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A man in a rust-orange dhoti and shawl with wide gold borders walks barefoot along a cream carpet runner, raising his right hand in a blessing gesture. He wears a long mala of rudraksha beads and a red tilak on his forehead. To the left, several men in white shirts and white dhotis stand behind silver stanchions with chains, hands joined in namaste and one with a white tilak. Behind him stands a decorated temple-style backdrop with painted pillars, gold-framed deity murtis and brass lamps. A film camera on a tripod and a person in orange appear at the right edge. a person: the walking figure in orange with rudraksha mala and red bindi matches the appearance-based cues.

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July 27 20132013-07-27June 10 20132013-06-10 +1 copiesJune 04 20132013-06-04June 29 20132013-06-29June 20 20132013-06-20A photograph of a man in an orange-saffron draped garment with a red bindi on his forehead, a long tan rudraksha-style mala and a gold armlet and bangle, raising one open palm toward a seated person in a white shirt at left. A second man in a blue plaid shirt stands behind, and a phone is held at the right edge. Behind them a red velvet curtain and a gilded throne-like seat are visible. a person by appearance cues of orange clothing, long mala and bindi, given as the presiding figure making a blessing gesture.2013-06-15 +1 copiesA photograph of a long-haired man in a rust-orange (saffron) dhoti-style wrap with a matching shoulder wrap, wearing a multi-strand rudraksha mala and large gold bead necklace, gold bangles and an upper-arm band, with a red bindi and a small gold earring. He raises one hand in blessing toward a line of devotees in white shirts who have their palms joined in namaskar or folded hands. A camera with a red recording light is in the foreground, and a colourful draped backdrop is behind. Swamiji (probable) appears here by appearance cues: saffron wrap, rudraksha mala, gold necklace and long swept-back hair, shown in the role of a blessing teacher greeting devotees. Five to six visible people are present, including partial figures at the edges.2013-05-15A photograph of a smiling man in an orange-saffron unstitched robe draped over one shoulder, wearing a long necklace of large gold-coloured beads and a gold chain, with white horizontal tripundra ash lines and a red kumkum mark on his forehead. He raises one arm in a blessing gesture toward a man in a white shirt on the left, while a man in a grey striped shirt claps with palms together and a child in a green top watches. A golden throne-like seat with red cushions stands in the background of the hall.2013-03-08October 05 20122012-10-05A photograph of a satsang hall where a man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange dhoti and wrap, a heavy gold-beaded rudraksha-style necklace and gold armlets, stands at the right with his right hand extended toward devotees. Swamiji (probable) is shown with long swept-back hair, orange clothing and ornate gold adornments. Devotees in front and beside him, several in white and some with folded hands in anjali, sit or stand before a golden throne and red-draped stage with a deity murti in the background. Several people are partially visible in the foreground, including one in a grey shirt and another in a pink shirt.2013-06-02A man in saffron-orange draped clothing and a long gold-bead garland stands at right, raising one hand in greeting with a small red bindi on his forehead. Multiple layered gold garlands, gold armbands and bangles adorn him, with a golden ornament at his ear. Behind him is a gold-toned deity figure and a deep red curtain. At left, a man in white dhoti and shirt holds his hands in anjali, another man in white bends forward offering a rudraksha or prayer-bead mala, and more people in white stand at the edge of the frame.2013-05-24A photograph of a saffron-robed man with short dark hair, white sacred ash marks on his forehead and a red bindi, smiling and raising his right hand in a blessing gesture toward a kneeling devotee in a white kurta with folded palms. The robed man wears a long gold-coloured mala necklace with a large ornate gold pendant, gold bangles and gold armlets over a bare upper body in an orange-brown wrap. Behind him stand other robed devotees and people in white clothing near metal stanchions, with a decorated backdrop of painted deity figures and gold-trimmed shrine panels in the background. A white-clad person on the left holds a folded paper. a person is shown in the centre giving blessings to a devotee, with gold ornaments and saffron clothing as the qualifying cues.2013-07-25