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Indoor photo in a hall with white ceiling drapes and colourful painted pillars. A bare-chested man with swept-back dark hair, a hair knot, a red rudraksha mala and gold ornaments, wearing a cream and gold dhoti-style garment, smiles while extending his hand toward a small child held by a woman in a red sari with a red-clad man beside her. Behind them, men in white shirts and white dhotis, and a shaved-headed man in orange, stand nearby with a tray of offerings in the foreground. Orange drapes hang at the windows.

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A photograph inside a hall with pink walls, orange curtains and colourful painted pillars. A bare-chested man with long hair tied in a bun, wearing a gold-bordered white dhoti-shawl, a red rudraksha mala and gold necklaces, reaches to touch the head of a young child held by a woman in a red-and-pink sari. Beside them a man in a red kurta stands with hands folded. To the right, a shaved-headed man in orange robes and gold bangles stands near a tray of offerings. Several other people in white and yellow shirts stand in the background, including a youth in glasses. a person: the bare-chested man with a bun, rudraksha mala and gold necklaces is performing a blessing on the child, with the probable identity cued by the mala, gold ornaments and ceremonial shawl.2011-03-05A photograph of a blessing scene in an airy hall with orange and white draped ceiling and decorated pillars. A bare-chested man with swept-back hair, white vibhuti on his forehead, and multiple rudraksha malas wears a cream dhoti with gold border and maroon waist cloth, smiling as he places his palm on the head of a kneeling man in a red kurta with folded hands. A woman in a pink sari with gold bangles stands beside him, holding a small child. Behind them a bald priest in saffron/orange robes and other men in white stand by, with a brass tray of gold items in the foreground.2011-03-05September 12 20132013-09-12September 03 20132013-09-03A hall with pink walls and orange curtains, decorated with colourful striped pillar banners. A smiling man with slicked-back hair, vertical white tilak, red bindi and a rudraksha mala stands bare-chested in a white dhoti with gold border and maroon waist cloth, placing his hand on the head of a man in a red kurta who bows with palms joined. A woman in a red sari and a child in a blue outfit stand beside them. Around them, a bald man in orange robes and others in white shirts and dhotis watch, and a brass plate with offerings is held at the lower right.2011-03-05April 13 20132013-04-13September 30 20132013-09-30September 12 20132013-09-12Indoor photo in a hall with a white draped ceiling decorated with colourful striped cylindrical pillars topped by orange tassels. A man in saffron-orange robes with a long dark braid and a beaded necklace holds a silver tray and touches the forehead of a woman in white. Behind him, shaven-headed men in orange and white robes with rudraksha-style beaded necklaces stand near a silver plate. On the left, a woman in an orange-and-white sari with folded hands and a lanyard smiles, and a small girl in pink holds a yellow book. A blonde woman in white and a boy at the lower left complete the group of devotees.2011-02-02A photograph inside a hall with red curtains and a gold-and-red throne on a stage in the background. In the foreground a smiling person with long hair swept back, wearing an orange-brown dhoti and shawl, rudraksha mala beads and gold ceremonial necklaces, extends a hand toward a man in a light striped shirt. A small child in a cream kurta with gold trim stands beside him. Behind them devotees in white kurtas and orange-brown robes queue near a green-draped table, and a few people stand on the right. Large screens on the walls show a portrait. Probable Swamiji (long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and gold necklaces) is the central figure, in person.2013-09-30September 15 20132013-09-15A photograph of an indoor hall with framed pictures and red-lit walls. A smiling man in a cream turban, red garment and a long dark swept-back hair wears rudraksha malas and a red-and-gold bangle on his raised arm and holds a folded white paper. He reaches out to a young child in an orange top held by a woman with a white forehead mark and gold earrings, who holds up beaded malas. Several onlookers in white and light shirts stand around, including hands pressed together at the left. Probable Swamiji: the cues are the cream turban, long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and red garment.2011-09-16