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A photograph of devotees gathered under a white tent at an outdoor event. In the centre, a man in saffron robes wears a long gold bead necklace with a rudraksha mala and speaks with a grey-haired older man in white clothes and glasses. On the right, a bearded sannyasi in orange with a white and red flower garland and an orange cloth tied to a staff smiles. Two men in white or light shirts stand at left, observing. a person: the saffron-robed man with the gold bead necklace and rudraksha mala is a candidate, based on appearance cues only, not a confirmed identity.

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A photograph at an outdoor event under white tent fabric. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron robe with a red undergarment and a white and red floral garland, smiles while holding a long wooden staff topped with an orange flag. Beside him, a bald man in a white collared shirt with a pen in his pocket looks down toward the outstretched hands, and other men in white and orange clothing stand behind. The long-haired figure in saffron with garland and staff matches the appearance cues, so this is a person presence, a person, in person.2009-07-07July 07 20092009-07-07Outdoor photo of a crowd at a public gathering under trees. In the centre, a man with long dark hair wears a bright orange-red turban, a red bindi, an orange-red robe and a white and red flower garland with a gold chain, smiling as he speaks with a bespectacled man in a white shirt on the right. Beside them, a man in a white shirt has a rosette ribbon pinned to his chest. On the left, an older bald man in white clothes wears an orange shawl and glasses, facing the central figure. Other attendees stand behind them. a person: the central figure has long hair, an orange turban and an orange-red robe with a garland, cues associated with the a person presentation, presented as a devotee-facing sannyasi.2009-07-23Outdoor event under a white tent with draped fabric. In the foreground, a man in a white kurta with a dark rudraksha-style mala and a smiling expression presses his palms together in greeting. Beside him a woman in glasses and a young man in a white shirt with a black mala look on. On the right, a figure with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange-red garment with a garland of white and pink flowers and a gold necklace, holding a tall staff with an orange ribbon, while another person in an orange robe and gold chain stands close. A crowd of onlookers stands behind the tent.2009-07-07January 01 20062006-01-01A photograph of a man in a saffron-orange robe standing in a decorated hall, wearing a long garland of white and red flowers and a heavy gold bead necklace. He has a red tilak on his forehead and his hair is combed back and wet-looking. Around him, men in white ritual clothes with rudraksha malas stand close, one in the foreground in a white shirt and mala looking toward him, and another in white bowing his head. Behind them a woman in an orange sari and glasses stands near floral garlands, with red and green ceremonial decorations and marigold strings across the walls. The gathering suggests a devotional reception or visit.2009-11-25A photograph of devotees gathered indoors at a temple-like hall with marigold garlands hanging above. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti on the left stands with hands folded. A center man in white with an orange-and-red patterned shawl leans in and gestures with clasped hands while speaking. A man in orange robes stands behind him. On the right, a person with long swept-back dark hair, an orange robe and a dark rudraksha mala smiles broadly with hands together, while a man in a yellow garment and gold necklace stands beside him with hands pressed together. Several older men are visible in the background.2008-10-09July 17 20122012-07-17February 15 20102010-02-15A photograph of a seated man in a white shirt smiling and kneeling with cupped hands while a bearded man in white kurta and orange shawl, wearing glasses, raises his hand in blessing over him. Beside them stands a long-haired figure in orange robes with a white and red flower garland, holding a wooden staff, with a second seated person in a light-blue top at the left edge. A white canopy with draped fabric and flower decorations forms the backdrop. a person cues are the swept-back long hair and orange clothing of the figure in the orange robes, with a garland, though the blessing man's appearance is not clearly distinctive enough to attribute.2009-07-07December 29 20102010-12-29July 07 20092009-07-07