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A man with long dreadlocked hair and a beard sits at a wooden surface, eyes lowered, hands resting on the wood. He wears a rust-orange garment, a multi-strand brown rudraksha mala across his chest, and a gold chain with a gold pendant. White horizontal tilaka marks cover his forehead and upper arms. Behind him, blurred flower garlands and a person in orange and white are visible. A second person with white forehead markings sits at the left edge. Probable Swamiji with long hair, rudraksha mala, and orange clothing, seated and performing a ritual preparation with his hands on the surface.

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Close photo of a bearded man with long dark dreadlocked hair, white tilak marks on his forehead and upper arms, eyes lowered, seated in a ritual setting. He wears a rust-orange sleeveless garment, a long string of brown rudraksha beads across one shoulder, and a gold heart-shaped pendant on a gold chain. His hands rest on his lap or a surface in front of him. Behind him, blurred figures wear white and red garlands. At lower left a second person with white forehead markings is partly visible. The setting suggests a devotional or ritual gathering.2017-12-28A bearded man with long dreadlocked hair sits with eyes closed in meditation, wearing a rust-orange sleeveless garment, a gold chain with a pendant, and multiple rows of rudraksha beads draped over one shoulder. White vibhuti-style lines mark his forehead and arms. In the foreground a younger man in orange clothing with rudraksha mala and forehead markings sits beside him. Behind them, blurred deity murti decorated with white flower garlands stand in the background, and a wooden structure is in the lower foreground. a person (long swept hair, rudraksha malas, gold necklace and orange clothing) seen in meditation during the Turiyatita Aushadha preparation.2017-12-28December 28 20172017-12-28April 13 20182018-04-13December 28 20172017-12-28A seated man with long dark dreadlocks falling past his shoulders wears a rust-orange sleeveless top and matching lower cloth, a dense rudraksha mala draped across his chest, and a gold chain with a round gold pendant. White horizontal marks cover his forehead and both arms, and a leopard-print waist cloth shows at his hip. He sits in profile with one arm resting on his knee, gazing down. Behind him stand dark deity murti garlanded with white flowers and red cloth. A woman in orange robes sits at left beside a small oil lamp with a flame, and another person in orange is partly visible at right edge.2017-12-28December 28 20172017-12-28December 28 20172017-12-28December 28 20172017-12-28Photograph of a long-haired man seated on an ornate silver-carved chair, smiling and resting his raised hand against his chin. He wears a rust-red sleeveless garment with a leopard-print waist sash and a dense rudraksha mala draped over one shoulder, plus a thin gold chain. White horizontal sacred marks are on his forehead and upper arms, and a red thread is tied at his wrist. Silver ritual vessels with floral ornamentation are visible at the bottom edge, and a garland lies at the right. a person candidate: long swept-back dreadlocked hair, rudraksha mala and gold necklace, though the face is not used for identification.2017-12-28May 21 20182018-05-21Photograph of a seated man with long dark matted hair falling past his shoulders, eyes closed, palms pressed together in anjali mudra. He wears a rust-red sleeveless garment, a leopard-print waist belt, layered rudraksha mala strands across the chest and waist, a gold chain with a round gold pendant, and a red-and-black beaded bracelet. White vertical tilak marks on his forehead and white bands on his upper arms. A microphone stand is visible at right and a gold-and-white ornate throne or seat behind him, with white and red flower garlands in the background. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable) seated in ceremonial presentation with distinctive long hair, rudraksha malas and ornate gold necklace.2017-12-28