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A photograph taken indoors at night of a seated man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back hair, smiling and gesturing with one hand while speaking. He sits on a red and white cushioned seat against a pale stone wall with carved panels. Beside him a man in a saffron shawl with red trim sits cross-legged on the floor, and a man in white clothes with red trim kneels at the front. Another saffron-clad person is partly visible at the left edge.

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Indoor ritual scene in a stone-walled hall. A man in white dhoti and shirt with a white forehead mark kneels on a mat, washing or touching the feet of a seated person in orange robes who sits on a red quilted throne draped with white cloth. Two shaven-headed men in orange robes sit behind on the floor, and a few people in white and yellow sit at the left edge. Brass kalasha vessels and lamps sit on a stone ledge behind the throne. a person figure is seated, showing long swept-back hair and an orange robe, with a stone bench and kalasha display behind him.2008-02-12February 12 20082008-02-12Indoor ritual scene in an ashram hall. A man in orange-saffron robes with long swept-back hair sits on a red quilted cushion atop a white cloth, his bare feet on a leopard-print mat, while a man in white dhoti and shirt kneels before him holding yellow envelopes. Behind them, another saffron-robed monk stands and holding yellow envelopes stands near the carved stone shrine with brass lamps. Other people in saffron and white sit against the wall. The seated figure shows distinctive visible cues (long hair, saffron robe) so the appearance is a probable match to the page subject, though this is an appearance-based label only; he is seated in a position of honour receiving an offering.2008-02-12February 12 20082008-02-12February 12 20082008-02-12A seated man in orange saffron robes sits on a red quilted cushion at the right, one hand raised in a gesture while speaking. A kneeling man in white clothing with a rudraksha mala bows forward at the lower left, offering yellow cloth or a folded yellow item. Two shaven-headed men in orange robes sit on the floor near the cushion, one holding yellow cloth. Behind them, several people in white and orange sit on the floor against a white wall and a grey carved stone wall. The setting appears to be a ritual or teaching session.2008-02-12A seated man in an orange saffron garment draped over a red sleeveless top smiles and holds his palms together in greeting. His hair is swept back into a bun at the nape. A man in a white dhoti and shirt kneels before him with his head bowed, touching the floor near the seated man's bare feet. Behind them, several standing men wear orange and white clothing; one in a beige shirt stands with arms folded and another in white holds his hands in namaste. Before the seated man are heaps of white cloth bundles decorated with yellow and pink flowers and marigold garlands on an orange cloth. The setting appears to be a raised concrete platform at night. Swamiji (probable) appears to be the seated figure receiving devotion, identified by orange saffron clothing with swept-back hair and a bun.2008-09-28April 04 20082008-04-04October 12 20082008-10-12A photograph taken indoors on a concrete floor in front of a grey stone altar with carved panels and brass lamps on top. A man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on a red-and-white cushioned seat with his hands folded, while a shaved-headed monk in orange robes with maroon borders kneels or sits before him. Another orange-robed monk sits to the left, and a man in white clothes kneels on a woven mat at the right, bowing forward at the seated figure's feet. A red curtain hangs in the background.2008-02-12April 04 20082008-04-04November 22 20102010-11-22