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A photograph of a room decorated with an orange draped backdrop and garlands of white jasmine and red roses. A bare-chested man with a grey-streaked mustache wears a white dhoti and a rudraksha mala, standing at left. At center, a bearded man with dark hair wearing a rust-coloured robe and a large garland of red roses, white flowers and yellow marigolds sits and reaches toward a wooden box of red roses. A woman in a white and gold saree bends forward over the box, and another woman in a rust saree stands behind, smiling. Fresh roses lie scattered on the floor, along with mangoes in a basket at left. A flat-screen television and a standing fan appear at right.

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A seated figure in saffron-orange robes sits on a raised orange-draped seat, wearing a white and red ceremonial crown and a heavy garland of red roses and white flowers, receiving a green apple from his hand. A bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala and white dhoti stands at left with hands folded. A woman in a white and gold saree stands behind, with other women in cream sarees and gold necklaces nearby. In the foreground a devotee in orange kurta bows with hands pressed together, and rose petals and flower garlands cover the floor. Behind is an orange and red draped backdrop with garland swags, a fan, a laptop and a sari-clad attendant with folded hands.2017-04-02A photograph of a seated man in a rust-red robe being garlanded inside a room decorated with an orange backdrop, swagged red-and-white drapes and white and red flower strands. He has a beard and a red tilak, wears a red shawl with a garland of red roses, white flowers and yellow marigolds, and is being decorated with petals. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with orange border and rudraksha mala stands at left. Women in cream and gold saris and a woman in a maroon sari hold roses and bowls of fruit, one holding a basket of mangoes. A television and a standing fan are visible at right. a person: the seated man in the rust robe, garlanded and honoured, with a beard and red tilak; this is an appearance-based candidate only.2017-04-02April 02 20172017-04-02April 02 20172017-04-02A photograph of a seated man in saffron-red robes being garlanded in a room with an orange and maroon draped backdrop and strings of white and red flower garlands. Multiple devotees surround him: a bare-chested older man in white dhoti with rudraksha beads, a woman in white saree with gold border offering fruit from a basket, women in maroon saris and a woman in white saree with gold border smiling nearby, and a man in white in the foreground. A pedestal holds flowers and a box, and two electric fans and a television stand in the room. The seated man has long dark hair and a rudraksha mala, and the scene reads as a devotional welcome. Swamiji (probable) is the seated man with long hair, saffron-red robes and rudraksha mala being garlanded.2017-04-02A seated figure in saffron-red robes is heavily garlanded with white jasmine and red flower garlands, bowed forward with hands clasped near the chest while surrounded by women in white and cream saris with gold borders. A bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala and white dhoti stands at left, and a woman in a maroon sari smiles at right. Pink and red flower petals cover the floor, with a orange cloth backdrop, marigold-and-rose decorations, a desk with a laptop and an electric fan. The central figure has long dark hair and a moustache-free beard, and appearance-based cues are insufficient to confirm identity, so the figure is described by role only as a person being garlanded and honoured.2017-04-02April 02 20172017-04-02A seated man in a rust-brown robe sits on a low throne before an orange draped backdrop with red and white garland strands. He is heavily garlanded with white jasmine, red roses and yellow flowers, and rose petals cover the floor in front of him. Several women in cream and gold sarees and rudraksha malas offer roses and leaves to him, while a smiling woman in a brown sari stands behind. An older man in a bare-chested white dhoti with a rudraksha mala and gold chain sits at the left edge. Devotees' hands and heads fill the foreground, and a standing fan is visible at right. The seated man has long swept-back hair and a tidy beard, and the setting suggests a devotional reception.2017-04-02April 02 20172017-04-02April 02 20172017-04-02April 02 20172017-04-02April 02 20172017-04-02