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A photograph of a ceremonial welcome on a red-carpeted stage under a white tent with blue and red draping. A smiling person in an orange saffron turban and orange robe, with long swept-back hair and a rudraksha-style bead mala at the waist, places a white jasmine garland over the neck of a man in a white shirt and red-bordered gold shawl. The man lowers his head to receive it, and a green tassel hangs from the garland. Another man stands in the background at the right and a few people are partly visible behind the stage. Appearance-based label: a person for the orange-robed figure presenting the garland, based on the turban, long hair and orange clothing.

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A photograph of a figure in an orange saffron turban and orange robe, with long swept-back hair and a rudraksha-style bead mala at the waist, smiling broadly while draping a red and gold-bordered shawl over the bowed head of a man in white clothes. a person is the figure in orange with long hair, turban and bead mala, honouring the bowed devotee in white. A man in a white shirt stands at the left, another man in white behind, and a man in a grey shirt stands at the right beside a white tent backdrop and red carpet.2006-12-31December 30 20072007-12-30A figure in saffron-orange robes and a matching orange turban places a white and yellow flower garland over the head of a older man in a gold-bordered shawl. The man bows his head forward. Beside him, a man in white kurta and striped cap holds a small gold tray. Behind them, a large portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban and forehead marks is displayed on a wall next to a red lotus emblem. A seated man in white and a shawl sits at the right edge, and several seated devotees in orange are visible at the left. The setting is a stage with a dark red backdrop.2010-09-20April 01 20122012-04-01December 30 20072007-12-30A photograph of a seated man in an orange turban, orange shawl and red and yellow marigold garland placing his right hand on the head of a man in a white shirt, who faces away from the camera. The seated man wears a red tilak mark and a gold ornament on his turban, and his long dark hair falls past his shoulders. Another hand rests on the white-shirted man's shoulder. Red and pink string lights and a floral arrangement frame the scene. Swamiji (probable) is the seated figure in orange turban, orange shawl, rudraksha-style red beaded garland and long swept-back hair, giving a blessing.2012-03-30A photo at a tented event. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a red-and-gold shawl and a white jasmine garland stands at left, smiling with his hands held out. A woman with long dark hair and a swept-back orange head wrap, wearing orange robes and a dark bead-buttoned garment, smiles and offers him a pink bowl filled with fruit wrapped in orange cellophane. Behind them, a person in white with an orange sash stands near the red carpet, and brass lamps and vases appear at right.2006-12-31Photograph of a seated man in an orange turban and orange robe, with a red vertical tilak mark on his forehead and long dark hair, wearing a long garland of green leaves and red flowers around his neck. He sits in a black carved wooden chair in front of a painted backdrop of green foliage and branches. A man in a white shirt with a wooden bead necklace leans in close to him, hand on his shoulder, as if embracing or greeting him. The seated figure appears to be the probable Swamiji by his orange turban, orange robe and long hair, while the standing man is a devotee in white. Overall the scene is a warm reception or darshan moment.2010-08-07Photograph of a stage event under a white tent canopy with a red backdrop. A man in an orange saffron turban and orange robe, with long hair and a dark mark on his forehead, smiles while placing a flower garland around the neck of another man in a white shirt and gold-bordered shawl. Beside them stands a second figure in an orange robe with long dark hair, and at the far right a young attendant in white and orange with a tilaka-marked face. Behind them a large painted portrait shows a figure in a yellow turban, and white-clad attendants stand near metal railings. The garland is purple and white flowers.2010-02-18March 30 20122012-03-30Night-time photograph of a smiling figure in orange saffron robes with a pink flower garland and gold beaded necklace, resting a hand on the head of a man bowing with hands folded. The bowing man wears a white shirt and white garland of flowers. A third smiling person in orange with a beaded necklace stands at the right edge. Orange flags and a bright white light are visible in the background, with marigold flowers near the floor.2009-01-12July 11 20102010-07-11