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A man with long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi wears a pink shawl edged in green and a white-and-red flower garland with a gold ornament. He stands with eyes lowered while a man in a white shirt presses a hand to his forehead, and several men in white shirts and light clothing stand close with hands folded in reverence, one holding a small paper. Behind them are bright orange and yellow decorative hangings and a blurred hall with more people in white. The scene reads as a devotional blessing or honouring at a satsang setting.

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December 26 20102010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26A photograph of a devotional gathering in a hall with coloured cloth-wrapped pillars. A long-haired figure in a magenta sari-style garment and a white-and-red garland of flowers with gold ornaments places a hand on the forehead of a man in white clothes holding a folded paper. Other men in white dhotis and shirts stand around, one with hands joined in namaste at the left edge. A bald man in an orange-and-white robe stands at the right. Brass plates with offerings and flowers sit on a table in the foreground. The figure appears to be a person candidate by appearance cues of long swept-back hair, gold ornaments and garland, presiding in a blessing role.2010-12-26A photograph of a satsang where a man in a pink shawl and white-and-red flower garland, with a red bindi, smiles while extending his right hand to bless a devotee bowing with head lowered at left. Several devotees in white shirts stand and kneel around him. At right, a bald priest in orange and white robes with ash marks on his forehead stands beside him. Probable Swamiji (probable) appears as the central figure, identifiable by his swept-back hair, pink shawl, and ceremonial gold-bead garland, giving blessings to a devotee.2010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26A photograph of a standing man in an orange-brown cloth draped over bare shoulders, wearing a long pink-and-white flower garland with green-gold borders and a thick gold-bead necklace over a rudraksha mala. He has long swept-back dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead, and holds a folded white paper in his left hand while his right hand rests on the head of a kneeling devotee in a white shirt with folded hands, a ritual gesture like blessing or initiation. Gold armlets and bangles adorn his arms. Behind them, a crowd of devotees in white and saffron, some shaved-headed, watches, with red curtains and a gold deity figure in the background.2013-05-26December 26 20102010-12-26May 31 20122012-05-31A photograph of an indoor hall in which a person with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a rust-brown garment, a multi-strand gold necklace, and a long garland of red, yellow and white flowers, reaches out to touch the forehead of a devotee. The person's wrist bears a gold bangle and a red bead bracelet is visible on the right. Several men stand in a line with palms pressed together in namaste; one wears a red-and-white striped shirt and another a white shirt. On the far right a shaved-headed man in a bare chest wears white tripundra markings and a rudraksha mala. Ceiling lights and a faint saffron-clad figure appear in the background. The central figure has distinctive long hair, ornate gold necklaces and a garland, consistent with a person blessing devotees.2013-07-21