him, and a silver tray with a gold-handled object and flowers sits in the foreground. Red walls and a bright window frame the background. The scene suggests a darshan or blessing line inside a temple hall. Swamiji (probable) with distinctive saffron robe, long rudraksha mala and swept-back hair, giving blessings to devotees.2010-10-30