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A photograph of a smiling man with swept-back dark hair, wearing a rust-orange draped garment, a gold-bead and rudraksha-style necklace, and layered pink and white flower garlands. He reaches out his hand to bless a bowed, grey-haired devotee in white, while other devotees stand with palms pressed together in namaste. Background shows red drapes and gold-decorated temple shrines with more people in white. a person is shown in the central role of blessing devotees.

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May 27 20132013-05-27 +1 copiesMay 26 20132013-05-26 +1 copiesA photo of a smiling man with swept-back dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange robe, a thick pink and white floral garland, a heavy gold bead necklace and gold bangles, touching the head of a bowing devotee in a pink shirt and rudraksha mala. Behind them, red drapes and gold-decorated altar structures. A standing man in a striped shirt and a second man in pink appear at left.2013-05-27A smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi stands at right in an orange-brown cloth, wearing a red floral garland, a gold necklace with a large gold pendant, a rudraksha-style bead mala, and gold armbands. He extends his hand to touch the head of a young man on the left. Several devotees in white shirts and checked clothing stand and bow with folded hands in a hall with a red curtain. Swamiji (probable) based on the long swept-back hair, orange garment, garland and gold ornaments, though appearance is only partly clear.2013-07-03May 26 20132013-05-26 +1 copiesMay 27 20132013-05-27A photograph of a smiling man with long swept-back hair and gold earrings, wearing an ochre saffron robe, a thick gold ceremonial necklace with gold beads, a pink flower garland, a rudraksha-style brown bead mala, and gold armbands. He raises his right hand to bless the bowed head of a devotee in white clothes who presses palms together. Other devotees in white stand nearby, with a red curtain and flower-decorated shrine arches behind. Swamiji (probable) appearance-based label: the man wears saffron robe, long hair and ornate gold necklace with flower garland; he is performing a blessing gesture on a devotee at what looks like a darshan.2013-05-27June 10 20132013-06-10A smiling man with swept-back long dark hair, a red bindi and a rudraksha mala with gold beads stands in a hall, wearing a brown-orange saffron cloth draped over his shoulders and gold armlets. He wears a thick necklace of pink and magenta flower garlands edged with yellow, and gold rudraksha beads, while extending his right hand toward devotees. Around him several people in white ritual clothes and a woman in green stand with folded hands, and an older man in glasses is nearby. Flower petals lie on the lower right. The Swamiji (probable) cues are the swept-back hair, saffron clothing, gold ornaments and rudraksha, presented as a sannyasi receiving devotees.2013-05-25A smiling man with long swept-back black hair, a red bindi, gold earrings and a rudraksha mala with large gold beads stands in an orange-red shawl over bare shoulders, reaching out to rest his hand on the head of an elderly man in the foreground. Behind him a crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis watches, and a colourful painted temple backdrop with deity figures and a hanging tassel fills the background. Probable Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair, ceremonial gold necklace, rudraksha mala and orange-red shawl, while blessing a devotee in a satsang setting.2013-03-06A smiling man in a rust-orange draped robe with a long gold bead necklace and a red bindi stands indoors, raising his right hand over the head of a man in glasses who bows with pressed palms and vibhuti on his forehead. Behind them a woman in white with long light hair and another man in white stand near a colourful temple backdrop with painted deity figures. a person: the central figure wears a rudraksha-style bead necklace and orange garment and appears to give blessings, so he is labelled as a probable candidate by appearance.2013-05-07July 02 20132013-07-02