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A central bare-chested man in an orange turban and orange dhoti, with long swept-back dark hair and a rudraksha-style necklace, smiles with palms pressed together in a namaskar gesture. Around him, a crowd of devotees in orange shawls and white or grey clothing claps and stands in a room with a patterned tiled ceiling and white curtains. A young girl in glasses on the left wears an orange shawl and claps, and a woman in white with a red bindi stands at the centre-right. The white-clad man at the right holds a red object. The scene looks like a satsang or group devotional gathering.

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A photograph taken under a blue-grey tent ceiling with bare bulbs and ceiling fans. A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a bare upper body wrapped in an orange-saffron cloth stands centre-frame, eyes closed, arms spread wide and smiling, with a rudraksha mala visible at his chest; the appearance of the man matches the Swamiji (probable) candidate, with the saffron wrap and long hair as the distinguishing cues. Around him a crowd of devotees in white shirts and white kurtas, some with event lanyards, one woman in a yellow sari, stands with arms raised and hands clapped.2006-12-16December 16 20062006-12-16Indoor photograph in a plain hall with pale blue walls, a ceiling fan and tube lights. A central figure in a saffron-orange robe and matching orange turban, with a long dark rudraksha mala, walks forward smiling with one hand raised in greeting. Beside him a man in an orange dhoti and shawl holds an orange object. Around them devotees in white dhotis and shirts stand with palms pressed together in namaste, some wearing rudraksha malas. Blue and gold festoon drapes decorate the back wall, and a red carpet runs across the floor.2010-02-182002 - Glimpses From Various Programs2002-01-01 +1 copiesA photograph of a central figure in an orange-red saffron robe and matching turban, wearing a multicoloured flower garland and a rudraksha mala with a gold pendant, clapping with both hands raised as he dances or sways in a hotel meeting room. Around him a crowd of about twenty-five people in white and pastel kurta-style clothes, including a man in a white shirt on the left and a woman in light blue, stands clapping and watching on a patterned red carpet beneath a low ceiling. A bare-footed group suggests a satsang or devotional gathering.2004-08-212002 - Glimpses From Various Programs2004-FIRST-HIMALAYAN-YATRAA photograph of a man in an orange saffron turban and orange draped robe walking barefoot on a pale marble floor with a broad smile, palms raised in a hand gesture. Behind him several men and a woman in white kurta and dhoti clothing stand against pale curtains, some with hands raised and others holding small rods. A purple logo appears in the upper left corner.A photograph of a young man in a saffron-orange wrap and matching orange turban dancing barefoot on a pale marble floor scattered with yellow and pink petals. He wears a long white and red flower garland with a red tilak on his forehead, one arm stretched out to the side. Behind him about a dozen men and women in white kurtas and dhotis stand or sway, clapping and smiling in a white-curtained hall.May 24 20062006-05-24A large crowd of devotees in white clothing fills an indoor hall, many with arms raised as if in joyful singing or dance. In the foreground, several young men wear white dhotis with gold borders and orange saffron cloths, some with rudraksha malas. A middle-aged man in an orange dhoti and rudraksha mala stands centre-left, and a young man in orange with a tilak sits or stands nearby. A man in a blue shirt stands at left, and a young man in a white t-shirt raises his hand at right. The setting appears to be a satsang gathering. No figure clearly qualifies as a person by the appearance cues required.2016-09-272002 - Glimpses From Various Programs2002-01-01 +1 copies