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Outdoor photo on a dirt ground beside a white boundary wall with palm trees. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a long swept-back hairstyle, a red-and-white flower garland and a rudraksha mala stands centre, smiling and gesturing with his right hand toward a man bowing deeply, forehead to the ground, in a lavender checked shirt. Around them stand a man in white kurta and white dhoti at left wearing a mala, an older man in white shirt and blue trousers with sunglasses, a young man in white, two women in blue saris and a woman in a patterned dress, plus a girl in pink, and a worker in grey-blue shirt and white head cloth at right. The standing figure in orange matches the a person cues of long swept hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala, so the depiction is described as a person.

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Outdoors on bare ground before a white boundary wall and trees, a long-haired figure in an orange saffron robe with a flower garland and a rudraksha mala stands centre, hands gesturing as they speak. A man in a grey shirt kneels and bows his head to the ground before them. Around them stand a man in a white kurta with rudraksha beads, an older man in a white shirt, a younger man in white, several women in blue saris and patterned cotton saris, and a red car at the right edge. The gathered people watch with hands folded.2011-05-23Outdoor photo of a long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes wearing a white and red flower garland and a rudraksha mala, standing on dirt ground with a white wall and palm trees behind. A man in a light blue shirt kneels and touches the feet of a shaved-headed man in white in the foreground. Other saffron-robed men with beaded malas stand nearby, and women in blue saris and white clothes watch on.2011-05-23Outdoor photograph in a dirt courtyard with a white boundary wall and trees behind. Two figures in saffron-orange robes stand at left: the man on the left has a shaved head, a beaded necklace and gold pendant, and covers his mouth with one hand; the taller man in the centre has long swept-back hair, a garland of red flowers and a rudraksha-style mala, and holds his hands together in a greeting gesture. Beside them stand a man in white kurta, two women in blue saris, and other onlookers in white. In the foreground a man in a grey shirt bends low, prostrating on the ground at the feet of the saffron-robed figures, while a man in a white striped shirt stands at right with his back to the camera.2011-05-23Outdoor courtyard photo with a tiled floor and a white wall backed by palms. A central figure in orange saffron robes wears a long orange and purple flower garland and has long dark hair; a man in a white shirt bends to touch the feet of this figure. Around them devotees stand: a woman in a pink and cream sari holds a bouquet of red and white flowers, a man in white dhoti and orange shawl stands at left, and several people in white ritual clothes and orange shawls surround the group. A few people in casual shirts and saris watch and smile. Presence of a central saffron-clad figure with long hair and garland is visible, but their identity is not established from appearance alone.2010-02-16A photograph of an outdoor scene at an ashram-style compound. On the right, a man in an orange saffron shawl and a long white garland with red flowers stands smiling, his long dark hair swept back, as an older man in a white shirt bends low to touch his hands. Behind them, women in saris, including one in pink with palms pressed together in namaste and another in a purple blouse and red-and-gold sari with a flower in her hair, look on with smiles. Men in white and orange shirts stand near a white-walled building with a corrugated roof, a green metal gate and a low white block wall. The scene reads as a devotee greeting and honouring the garlanded figure. a person appearance cues: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a garland.2006-12-26July 12 20062006-07-12Outdoor photo on a bare sandy ground under a small tree. A long-haired man in an orange saffron shawl and orange clothing, with a red-and-orange flower garland and a rudraksha mala, smiles and gestures with one hand as a crowd presses around him. Around him, many men wear white shirts and white dhotis, some with orange shawls, and a man in a blue-and-white checked shirt wears a rudraksha mala. A man in white in the background films with a camera; others stand watching near a small table. A person in dark clothing bends low in the foreground.2007-01-12A smiling man in saffron-orange robes and a long red-pink rose garland holds a small brass dish of yellow and orange flowers toward a bowing older man in white. Behind them, a woman in a pale blue sari with a flower-patterned border smiles beside a young man in a striped white shirt. On the left, a man with long hair wears a white dhoti and an orange shawl. A partially visible saffron-clad figure stands at the back. The setting is a pillared veranda with pink tiles and a trellis of green vines.2010-02-15A photograph of an outdoor courtyard scene near a tree and whitewashed wall. A man in a dark red turban and red-and-gold sash with an orange-and-white flower garland stands with palms pressed together in namaste, smiling. Around him, saffron-robed sadhus with rudraksha malas and a bald man in white shirt and trousers with hands folded watch. A woman in a blue sari bends forward, and a girl in a grey top bows low. Several women in pink, red and striped saris, with red and gold bangles, stand nearby. A white car is parked at the left edge.2015-10-03January 21 20092009-01-21A photograph of a procession on a dirt path beside a chain-link fence, with orange flags visible behind. A long-haired man in an orange saffron cloth and a long white garland with red flowers and a gold-bead mala stands at left, smiling, with his right hand raised near his side; the presentation cues include long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and ornate gold-bead mala, so this is a probable Swamiji (probable) in person. Around him, devotees in white dhotis and white shirts with lanyards and rudraksha-style malas stand with hands folded in namaskar, one man bowing deeply. Another orange-robed figure stands at right edge and a person kneels at lower left. Yellow petals lie on the ground.2009-12-29December 31 20082008-12-31