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A photograph of an indoor gathering where a long-haired man in an orange saffron robe with a rudraksha mala and red bindi smiles while handing a printed sheet to a woman in a white sari with gold border and purple beaded necklace, who leans forward with hands together. Beside them an older woman with white hair and gold bangles watches, a man in orange robes stands at right holding papers, and other women in saris are partly visible at left. Hanging tassels and a red-framed poster appear in the background.

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A photograph inside a bright hall with pale pink walls and colourful tassels hanging at the top. A long-haired figure in a saffron-orange robe with a long orange shawl and a gold-beaded necklace stands at centre-right, hands joined in namaste toward a row of women. Beside him a shaved-headed man in orange robes holds an open book, and another orange-clad attendant stands behind. A woman in a cream and brown sari with gold jewellery and a kumkum mark presses her palms together before him, and a women's line in saris and a child in striped shirt stand on the left, several women with their hands folded in greeting. Visible people are roughly a dozen.2011-02-26December 31 20132013-12-31 +1 copiesA smiling man with long dark hair tied in a bun wears a saffron-orange sleeveless garment edged with gold, and a heavy necklace of gold beads with black spacers over a pearl and rudraksha mala. He is smiling and looking down as a woman on the left, wearing an orange sari, extends her arm and hands him a small red bowl. Behind him stands a shaved-headed man in orange robes with a gold-beaded necklace, and an older woman with curly blonde hair in a white outfit watches in the background. The setting is a bright, pale-walled room.2011-02-22A photograph inside a hall with pale walls, yellow-orange banners and a projection screen. A long-haired figure in orange robes and rudraksha malas, with distinctive long swept-back hair and ornate beaded necklaces, stands at centre placing a hand on the head of a man in a white shirt who bows with palms together. Beside them a shaven-headed man in orange holds a tray with papers and a small object, and on the right a priest with a white-painted forehead wears a white dhoti with gold border and gold garlands. Several onlookers in white and light shirts stand around, some with hands folded. Probable Swamiji (probable) is the central figure in orange, with long hair and rudraksha malas, giving a blessing to the devotee.2011-02-26August 12 20082008-08-12March 27 20082008-03-27A smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair and an orange saffron shawl with a maroon border stands at center, holding a small white paper or plate in his left hand while another person's arm reaches in from the left. He wears multiple strands of rudraksha-style beads, a red bead necklace, gold pendant ornaments and gold armlets. Behind him, a shaved-headed man in a white dhoti and a bespectacled man with a tilak mark stand nearby, and a silver tray with small lamps or offerings is held at lower right. Pink and orange paper decorations hang in the background.2011-02-11August 12 20082008-08-12A photograph of a seated man with long dark swept-back hair, wearing an orange saffron robe, a rudraksha-style necklace and a gold ceremonial necklace, smiling and gesturing with his right hand toward a group of devotees. Beside him stands a shaved-headed young man in an orange robe and gold necklace, holding a brass vessel. Around them devotees in white clothes and orange shawls sit and stand, several with hands pressed together in greeting or prayer, a woman in white with a rudraksha mala looks on, and a man in an orange shawl stands behind. Orange and red fabrics and a tent with colourful painted panels form the setting. a person is the seated man with long hair in saffron, shown in a blessing gesture to devotees.2008-07-17Photo of a smiling man with long swept-back dark hair wearing a saffron-orange shawl over his shoulder and a long rudraksha mala of dark beads, offering or handing a small item from a tray to a woman in a magenta top and blue top. Behind him a man in white ritual cloth with white sacred ash markings on his arms and a gold chain stands near a table with papers and small packets. A bald man in white cloth with white ash on his shoulders is at the right edge, and a woman in pink stands in the background. Hanging orange and red tassels decorate the hall. The smiling man with the long hair, saffron shawl and rudraksha mala is a person by appearance, though the identification is uncertain.2010-10-26March 27 20082008-03-27April 22 20122012-04-22