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Outdoor relief camp in Kuttiyankuppam village, Pondicherry, after the cyclone. A seated man in an orange saffron robe with a dark rudraksha mala and a red forehead mark is being attended by a volunteer who bends over him. Beside them, a young man in white ritual dhoti with a sacred thread, forehead marks and a rudraksha mala looks on, holding a white cloth bag. A man in a red shirt holds a small white item, and volunteers in orange and white move among tables, chairs, sacks and cooking pots under a tent canopy.

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January 06 20122012-01-06Outdoor relief camp under a tent canopy. A seated person in an orange-saffron robe with long black rudraksha mala beads and a red-orange forehead mark smiles while a man in a white sleeveless shirt and checked lungi stands before them. A man in a red polo shirt on the right holds out a small card or paper, and a gold wristwatch is visible. Behind them, folding tables, plastic chairs, a large steel cooking pot, and other volunteers in white and orange are visible near parked vehicles.2012-01-06Outdoor relief camp in a dusty village setting. A seated woman in an orange saffron sari with a dark rudraksha mala and a red bindi receives attention from a young man in a yellow-and-black striped shirt and checked lungi, who holds a small paper packet while a man in a red polo shirt and dark trousers with a waist pouch hands over a card. Behind them, orange-robed volunteers, white sacks, a folding table with a snack packet, and cooking pots are visible under a tent. Plastic chairs and scattered debris are on the ground.2012-01-06January 06 20122012-01-06January 06 20122012-01-06January 06 20122012-01-06Outdoor photo at a relief or service camp. A man with long dark hair and a dark rudraksha mala sits on an orange plastic chair in saffron robes, smiling and holding small cards, with a seated person in a pale shirt bending toward him in the foreground. To the left, a man in white clothes holds a phone near his face. Behind them, women in green head coverings and pink saris work at long tables beside a parked truck. A bare-chested man in orange cloth stands at the right edge.2012-01-04January 06 20122012-01-06April 19 20082008-04-19January 04 20122012-01-04Outdoor photo of a seated man in an orange robe with long, swept-back black hair and a rudraksha mala, smiling as another man in white kneels before him with palms pressed together and an extended hand touching his head. Several standing men and women in white clothes watch around them; one woman wears a white sari with a gold border, and a pink-clad figure appears at the right edge. A woman in the foreground sits with her hair in a bun, and a small red and white offering sits near the seated man's lap on a dry, sandy ground. Swamiji (probable) is seated in orange saffron robes with long hair and a rudraksha mala, receiving a blessing.2006-07-12A photograph of a devotee with hands pressed together in namaskar, head bowed, receiving a blessing as a man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala and a large ornate pendant places his hand on the devotee's head. The blessing man has long swept-back hair, a white tilak on his forehead and a red dot, ornate gold-trimmed orange clothing and multiple rudraksha bead bracelets and necklaces, and he is speaking. Behind him, another orange-robed man with a gold necklace and white tilak stands beside a red box of offerings. A man in a light blue striped shirt and a man in white kurta stand nearby, along with a bald orange-robed figure at right. A projection screen and a crowd are in the background. Swamiji (probable) is described by the long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and orange ornate robes, shown in person giving a blessing.2012-10-09