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A group portrait inside a home room with pink walls and a yellow cabinet. A seated man in saffron-orange robes with long hair, a red tilak, a pink and green flower garland and bare feet sits in front of a yellow and white curtain decorated with red flowers and garlands, and raises one hand in greeting. Around him, family members in white and cream clothes, a woman in a green and maroon sari, and a woman in a teal dress pose, with rudraksha beads visible on several men. A framed picture hangs on the wall and a television sits at left. The scene is an informal visitor photograph taken during a house visit.

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A group photograph inside a home room decorated with a yellow curtain draped with pink and red flowers. A man in an orange robe with a bare chest and a rudraksha mala sits in the centre on an orange-draped chair, wearing a large pink and green flower garland and raising one hand in greeting. Around him, family members and devotees stand and kneel: a young woman in a light blue striped dress, an older man in white, a boy in white, a man in white, a woman in a red and gold sari, and a man in white with a red rudraksha mala. A kneeling woman in cream and gold sari sits in front with a girl in white beside her; another woman in cream sari kneels to the right. Framed pictures and a world map hang on the pink wall, and a television stands at left.2010-01-21A photograph of a family group posed in a pink-walled room with a window air conditioner, a small wall calendar and framed pictures. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a red-and-pink flower garland and a red bindi is raising a hand in blessing, sitting on a wooden chair on white tiles. Around them stand nine people in white and cream traditional dress: an elderly woman with folded hands, a woman in white with gold border, a man in white shirt and rudraksha mala, an older man in white dhoti with folded hands, a woman in white sari with red blouse and rudraksha mala, and a young man in white shirt and mala. Two girls in red and orange dresses and a young boy in an orange shirt stand among them. Striped green-and-red mat on the floor at right.2010-01-20A photograph inside a modest home room during a Bhagavad Gita satsang house visit. A central seated figure wears saffron robes, a long flower garland, a rudraksha mala and a red-and-white cloth seat behind him, raising one hand in blessing. Swamiji (probable) based on the saffron robes, long hair and rudraksha mala. Around him stand about a dozen devotees: women in white and gold-bordered saris, a woman in a saffron-orange sari, a woman in red with a gold-bordered sari, and men in light shirts. Children sit at the front on a white cloth. Behind them are a wall shelf, a fan, framed pictures and a bell-hung door frame.2010-01-23A group photograph taken indoors in a plain white-walled room with a window and a wall clock. A central figure in orange robes, with a pink flower garland, a rudraksha mala and a bindi, sits on a patterned rug and raises a hand in blessing. Around him, family members pose: a woman in a yellow sari stands at left, a man in white kurta with palms pressed together stands behind, a woman in a maroon sari and a girl in striped top stand at right, and a man in a white shirt and jeans kneels at left with a girl in a pink top. A boy in a blue striped polo sits in the foreground. At right, a brass oil lamp and a plate of fruit sit on a table with a pink floral cloth and a garland hangs on the wall. Several people press palms together in greeting.2010-01-23A group photograph in a small room with orange-painted walls and a strip of paper garlands overhead. A central seated figure wears an orange robe, a red-and-green flower garland and a red cloth seat beneath. The figure has long dark hair and raises one hand in blessing. Around them, adults in white dhotis, white saris and white shirts stand with palms pressed together in namaste, and one woman holds a baby. Children in blue and white dresses and white shirts sit on a green mat in front. The central figure is an appearance-based probable Swamiji (long swept-back hair and saffron robe), but identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2010-01-19A family gathering in a home room with pink walls and a tiled floor. Seated at centre on a striped rug is a figure in an orange saffron robe with a long white jasmine garland, a gold necklace and a dark beaded mala, with long dark hair, smiling. Around them, a group of devotees in white clothing presses palms together in anjali. Two girls in white dresses wear black beaded malas, and a small child in a white dress with floral trim is also in prayer pose. On the left, an older man in white, and a boy in a white shirt stand by. Behind, a framed portrait with a marigold garland hangs above a yellow flower strand. A table at left holds fruit including apples, bananas and a