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A photograph at an indoor satsang hall with white drapery and a crowd of people standing and seated behind. In the foreground at left, a man in an orange-and-gold garment with a large white and red flower garland and green leaves reaches forward to take a folded white paper slip from a woman. She wears a white blouse-style top with a brown rudraksha mala and a red bindi. Beside her, a man in a white polo shirt with a visible ID badge looks on. At right, a woman in a red and maroon sari with a beaded necklace bows her head, holding a white slip, while a bald man's hand reaches in from the edge. Several people in white shirts stand in the background, and a black electric fan is visible at left.

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May 31 20152015-05-31May 31 20152015-05-31May 31 20152015-05-31A photograph of a seated figure viewed from behind, wearing a saffron-orange and gold-bordered cloth draped over the shoulder and bare upper body, with a thick garland of white and red flowers around the neck. He sits on a red cushioned seat beside a gold ornamental object, reaching forward to take a folded white paper from a devotee. Around him, a crowd of people in white, orange, and purple clothes gathers under a white tent with fans, cooler units, speakers, and a cameraman in the background. An elderly bald man in orange and a woman in white stand nearest, with a younger woman in white and a bangle-wearing devotee holding out papers.2015-05-31A large tented hall with a dense crowd of devotees behind metal barriers. In the foreground, a man in an orange-red turban, layered orange-and-gold robes and a white and green garland sits on a red-cushioned seat, leaning forward to take a folded paper from a kneeling woman with long hair in a white and gold-bordered sari. Beside him, a woman in a rust-orange sari with a rudraksha mala and bindi stands attentively, and a man in a red shirt presses his palms together. A young boy in white and a man in white dhoti with a garland stand nearby. A gold ornate vessel sits in the lower left, with a standing fan and air conditioning units along the tent walls.2015-07-26May 31 20152015-05-31A figure in an orange-brown and gold silk garment with a gold-bordered shawl, wearing heavy gold bead necklaces, bangles and a red bindi, stands at the centre-right holding a folded paper and extending a hand in blessing over the head of a bowed devotee in white. The devotee wears a white shirt and dark-rimmed glasses, hands pressed in anjali. Nearby, a woman in white with a rudraksha mala and a man in white with a vertical tilak and mala watch; a young child in blue stands at the bottom. Other people in white and saffron-coloured clothing fill a hall behind, with red curtains, a screen and ceremonial brass vessels at the right edge. Swamiji (probable): the central figure has long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklaces and an orange-gold shawl, and is performing the blessing.2013-10-19May 31 20152015-05-31May 31 20152015-05-31A photograph of a home visit in a red-walled room. A person in an orange-red robe with bare upper arms and gold bangles stands at right, raising a hand in blessing over the head of a woman in a red sari with a white and red flower garland who bows forward with hands together. Other people stand and watch in the background, including a man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala, a young man in an orange shawl, and a younger boy in orange. A woman in white sits at left. A wooden cabinet and a doorway with glass panels are visible. The blessing suggests a padapuja at a devotee's house, with the blessing figure appearing in ochre saffron robes and a rudraksha mala with a ceremonial gold necklace, consistent with a person.2014-07-07 +1 copiesSeptember 28 20132013-09-28July 03 20142014-07-03