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A photograph of two men facing each other in a richly decorated room with gold lion-head carvings and red tiger-striped cushions. On the left, a smiling man with a swept-back dark hairstyle, a white tilak on his forehead, a red-orange silk garment and a beaded rudraksha-style necklace sits on a red throne with his hand extended toward the other man. On the right, an older man with white hair and a white beard, wearing a dark jacket over a red-orange garment, raises his palm toward the seated man. Behind them hang a garland of orange, red and white flowers, a gold statue, and orange draped cloth.

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A photograph of two men in an ornate golden-and-red setting. A seated man in a red-maroon robe with a pale sandalwood forehead mark and a long beaded rudraksha-style mala sits on a red tiger-striped cushioned throne with gold carvings. He reaches out to touch the upper arm and shoulder of an older, white-bearded man in a dark black zip jacket over a red garment, who extends a palm toward him. Behind them, a deity murti or statue is draped in an orange cloth and a garland of yellow and red flowers, with a gold bowl or vessel in front.2013-11-16November 16 20132013-11-16Photograph of a seated figure with a bare upper torso, wearing a red-orange wrap, a yellow and marigold garland, and a yellow sandalwood mark on the forehead, extending one arm toward a standing man in a white polo shirt and orange-red shawl with grey hair, who has his palms pressed together toward the seated figure. The seated figure sits on a red cushioned seat beside a golden lion-headed armrest, with a peacock-feather fan and a silver staff behind. A woman in white with an orange shawl stands in the background along with other seated devotees in a bright hall. Appearance-based candidate for the seated figure is a person, identified only by visible wrap, garland and forehead mark, with the standing man giving pranam.2014-05-14A seated man in saffron-orange robes with a gold garland of beads around his neck sits on a golden throne with lion-head armrests beside a silver staff topped with a trident-like finial. He smiles broadly, his long hair tied back, a small red mark on his forehead. Facing him, a young man with curly brown hair and a light beard, wearing a white t-shirt and an orange scarf printed with text, bows with palms pressed together in a gesture of respect. Gold and maroon drapes stand behind them.2014-07-14November 16 20132013-11-16A seated long-haired man with a sheer ash tilak on his forehead wears a leopard-print wrap and several rudraksha malas on his neck and upper arm. He smiles while a bearded man in a white kurta with an orange shawl stands at right, raising his palm toward the seated man's forehead in a blessing gesture. Red draped fabric and a red cushion sit behind the seated figure, with a pale wall and window in the background. Swamiji (probable) is the seated man, identified by long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and ornamental wrap; the standing devotee is a person in white with saffron shawl. Indoor satsang setting.2012-04-21November 15 20132013-11-15March 08 20142014-03-08April 21 20122012-04-21A photograph of a seated man on an ornate gilded throne with lion-head armrests and red velvet upholstery. He wears a saffron-orange dhoti and wrap, a long rudraksha mala with large beads, and a white tilak on his forehead, and sits with eyes closed. Facing him, a man in a white shirt with an orange-red shawl stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, bowing in devotion. A silver trident hangs on the wall behind, with a wooden lattice panel and red-orange pillars. Appearance-based probable candidate: the seated figure on the throne has long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a rudraksha mala, so this is Swamiji (probable) receiving devotion.2014-09-06October 16 20122012-10-16Indoor satsang setting with a man in a white kurta and dark wristwatch placing his palm against the forehead of a seated person in a maroon-red robe with gold-edged border and a long rudraksha mala. The seated figure has a white vibhuti line and red kumkum bindu, and is smiling. A golden lion-shaped ritual object sits in front, and a framed portrait of a saffron-turbaned sannyasi stands behind, with a gold-framed tableau on the wall. The gesture appears to be a blessing or darshan exchange. Two people visible, one partially at left edge.2013-12-08