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A seated man in a maroon wrap and leopard-print cloth wears a white-and-gold garland with rudraksha beads and a rudraksha mala on his arm, with a white tilak on his forehead. He leans forward and holds out a yellow-wrapped offering or fruit to a kneeling man in a white collared shirt, who bows his head. Behind them a person in an orange robe bends low, with red drapes and a white air-conditioning unit in the room.

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A seated man in a rust-red shawl and leopard-print cloth, wearing a white forehead mark, a jasmine and rudraksha garland, and gold earrings, places his palm on the head of a kneeling man in a white shirt with a blue collar and rudraksha mala. The seated figure holds a white paper in his other hand, and bananas rest near the kneeling man. Behind them a smiling person in orange robes with an orange shawl and white forehead marks stands by a red curtain. The seated figure's appearance with rudraksha and garland fits the a person cues, so the candidate is described as a seated teacher blessing a devotee.2014-04-27May 31 20142014-05-31April 13 20142014-04-13A seated figure in a rust-orange turban with a gold ornament and a white-and-orange flower garland with rudraksha beads, wearing a bare-chested orange garment and rudraksha armlets, smiles while handing two bananas to a seated person in a white shirt with a red and beaded neck cord, seen from behind with grey hair. Behind them, a woman in orange robes with gold borders and a rudraksha mala stands with her hand raised to her face, and a woman in a red and gold sari sits at right beside a cooling unit and a red curtain.2014-04-28April 04 20142014-04-04January 15 20132013-01-15A seated man in a rust-red wrap with a leopard-print lower garment wears a white-and-multicolour flower garland layered with rudraksha beads and a rudraksha bead bracelet, with a white forehead marking; he smiles while receiving a sheaf of papers from a kneeling man in a navy-and-white striped shirt with a beaded necklace. Behind them, a woman in orange with a long rudraksha mala and white forehead marking stands, and other standing people in orange and white garments watch. Maroon draped fabric forms the backdrop.2014-04-27A seated man with a long dark ponytail and white forehead markings wears a rust-red wrap and a white and yellow garland with blue ribbons, plus rudraksha beads on his arm and chest. He leans forward and accepts a folded paper from a kneeling man in a white checked shirt. Behind them a woman in orange robes with a brown beaded rudraksha mala stands and smiles, with another orange-clad person at the right edge. Warm light and a dark red curtain fill the background.2014-04-27May 07 20142014-05-07Photograph of an indoor satsang setting with dark red velvet drapes behind. A figure seated on a red zebra-patterned sofa, viewed from behind, wears a rust-red shawl over a leopard-print skirt, a long beaded necklace and a bun with a red hair tie, and places a hand on the forehead of a seated older man in a white-and-grey striped shirt who bows his head. Behind them a woman in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha mala stands with hands folded, and a gold figure sits at lower left. a person: the seated figure in rust-red shawl with long beaded necklace and swept hair is an appearance-based candidate, blessing a devotee in a darshan-style giving.2014-04-25March 03 20182018-03-03A seated man with a shaved-head white forehead marking wears a rust-red garment, a white and yellow flower garland strung with rudraksha beads, and a bead bracelet on his upper arm, extending his hand to receive a folded white paper from a man in a white shirt with a blue lanyard who bends forward. Behind them a woman in a long orange robe with a rudraksha mala stands smiling, and women in pink and floral saris stand with their hands joined in the background. The seated man has long swept-back hair, a crown-less ornate setting, and his appearance includes distinctive rudraksha and garland cues, so this is a person receiving a petition or paper during a satsang-style gathering.2014-04-27