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A seated figure in a red-orange turban and saffron-orange wrap, wearing a thick red and white flower garland and orange beaded bracelets, faces a group of seated devotees in a room with leafy potted plants and yellow flowers behind. A man in a green checked shirt with an orange lanyard leans in with a young boy in a dark top beside him. A man in a white striped shirt sits at right, while people in white and a saffron-clad figure stand behind. A silver tray in front holds red apples and yellow bananas as offerings.

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January 31 20152015-01-31A photograph of a ritual offering scene outdoors among green leafy plants. In the left foreground a woman in an orange-red turban and bright red and gold beaded necklaces, with rust-coloured armbands, smiles and extends her hands over a tray of ripe bananas. To the right a man in a white shirt with a brown beaded mala kneels and reaches toward a brass vessel, while a woman in a rust-coloured shawl and a bare-armed devotee stand nearby. Behind them other attendees in white and cream clothing and rudraksha-style malas stand among flowers and garlands, with a deity murti partly visible at the upper left. Several people are visible, and the scene suggests a puja offering. No a person candidate is distinctively identified from appearance.2015-02-01A seated man in a rust-orange turban and orange-red robe, with a rudraksha mala draped over his shoulders and rudraksha bracelets on his arms, smiles as he holds an orange fruit. Opposite him, a man in a white shirt leans in, and a bald man in a saffron-trimmed garment sits nearby. Behind them stand women in red and orange saris and a woman in a white-bordered sari. A low table holds oranges, a red fruit, gold garlands, gold bangles and a wooden box of rudraksha beads. Potted green plants and yellow flowers fill the background.2015-02-08 +1 copiesApril 19 20152015-04-19January 31 20152015-01-31January 30 20152015-01-30 +1 copiesPhotograph of an indoor ashram setting with potted plants and rocks. A figure in an orange-red turban, orange-red robe and a long rudraksha mala with bangles on the arm sits at a low table, handing bananas from a wooden tray; a rudraksha mala lies in the tray beside sweets. A man in a red shirt kneels opposite with bananas in hand. Behind them, a woman in a white sari with a brown rudraksha mala and a girl in a white dress with gold trim stand together, and an older woman in a cream sari with purple border and orange earrings stands at right. Purple and maroon cloth hangs behind the plants. Four people are visible.2015-02-23February 12 20152015-02-12Photograph of a seated figure in a rust-red turban and matching red-orange wrap, wearing a large red and white flower garland and red beaded bracelets, receiving oranges from devotees. The figure is handing an orange to a woman in a white sari with a rudraksha mala and glasses leaning forward, while a man in a white shirt with an orange thread kneels beside a woman in a teal and orange sari who offers an orange with both hands. Oranges and small packets sit in a wooden tray in front, with green foliage and yellow draped cloth behind. Another person in white and an orange-clothed figure stand at the upper right. a person (the turbaned figure in red-orange with the flower garland) receiving offerings from devotees during a ritual gathering.2015-01-30February 12 20152015-02-12A seated figure in a red-orange turban and reddish-brown robe, wearing a white flower garland and multiple red-beaded bracelets, hands a whole orange to a kneeling bald man in a white t-shirt on green artificial grass. Oranges fill a wooden tray and basket in front, with rudraksha-style beads visible in a compartment. Green potted plants, rocks and a yellow-draped altar with gold necklaces stand behind. Two women in white and a woman in a red-and-gold patterned sari stand watching in the background. A seated person in a turban and robe, with long hair, is a probable Swamiji by appearance cues including the turban, rudraksha-style beads and ceremonial garland; the kneeling man is a devotee.2015-01-30A photograph of a seated figure in a rust-orange turban, a red-orange robe, and a long red and white flower garland, with a red-beaded bangle on the wrist, smiling as they hand an orange to a kneeling man in a cream shirt with an orange lanyard. Oranges and small packets sit in a wooden tray in front, and green potted plants, a rock and a green mat fill the setting. Behind them, a standing woman in white and a man in a white robe with a rudraksha mala watch, and a yellow altar draped with garlands is visible.2015-01-30