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Outdoor photo of a seated figure in orange robes with a red sash and a rudraksha mala, seen from behind, on an orange cushion atop a low wooden platform. Hair is tied up in a bun. A brass kalasha-style pot sits on a patterned floor mat in front. Beyond, a crowd of about twenty people in white and pink clothes sits on the ground facing him, under an orange wall and a red pillar. Nearby stone figures are visible on the left.

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A seated figure in orange saffron robes, with long dark hair swept back and a dark rudraksha-style mala at the neck, sits cross-legged on a cushion facing away from the camera toward a large seated audience. Appearance-based candidate for Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and beaded mala. A small silver vessel sits on the floor in front of him, and a yellow mat with a blue border runs toward the crowd across a swept ground with coloured floor designs. Behind him, two yellow-and-orange draped banners hang from a pole against a terracotta wall. The audience of roughly 40 people sits in white clothes, several with white head coverings. The scene appears to be an outdoor satsang.2010-11-14 +2 copiesDecember 22 20102010-12-22A photograph of a meditation session outdoors. In the foreground, a man seated cross-legged on an orange cushion set on a low wooden platform faces away from the camera, wearing an orange saffron-coloured garment with a red sash, and a dark rudraksha mala around his neck; his hair is tied up in a bun. Beside him on a patterned mat sits a polished brass kalasha-style pot with a spout. Behind him, about two dozen seated devotees in white and pale clothing, some in pink and blue, face the same direction across a grey gravel and paved area, with an orange wall, red pillar and blurred stone sculptures behind. The appearance of the seated teacher is consistent with the page's claim, but the figure is seen from behind, so identification is uncertain.2011-02-20February 05 20112011-02-05November 13 20102010-11-13February 23 20112011-02-23A seated teacher in orange saffron robes with long dark hair in a braid sits cross-legged on an orange cushion, facing a group of about twenty seated devotees in white dhotis and white shirts on mats in an open courtyard. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits on a small ring of gravel and coloured powder in front of the teacher. Behind them stand a palm trunk, potted plants and an orange wall, with stone deity sculptures visible at left. The teacher's gesture is directed toward the seated listeners. a person appearance match is uncertain from this view.2011-03-05October 27 20102010-10-27A man sits cross-legged with eyes closed in meditation on an orange cushion placed on a low wooden platform over a woven mat outdoors among palm trees. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange garment draped over his shoulders and a long dark rudraksha mala around his neck, with a red bindi and white markings on his forehead. His hands rest folded in his lap. A brass kalasha-style pot with a handle stands beside him on the left, and a pink flower and white kolam-style chalk drawing lie on the ground in front. Behind him, a second man in white dhoti and white upper cloth sits in the background, slightly out of focus.2010-09-22Outdoor satsang in an open courtyard with red-and-white painted walls and a large yellow-and-blue cloth-wrapped pillar. A figure in a saffron-orange wrap sits cross-legged on an orange cushion on a raised stone platform, with a rudraksha mala around the neck, facing a seated audience. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits on the platform beside him, and colourful rangoli and kolam patterns decorate the ground. Dozens of seated devotees in white shirts and white dhotis fill the rows across a mat-lined walkway, with a few standing figures in the background. A signboard and potted plants appear at the left edge.2010-11-13 +1 copiesA seated man with long dark hair wears an orange saffron robe, a dark rudraksha mala necklace and a red tilak on his forehead, eyes closed in meditation with hands folded in his lap on an orange cushion. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits on a woven mat beside him. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and white shawls sit in a row on a sandy open-air ground, one wearing a yellow shawl, with a palm-lined compound and a white building in the background. Sitting in meditation.2010-09-18A man sits cross-legged on an orange cushion placed on a low wooden seat, on a woven straw mat, in an outdoor paved courtyard. He wears an orange saffron cloth draped over his shoulders and a long dark rudraksha mala around his neck, with a red tilak on his forehead. A brass kalasha-style pot sits on the mat beside him, and a ring of grey ash or coal surrounds the mat on the paving. Behind him, a red stone pedestal carries yellow and purple marigold garlands and dark statues. The seated man's gaze is directed to the side with a calm, composed posture; he appears to be a sannyasi or devotee conducting a ritual or meditation. No visible printed name identifies him.2011-02-25 +1 copies