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A photograph inside a hall where a standing figure in an orange shawl over a red sleeveless top, with long swept-back dark hair, stands in front of a purple and pink draped stage. Behind him seated devotees in white clothing wear white headbands across their foreheads. A white railing and a poster with a Shiva lingam image and Tamil text appear at left, and a man in white stands at the upper right. The standing figure shows distinctive long hair and orange saffron clothing, so he is a probable Swamiji in person.

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July 30 20092009-07-30A photograph of a man with long, dark, wavy hair swept back, wearing a bright orange sleeveless wrap over a red undergarment and a small red tilak on his forehead. He stands in profile at the front of a hall. Behind him, a row of seated devotees wear white cloth blindfolds tied around their heads, dressed in white. A printed wall poster with orange bands is visible at left, and a window lets in daylight at upper right.2009-07-30A man with long swept-back dark hair walks through a crowd of seated devotees, all wearing white blindfold-style cloths tied across their eyes. He wears a saffron-orange wrap over his shoulders and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace with a large pendant. Behind him, a banner with Tamil text hangs above a red, green and purple chevron backdrop, and blue plastic chairs are visible among the seated crowd, many dressed in white shirts and dhotis.2009-07-26A photograph of a large seated audience, most wearing white blindfolds across their eyes, in a covered hall. In the foreground a tall man with long swept-back dark hair wears a flowing saffron-orange robe and a long ornate gold necklace, walking between rows of seated people. Behind the rows, a table is draped in blue cloth, and banners with red, green and orange chevron patterns hang at the back. Several printed banners on the stage show portraits in orange robes. A standing attendant in white with a yellow shawl and a woman in white and orange stand near the back. Many seated men wear white shirts and light clothing.2009-07-26A man with long, swept-back black hair stands in front of a seated audience, wearing an orange saffron shawl draped over a red undergarment and a red dot on his forehead. Behind him a white banner displays Tamil script in orange and black panels. Many seated people in the background wear white headbands over their eyes. The man appears to be a probable Swamiji based on the long hair, saffron shawl and forehead mark, shown in person at the event.2009-07-30A standing man in an orange-saffron robe with a draped shawl walks down a red carpet through a large hall. Long dark hair falls past his shoulders. Rows of seated devotees fill the floor, many wearing white blindfolds and white shirts or white and yellow saris, with some in teal and orange. Some devotees wear name badges and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. Banners and a wall display are visible in the background. Appears to be a pada-pooja or kalpataru darshan style gathering.2009-08-02August 06 20092009-08-06August 06 20092009-08-06August 01 2009 - Kalpataru, Thiruvanaikaval, India2009-08-01Indoor hall filled with seated devotees wearing white clothes and white blindfolds over their eyes, rows extending across the floor. In the centre-right foreground stands a long-haired man in an orange-saffron sleeveless robe with an orange cloth at his waist, smiling, with his arms at his sides. Behind him a man in a yellow shawl stands among the seated crowd. A blue banner with Tamil text hangs on a stand near a pedestal fan, and a wall notice reads Switch Off. Tall white pillars and barred windows frame the room.2009-08-02July 30 20092009-07-30A photograph of a man in an orange saffron sleeveless wrap walking down an aisle in a hall with peach-coloured walls. He has long dark hair swept back and a red bindi on his forehead, and he is bare-armed with a red garment beneath the wrap. Around him, hundreds of seated people wear white cloth blindfolds across their eyes, many in white, cream and yellow saris and dhotis, some in blue and pink. A sound speaker stands at upper left and a framed poster hangs on the wall at right. The scene suggests a Kalpataru blessing programme in progress, with the walking figure appearing as an appearance-based a person (saffron wrap, long swept-back hair, bindi) and the seated crowd filling most of the frame.2009-08-01