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A photograph of a seated man in saffron-orange robes with a long dark swept-back hair and a white vertical forehead mark, smiling, sitting on a floor cushion in a room with a wooden coffee table holding a magazine. A devotee in an orange-and-cream striped sari with a long braid kneels with bent head before him, hands near the floor. Pink flower garland lies on the floor near a black bag and papers at the lower left. A man in white dhoti stands at the upper right. Wall and chair in background. Probable Swamiji (orange robes, long hair, forehead mark); the person is seated on a cushion and presented with a devotee prostrating.

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April 06 20082008-04-06A seated figure in an orange saffron garment with long, swept-back dark hair and dark-rimmed glasses holds an open printed document and reads it in a sitting room. Red flower garlands lie on the white cushion beside them. In front, a man in white kneels and bows low, while a second person in white holds a small brass plate with a lit oil lamp and flowers. Two men in light shirts stand behind a wooden table with a magazine and a black tablet. Along the bottom-right edge a , .2008-04-06April 06 20082008-04-06April 06 20082008-04-06July 02 20072007-07-02A photograph taken indoors in a carpeted room with a window and a garland of pink and red flowers hanging by the doorway. A man with long, swept-back dark hair and smiling expression sits cross-legged on a maroon mat wearing a saffron-orange robe and multiple rudraksha mala necklaces, with one hand raised in a gesture while speaking. In front of him, two devotees lie prostrate on the carpet: one in white clothing and another in a green and pink sari with gold border, heads bowed. A brass plate and a small shrine with a deity murti are visible at the right edge. a person is shown in the orange robe and rudraksha malas, teaching the prostrate devotees in a padapuja-style setting.April 06 20082008-04-06April 05 20082008-04-05A photograph of a home-visit or pada pooja moment indoors. A seated figure in saffron-orange cloth with a white flower garland and long dark hair sits on a white-draped chair, extending his bare feet while a devotee kneels and bows to touch them. Two women in white and blue saris press their palms together nearby, and a man in white shirt and dark mala beads stands behind with one hand raised. A tall man in white with an orange shawl and mala stands at the back. Through a window, a crowd of onlookers is visible, with a microphone on a stand. Pink drapery hangs on the wall.2009-08-11A seated figure in orange saffron robes with long dark hair and a dark rudraksha mala raises one hand while sitting in a wooden chair on a red-orange mat. A woman in a white sari with gold border kneels with her forehead bowed to the floor before a brass tray holding green leaves and a steel tumbler, in what appears to be a padapuja-style veneration. Behind them another person in white and a figure in orange stand on the carpeted floor, and a table draped in white cloth with flowers and a small altar sits in the background. Water bottles and a brass bowl are set on the floor. Probable Swamiji is seated in the chair, identified by long swept-back hair, saffron robes and rudraksha mala as the presentation cues.2007-11-12February 11 20072007-02-11A seated man in a saffron-orange robe with a long dark hairstyle and a white and multicoloured flower garland sits on a yellow armchair, smiling as he reaches forward to hold the arm of a standing woman in a red shawl and red top, with a red bindi and a small wrist bangle. A third person in white clothing stands in the background near a doorway, with a camera raised. A red wooden door and a tiled floor with a patterned rug are visible, and fruit sits on a low table in the foreground. The seated man shows appearance cues of a person candidate, with long swept hair and saffron clothing, and the event context is a house visit.2010-02-15