pineapple, and a plate of flower petals. The figure appears to be Swamiji (probable), based on the long hair, orange robe, gold necklace and mala, while the page indicates this home visit event.2010-01-09A group photograph taken indoors in a home with white walls, barred windows and a patterned red-and-blue rug. A seated figure in orange robes with long dark hair, a rudraksha mala and a pink-and-white flower garland sits in a wooden chair at the centre, palms together in greeting. Around him stand a family group: women in pale saris and a patterned grey-and-beige sari, men in white dhotis and shirts, girls in red and beige kurtas, and a small child in white. A framed portrait garlanded with yellow marigolds hangs on the wall above, and a carved wooden medallion is mounted beside it.2010-01-23A family group photograph in a home interior with white walls and a glass-fronted display cabinet. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a white flower garland sits centrally on a white-cushioned chair with a red wooden frame, barefoot on a white footstool, his right hand raised in blessing. Around him stand eight family members: an elderly man in white dhoti and shirt at left, a woman in orange printed sari, a man in white shirt, women in orange, grey-and-beige and cream saris, a man in white shirt at right, and a young girl in a red skirt and grey top in front. A framed photo of a child hangs on the wall, and a framed deity image appears at upper left with a fruit tray at the lower left. The orange-robed man is seated in the house-visit setting and is a candidate a person, based on the saffron robe, garland and central seated position. Seven other people stand in the family group.2010-02-17Group photograph in a room decorated with marigold and multicolored flower garlands strung across the ceiling and hanging from the walls. A central seated figure wears an orange-saffron robe, a white flower garland and a vermilion bindi, with hair swept back, and raises a hand in greeting; a person beside him wears an orange saree. Around them stand and sit about fifteen people in white dhotis and shirts or white sarees with gold borders, plus an older woman in a dark saree with red and gold border at left, a woman in a red saree and a woman in a turquoise-and-yellow saree at right. Some men wear rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. A ceiling fan, wall speakers and a flat-screen television are visible, and the floor has a red and green star pattern.2010-02-15A photograph of a home visit inside a small room. A central seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a red and white flower garland and a rudraksha mala sits on a red-and-white decorated chair on a white cloth. Standing around them are several devotees: a woman in a white and gold-bordered sari, a woman in red with gold border, an older woman in red, a woman in an orange sari, and men in white and light-blue shirts. Children sit on the floor in the foreground. Behind them are a glass display cabinet, a curtain, a ceiling fan, a wooden door with small brass bells, and framed pictures on the wall. Rose petals are scattered on the floor. The central figure's appearance is consistent with a person, given saffron robes, a rudraksha mala and a garland, and the page indicates his presence at this event.2010-01-23A photograph taken indoors in a small whitewashed room with white shelves on the left holding folded clothes. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair, wearing a pink-and-white garland and a red bead necklace, sits on an orange cloth with palms pressed together in greeting. Around them stand a family group: a girl in a maroon embellished dress, a younger girl in a white dress with a flower in her hair, a man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala, a woman in a yellow sari holding a toddler in orange, a man in white with folded hands, a woman in a white sari, and an older woman in an orange-and-white checked sari with a red forehead mark, also with folded hands. A small framed picture hangs on the wall. a person candidate: the seated robed figure has long hair and saffron robes, but the appearance is uncertain and the page says no Swamiji is present, so the role is given as a seated figure in saffron robes.2010-01-20A group photograph in a bare white-walled room with a white shelf above and woven striped mats on the tiled floor. A figure seated at centre wears a saffron-orange robe and a red and yellow flower garland, with a shaved-looking head and a raised hand in blessing. Around them stand about a dozen people in everyday Indian clothes: women in pink, grey, white and red saris or salwar, and men in white shirts and trousers, including a boy in a checked shirt. The orange-robed figure's appearance is consistent with the page's description, with saffron robe and garland as the main cues, but the face and head shape are not distinctive enough to confirm identity, so the a person field is unsure.2010-02-17