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Indoor photo of a crowded whitewashed hall where devotees sit and stand with palms pressed together in prayer. A young person in a bright orange top with a headband, at centre, has hands folded. Women wear saris and salwar kameez in blue, green, maroon and white; men wear white shirts. A metal railing runs through the foreground. On the back wall a blue sign lists rules in English and Kannada, and a blue placard reads that photography and videography are not allowed. Turquoise curtains hang at a doorway and an orange cloth is draped on a wall at upper left. No deity murti or ritual object is clearly visible.

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December 13 20092009-12-13December 10 20092009-12-10A crowd of devotees with hands pressed in anjali stands in a plain whitewashed hall with a corrugated metal roof. In the centre, a figure in an orange sleeveless top and orange cloth receives a blessing, with another person in orange beside them and a hand touching the head of a devotee. A man in white with a yellow shawl stands at right holding a wooden tray of offerings. On the left wall hangs a framed poster of several photographs and an orange wall-mounted box is fixed above. Some devotees wear white shirts and dhotis, and a red-and-blue patterned cloth is draped on an older man. The scene reads as darshan and blessing, with the swami-like figure's identity uncertain from appearance alone.2009-12-13December 16 20092009-12-16December 18 20092009-12-18A crowded indoor photograph in a room with orange-painted walls and a barred window. In the foreground a bare-headed man in a white shirt bends forward and a young man in a pink-and-white striped shirt stands with his back to the camera. On the right, a man in saffron-orange robes wears a rudraksha mala, his palms pressed together in greeting, while another saffron-robed attendant stands beside him. Several devotees, including older women in saris, crowd the doorway, and a photographer with a camera stands among them. The scene appears to be a darshan moment, with the saffron-robed figure a person, identified by saffron robe and rudraksha mala cues.2009-01-12A crowded indoor scene in a yellow-walled hall with framed pictures and a red curtain. A barefoot sannyasi in a saffron-orange shawl stands at centre-right, his bare shoulder and back visible, with his hands raised toward devotees. He has long dark hair. A man in white shirt and white dhoti stands at the right edge facing forward. Around them, many devotees press in: women in blue, orange and green saris with braids and gold necklaces, elderly men in white shirts and spectacles, and an older woman in a green floral sari with a tilak at right. Several people have palms pressed together or extended in greeting.2009-01-12December 31 20092009-12-31January 02 20122012-01-02A photo inside a covered hall with a corrugated metal roof, hung with yellow and white paper decorations and orange banners. On the left, a banner reads "Growing Consciousness" beside portrait images of saffron-robed figures. A row of people with palms pressed together in namaste stands at a steel railing, several in white and cream clothing and one in a red-and-beige salwar. In the centre, a tall figure with long dark hair in a flowing orange-saffron robe stands with hands in namaste, and a man in a blue shirt and a shaven-headed person in white greet them. Flower garlands and a tray sit at the lower left. Probable Swamiji (probable) is the central figure in saffron robes with long swept-back hair, pressing hands together in greeting at the railing.2009-12-02A crowd of devotees gathers in a plain white-walled room with a barred window at left. At centre, a smiling man with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron shawl over a bare upper body, with rudraksha malas around his neck, and presses his palms together in greeting. Around him, older men in white shirts and dhotis stand close, and a younger man in an orange wrap stands behind. In the foreground, several women in saris with flowers in their hair and gold necklaces face away from the camera. Swamiji (probable) appears in person at centre, given the saffron wrap, long hair and rudraksha malas. Other visible roles are devotees and attendees greeting him.2007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12