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A photograph of a devotee in an orange saffron cloth bowing deeply with palms pressed together, touching his forehead to the joined hands of a man in a white shawl with red embroidered motifs. The standing man wears a small microphone headset, a red and white flower garland, a brown beaded waist belt and orange dhoti, and smiles warmly. Behind them stands a bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala and orange cloth. Behind the seated figure is an ornate gold throne on a tiger-striped cushion, with burgundy velvet drapes and a white sofa with an orange cushion on the left. The scene suggests a respectful greeting or seeking blessing.

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A photograph of a devotee in saffron-orange robes bowing forward with palms pressed together before a seated man in a white shawl with a red-and-gold border, a rudraksha-style bead necklace, a garland of marigolds and pink flowers, and a vertical white tilak on his forehead. The seated man smiles with hands joined in namaste. Behind them stand a shaved-headed priest in orange with a tilak and a second robed attendant, beside a white sofa and a gold-carved throne draped with a tiger-stripe cloth against purple curtains. The seated man shows a person cues: long swept-back hair, a ceremonial garland and bead adornments, and a ritual shawl, while the bowing devotee is a person in saffron.2013-02-27A photograph of a satsang moment. On the right, a man seated on an ornate gold throne with a tiger-skin cushion wears a white shawl with a red-embroidered border, a long garland of red and orange flowers, a rudraksha mala, and a headset microphone; he is smiling and holding the shawl. Facing him on the left, a man in a saffron-orange robe with his hair tied up presses his palms together in greeting. Behind them a bald man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala also holds his hands in anjali. A deep purple velvet curtain forms the backdrop, with a white sofa at the left edge. a person: the seated man on the gold throne wears a white shawl, floral garland, rudraksha mala and headset, with a gold-throne setting.2013-02-27A photograph of a seated figure on a gilded throne with red cushions, with long dark hair, a rudraksha mala and orange-saffron robe, smiling as he receives an offering from a devotee in an orange kurta bent low before him. The devotee holds a small silver vessel and a brass plate, and wears a gold necklace and a white dhoti with a gold border. Behind them, women in white and red stand near green potted plants beside a red backdrop. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure has long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a rudraksha mala. The scene suggests a darshan or padapuja offering.2016-05-06A photograph in a hall with a red velvet-upholstered throne-style seat and a golden carved backrest. A seated man in saffron-orange sannyasi robes with a gold-edged shawl, a long rudraksha mala, and swept-back hair in a bun, smiles while placing his hand on the forehead of a kneeling man in a white shirt and white trousers with folded hands in namaskar. A brass lamp and a carved bronze temple panel stand behind them. a person: the seated sannyasi shows the rudraksha mala, saffron robes, and bun cues. A small partially visible person sits in the lower right corner.2011-11-26October 20 20132013-10-20 +1 copiesFebruary 27 20132013-02-27October 19 20082008-10-19October 20 20132013-10-20September 20 20152015-09-20A photograph in a ceremonial hall shows a bald elderly man seated on an orange tufted gold-trimmed throne, bare-chested with white ash markings, wearing a maroon and saffron-bordered cloth and a dark rudraksha-style bead necklace, and holding a small silver vessel. A younger man in a yellow shirt and cream dhoti bends low, touching the seated man's hand and head in respectful greeting. Behind them, a deity murti stands in a golden arch with a trident, and two orange-robed attendants sit on a neighbouring throne, with a red carpet and a painted backdrop of figures. The seated man's distinctive adornments are visible, but his identity cannot be confirmed from appearance.2015-08-30A photograph of a seated figure on an ornate golden throne with red cushions and a red-draped backdrop. The seated man wears a saffron-orange turban, a rudraksha and flower mala with blue and white blossoms, and orange robes, and smiles while extending his hand. In the foreground, a bearded man in orange robes stands with palms pressed together in namaste, and a shaved-headed young man in orange robes with a flower garland stands at right. A shaved-headed devotee's head is visible between them. The throne and backdrop suggest a darshan setting, with a red cushion near the throne's base.2016-04-30A photograph of a seated man in long swept-back dark hair and orange robes wearing a red flower garland and a yellow-tipped garland, sitting on an ornate gold throne with an umbrella canopy with hanging leaf tassels. a person is seated on the throne with a hand resting on it, while a shaved-headed devotee in white robes and an orange shawl kneels before him at his feet. Another man in white and an orange shawl sits on the white cloth at the left, looking down. A large red painted backdrop with a striped flower garland hanging at the left edge. The setting appears to be an Ananda Samajam gathering.2007-02-24