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A photograph taken inside a plain hall with white walls and a grey ceiling, looking through a barred white metal gate. In the foreground a man with long dark hair, a grey beard and glasses walks toward the camera wearing a saffron-orange robe with a pink-red wrap over his shoulder and a red thread on his wrist. Behind the gate, a man with long hair and a saffron robe wears a long rudraksha mala and stands beside the doorway. Several men in white dhotis and white kurtas stand or kneel along the back of the room, one wearing a white ceremonial garland. A framed picture hangs on the left wall and a glowing lamp is visible at the back.

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March 24 20082008-03-24Photograph of people walking through a doorway in a plain whitewashed interior with a grey corrugated ceiling and a barred white metal gate. In the foreground a woman with long dark hair wears a bright orange saffron robe and a dark rudraksha mala, looking down while guiding a man in a white shirt and white dhoti who wears a dark beaded mala and holds small items in his hands. Behind them a man in an orange robe and another in white clothes follow, with a few more people visible in the background and at the left edge. Orange and white painted wall stripes frame the doorway.2008-03-23August 09 20072007-08-09A photograph of a group of men inside a plain, whitewashed hall with ceiling fans and a metal-framed bed along the wall. In the centre, a long-haired man in a saffron-orange robe and a rudraksha mala raises one hand in a blessing gesture while speaking. He has a red tilak on his forehead. Around him, several men in orange and saffron robes and turbans stand listening, and a bearded man in orange stands at the right. A man in a white shirt faces away in the foreground. A thin floor mat lies on the concrete floor.2007-08-09A photograph of an informal greeting in a covered hall with plain pale walls and a metal mesh window. A long-haired man in a saffron-orange cloth with a red-and-white forehead mark stands centre, smiling with palms pressed together in namaste toward a man in a white shirt seen from behind. To the left, a bearded man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a younger man in orange robes holding a water bottle stand nearby. Behind them, men in white shirts and forehead markings look on.2009-08-08January 20 20102010-01-20A man in a saffron-orange sannyasi robe with a long rudraksha mala stands in a white-grilled doorway, smiling and holding a small orange item in one hand. He has long dark hair. Behind him, several men in saffron and white clothing stand inside a small temple or shrine with a framed portrait and a sign on the wall, and a man in a white shirt stands at the right. A framed portrait of a bald man in orange robes with a mala hangs on the left wall beside the door. a person: the man in the doorway wears a long rudraksha mala and has long swept-back hair in saffron robes, though his appearance is only partly clear.2008-07-10August 09 20072007-08-09A photograph in an indoor hall with orange walls and a red tile floor. A smiling man in a saffron-orange robe and a rudraksha mala walks forward barefoot, arms slightly out. Around him, devotees in white and orange-bordered sarees and white dhotis stand in a line, some with hands pressed together in namaskar. A man on the left with folded hands and a woman in a white sari stand nearby, and a framed portrait hangs on the upper wall. Chairs and a carved wooden screen fill the background. a person is the man in orange with a rudraksha mala, walking as devotees greet him.2008-03-12December 21 20092009-12-21Indoor photo in a plain white-walled hall with a tiled floor and an open doorway. A man in a rust-orange robe with a rudraksha mala and a striped sash has tilak on his forehead and a full beard, walking forward and smiling with hands near his waist. Swamiji (probable) appearance-based cues: long swept-back dark hair, ornate orange clothing and rudraksha mala. Behind him in the doorway stands a man in a white dhoti with gold borders and a rudraksha mala. In the foreground, a bare-shouldered woman in a striped cloth looks toward him, and another person in white bends forward at the lower edge.2017-02-03Indoor photo of a seated group during a training convention in a concrete hall. In the foreground a man in white clothes with a light orange shawl sits cross-legged on the floor, holding a pen to his mouth and writing in a blue notebook. Beside him a bearded man with long hair wears orange robes and glasses and gestures with his hand while talking. Other seated participants wear orange robes and orange shawls, some with shaved heads, and several people in white garments sit on orange mats in the background. No clearly distinctive a person cues are visible, so no identification is made. The scene shows a seated attentive gathering with notebooks and pens.2008-04-16