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A photograph of a seated man in a golden-trimmed throne with red velvet cushions, wearing a maroon-red robe and a long garland of white flowers with red accents over rudraksha beads, smiling as he places his right hand on the head of a young boy in an orange kurta with a rudraksha band on his forehead. The boy kneels with palms pressed together. A woman in a cream sari with a rudraksha mala and forehead tilak sits to the right holding papers. Green leaves, a silver staff with a bird finial, and a red-draped altar with flower garlands and an ornate gilded deity are behind them.

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A seated man in a maroon-red robe with a white-and-red flower garland and a brown rudraksha mala rests his right hand on the head of a small boy in a light t-shirt. The man has a light forehead marking and sits on a red velvet cushioned throne with gold ornamentation. Beside him stands a silver trident, and a woman in a cream sari with a brown rudraksha mala and a forehead marking stands to the right holding a white card. Green potted plants and a red-draped backdrop fill the background, with a white fan at the top. The scene suggests a blessing being given to the child.2015-04-26March 03 20152015-03-03A photograph of a seated man in orange-saffron robes on an ornate red throne with gold lion and peacock-feather carvings. He wears a pink and white flower garland, a gold-colored sash, and a white tripundra mark on his forehead, and he smiles while extending his hand toward a young boy in a black t-shirt who reaches up toward him. Beside the throne stands a silver trident and a gold-and-silver ceremonial staff. A woman in a white sari with a long rudraksha mala stands nearby, and a few people in white clothes sit or stand in the background of a red-draped hall with bamboo panels and curtains. The seated man is an appearance-based a person candidate given the saffron robes, flower garland and ornate throne, though his face is not used for identification.2014-07-16December 24 20142014-12-24December 28 20142014-12-28July 17 20152015-07-17A seated man on a golden throne wears a rust-red wrap and a long dark garland of rudraksha beads, with long swept-back hair and a forehead marking. Beside him a woman in a cream sari with a red border and a boy in saffron-orange kurta, with a forehead marking and a rudraksha mala, kneel and press their palms together in greeting. Behind them, a golden ornate backdrop, potted plants, a gold staff, and flower arrangements, with a few seated devotees in white and red shawls in the background. Warm evening light.2014-12-24May 12 20142014-05-12December 26 20142014-12-26December 24 20142014-12-24A seated man in saffron-orange robes and a long rudraksha mala with gold bead necklaces, wearing a red-and-yellow floral garland, smiles while extending his hand toward a young boy in white kneeling before him. The seated man is a probable Swamiji (long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas, saffron robes, ceremonial gold necklaces), appearing in person at a seated darshan-style ritual. He holds a small card or envelope in his other hand. Behind him are a red throne with a decorated canopy umbrella, silver trident and axe-like ceremonial staffs, and a green draped cloth with a large floral garland backdrop. Two people are visible: the seated man and the kneeling boy.2015-07-17April 26 20152015-04-26