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A photograph inside a decorated hall with draped fabric ceiling and colourful striped pillars. A bare-chested man with swept-back dark hair, a vertical forehead mark, a rust-orange shawl and a dense ceremonial gold and beaded necklace stands at right, smiling and extending his hand toward a woman in a maroon blouse holding a white plastic bag. Around them, a man in a white shirt on the left, a bald man in a grey kurta, a young boy in white, and attendants in white dhotis are present. A deity murti and floral decorations appear in the background.

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April 07 20132013-04-07A photograph inside a bright hall with ceiling fans, tube lights and pink walls. In the right foreground a man with long dark hair, a rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklace, wearing a red and saffron-orange shawl over a bare chest, smiles while handing a red apple and fruit from a silver tray to a woman in a cream sari with a pink border. Probable Swamiji (long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala, saffron and red shawl, ornate gold necklace) is making the offering. Around them stand a man in white with glasses, an elderly man in white with a sandal mark, and other devotees in white shirts and saris.2013-09-15A photograph of a satsang hall with a ceiling canopy and colourful pillar drapes. A smiling man with a tilak on his forehead, wearing a rust-orange dhoti and shawl and a long orange beaded mala with large gold beads, rests his right hand on the head of a boy in a white shirt and rudraksha mala, who holds his palms together in namaskar. Behind them devotees in white and orange clothing stand with folded hands, a woman in white watches, and a man in a red shawl smiles. At right a person in white dhoti holds a tray. Framed deity images hang on the walls. The man's appearance with a long swept hair, ornate gold mala and orange robe is consistent with a person, shown giving blessings to a child.2013-04-07A photo of a devotional gathering under a decorated pavilion with colourful pillars and white and orange fabric overhead. In the centre, a person with long dark hair wears an orange saffron robe, a rudraksha mala, a gold necklace and a bangle, and raises one hand in blessing while holding a silver tray. Around him, men in white kurtas and dhotis stand with palms joined, and a man in maroon robes on the left stands with hands folded. A shaved-headed attendant in orange holds a tray at the right edge. Some attendees hold white cloth or papers.2011-02-11October 26 20132013-10-26September 15 20132013-09-15A photograph of an indoor hall with draped fabric ceiling and decorative banners. A man with a bare torso wearing a rust-red sannyasi shawl, a long white and orange flower garland, a gold bead necklace, and a white vibhuti mark on his forehead smiles while handing an orange fruit to a man in a white striped shirt. Beside them a woman in a maroon sari with gold border and a man in white stand with hands folded. Probable Swamiji: the figure has long swept-back hair and a distinctive rust-red sannyasi shawl with gold beaded necklace and garland, and is presented as the giver of the fruit. In the background, a woman in red and several people in white clothes stand near a glass display case and lit deity shrine.2013-04-06April 13 20132013-04-13June 25 20132013-06-25November 20 20102010-11-20A photograph inside a large hall with pink walls, red curtains and ceiling lights. A man in an ornate orange and gold dhoti with a red shawl, wearing a long rudraksha mala, long hair swept back and a gold necklace, receives a folded cloth from a woman in a cream sari with gold border who holds a bundle of cloth. Swamiji (probable) is the central figure with his distinctive long hair, rudraksha mala and saffron-and-gold ceremonial dress; he appears to be accepting the offering. Around them stand devotees: a man in white with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala on the left, a bald man in white and orange, a white-clad elderly man with a vibhuti mark, and a young girl in front. Men in white veshtis with gold borders and bare-armed devotees with rudraksha malas stand along the right side, with a decorated altar area visible in the background.2013-09-15September 03 20132013-09-03