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Close-up photograph of a smiling man in a red-brown ochre robe with a gold border and a long rudraksha mala draped over his shoulders, a small red bindi on his forehead, his hair pulled back. He lays his right hand on the forehead of a younger man in a white kurta with a red shawl over his shoulder and a beaded mala around his neck, who has his eyes closed. A bright white backdrop, a dark speaker and a partly visible golden object sit in the setting. A second person in white is partially visible at the bottom edge. a person appears to be the robed figure giving a blessing, based on the distinctive ochre robe, rudraksha mala and bindi, performing a blessing on a devotee.

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March 09 20142014-03-09May 19 20132013-05-19December 16 20132013-12-16December 16 20132013-12-16April 02 20132013-04-02Photograph of two men in an indoor hall during a blessing. A man on the left wears a rust-red draped robe with gold-edged border and a beaded rudraksha-style mala, and his hand rests on the forehead of a man on the right, who wears a white shirt and a red shawl and has his eyes closed. Another hand from the left holds the edge of the red shawl. A white wall, dark speaker and a gold object appear in the background. The left figure has a swept-back bun and a bare upper arm; a person appearance label applies to the left man's distinctive rudraksha mala and rust-red robe while he gives the blessing.2013-12-16December 16 20132013-12-16Two men stand close in a warmly lit hall, one blessing the other. The figure on the left is bare-chested with a rust-orange cloth draped over his shoulders, a rudraksha-style mala and a gold ceremonial piece at his shoulder, and a small red bindi on his forehead; he presses his right palm to the forehead of a shorter, grey-haired man on the right, who wears a white shirt with a rust-orange shawl and a wristwatch and holds his own hand raised in a gesture of receiving. The setting behind is plain, with a dark speaker and a white panel. The scene reads as a blessing or initiation moment during an ashram gathering.2013-12-16May 07 20142014-05-07A photograph of a seated man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a long gold-and-rudraksha necklace and a white vibhuti line on his forehead, smiling and placing his right hand on the crown of a bald man's head. The bald man, in a white garment with an orange-red rudraksha mala, kneels with palms pressed together in namaskar. Behind them stand ornate gold carved panels, a brass lamp stand and a gold lion-shaped object on a red cushioned seat. The seated man matches Swamiji (probable) by his distinctive long swept-back hair, ornate gold mala and saffron clothing, and is presented as giving blessings. Two people are visible.2015-08-23A photograph of a seated figure in a saffron-orange wrap with gold border and rudraksha beads, bare-shouldered, reaching to touch the forehead of a bald, white-bearded man in a white shirt and red sash. The seated figure has swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and a red thread on the wrist. Behind them are a tall white-and-green ceremonial stick with fronds, potted plants, an ornate golden frame and other seated devotees in white and red attire. The seated figure has dark, swept-back hair, a red bindi, rudraksha mala and a gold-trimmed saffron wrap, matching the Swamiji (probable) candidate; the recipient is a devotee in white with a red sash. The scene suggests a blessing gesture in a satsang hall setting.2014-03-22March 26th 20142014-03-26