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Outdoor photo at a dusty ashram-style grounds beside a silver car. A bald man in orange robes sits in the rear passenger seat, and a younger person in orange stands at the open door. Men in white dhotis and shirts with white shawls stand around, one holding a brass pot with flowers and greenery while another lifts a long white and red flower garland toward a woman in a red and white garland receiving it. A man with folded hands, a blue striped tent and a yellow bus are in the background, along with several white-clad onlookers and red bricks stacked on the left.

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June 22 20092009-06-22June 22 20092009-06-22Outdoor arrival scene on a dusty ground beside a silver hatchback car. A central figure in an orange-saffron robe wears a long white jasmine garland and a red flower garland, with hands pressed together in greeting. Beside him, a man in orange robe with a shaved head stands near the car. Around them, older men in white dhoti and shirt, some with saffron-gold shawls, fold hands in namaskar; one white-clad man bends to offer or touch a silver vessel decorated with flowers. Behind are a blue-and-gold tent, parked buses and vans, and a brick stack. Several people wear white ritual clothing.2009-06-22Outdoor photo at a dusty ground beside a silver hatchback car, a figure in orange robes and a saffron-orange shawl sits in the open rear door while a man in an orange-saffron robe stands beside him with long dark hair and a red-orange garment. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand around in a welcome, one holding a glass vase of white flowers, another with folded hands, and garlands of white and red flowers are held nearby. A bus marked VIJAYANANDA, brick stacks, a white building and tents with blue and red drapes are in the background. Pre-event welcome with garlands and flowers.2009-06-22Outdoor photo at a dusty ashram grounds beside a silver car. A long-haired figure in saffron robes wears a white flower garland and smiles while people greet him. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand around, one holding a silver kalasha vessel with flowers and a pot-holder offering, and another man kneels at his feet. Orange-robed attendants stand nearby, a white van, a yellow bus labelled Vijayananda, and tents with blue fabric appear behind. Roles: devotees welcoming a guest with a purnakumbha-style offering.2009-06-22Outdoors beside a silver SUV, a smiling figure in saffron-orange robes with a long multicolour flower garland (yellow, pink, purple, white) and a rudraksha mala is being garlanded and steadied by a person in white clothing. Around them, white-clad men with bare upper bodies and gold-bordered dhotis, one holding a mala, press hands together in greeting, and a camera operator films from the right. A tent and a brick wall stand in the background, and the person with long hair and orange robes and a saffron head wrap is a probable Swamiji, based on the flower garland, saffron robes, long swept hair and rudraksha beads.2011-07-15June 22 20092009-06-22Outdoor reception on a dusty ground beside a silver car. A man in white dhoti and shirt pours water from a silver kalasha pot decorated with flowers over the head area of a saffron-robed sannyasi seated in the car doorway. Garlanded in white flowers, a second saffron-robed sannyasi stands at right, smiling. Other men in white dhotis stand with palms joined in greeting, and one bends low at bottom right. Behind them are parked vehicles, a yellow bus, brick stacks and a canopy tent at right.2009-06-22January 18 20092009-01-18June 22 20092009-06-22Outdoor photo at an event ground beside a silver sedan. A man in an orange turban and orange robes, seen from behind at left, reaches toward a man in an orange head-wrap and orange robes who leans toward the open car window, wearing a long white flower garland and rudraksha beads. Behind them, men in white kurta clothing and a uniformed guard stand near yellow and orange floral decorations and parked vans and cars. Another orange-clad figure stands at the right edge. The orange-robed man in the centre has a crown-like turban and wears a white garland, with a rudraksha mala visible.2008-12-31July 15 20112011-07-15