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A man in a white shirt and white trousers bows forward and receives a blessing as a seated figure in an orange sleeveless top places a hand on his head. The seated figure wears a long garland of pink roses and has long swept-back dark hair, and sits before a gold ornate chair with red fabric. In front of them is a silver tray with fruit, flowers, a red rose and a coconut-like offering. Behind, a man in white dhoti and shawl with a gold necklace and a shaved head stands, and another man in orange stands at left. Patterned fabric hangs in the background. Appearance-based label: a person as the seated figure in orange with long hair, garland and gold chair, shown giving a blessing to a devotee.

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August 15 20102010-08-15A seated man in long dark hair and an orange sleeveless robe with a pink flower garland places his hand on the forehead of a devotee who bends forward with folded hands. The devotee wears a white shirt and white dhoti and a bangle. Behind them stand a young man in a light blue shirt with a pendant necklace, and a woman in a white sari with a yellow border. A gold-framed red throne with a maroon cushion and a tray of fruit and offerings are in view. Probable Swamiji (long swept-back hair, saffron robe, floral garland) is seated on the throne, giving blessings to the devotee.2010-01-10A seated man in orange saffron robes and a long rudraksha mala sits on a gold-framed throne, wearing a large garland of pink and white roses and a red tilak on his forehead. He holds a small printed sheet and smiles. A man in a white kurta leans in from the left with his hands raised in blessing over his head, and a woman in a light blue patterned sari stands at the right, touching the seated man's arm. Strings of white flowers hang on the dark backdrop, and a small flame burns near a framed picture at lower left, with an orange-robed figure partly visible at the edge.2010-08-15A seated man in an orange sleeveless garment and a thick red and pink flower garland receives a blessing as an elderly man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a maroon waistband bows forward and presses his hands near the seated man's head. Another person in white stands behind them in the background. The seated man's arm is raised touching the elderly man's head. Behind them is a gold-framed throne with ornate carvings and a red cushion, and a red and orange painted backdrop. A water bottle sits on the left edge.2010-01-02 +2 copiesA man in a white shirt and white dhoti bows deeply and offers an apple and hands in reverence to a seated figure on a gold-carved throne. The seated figure wears an orange saffron robe and a large garland of pink and multicoloured roses, with long dark hair swept back, and smiles warmly. Behind them, a standing man in white with an orange shawl and a bindi-marked forehead looks on, and other attendants in white stand near a blue curtain and strings of flower garlands hang at the top.2010-08-15A photograph of a long-haired figure in orange robes, seated on a red cushioned seat beside a gold ornate chair, placing one hand on the head of a man in a white shirt who bows forward. The seated figure's hair is long, dark and swept back, and his orange garment is sleeveless; the bowing man wears a white shirt with a gold chain and a red-orange wristband. Behind them stand several men in white shirts and orange shawls, one holding a red-and-white box and a silver plate with bananas and a small bundle of money. A dark curtain is in the background. Appearance cues are consistent with a person, though the photo is not decisive; he is shown performing a blessing on a devotee. a person blessing a devotee with his hand on the man's head.2010-09-05March 07 20132013-03-07August 15 20102010-08-15November 17 20092009-11-17 +1 copiesMarch 27 20132013-03-27A photograph of an outdoor ritual at a temple-like setting with orange-painted walls. On the right, a figure in orange robes wearing a heavy garland of yellow marigolds and red roses, with white tilak on the forehead and a gold crown-like headpiece, places his hand on the forehead of a man on the left. The man on the left wears white clothes, a rudraksha mala, and a gold bangle, his palms pressed together in respectful greeting with eyes closed. Fruit including bananas and apples sits on a tray in the foreground, and another person in white is partly visible behind. The garland-wearing figure has long dark hair and appears to be a probable Swamiji by his orange robes, garland and crown-like headpiece, while the man in white is a devotee receiving blessing.2010-08-15November 24 20102010-11-24