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A photograph of an indoor hall with a light floor and coloured pillars. A man with short grey hair in a white kurta and dark lanyard stands at left, hands pressed together in greeting and shaking hands with a smiling man in a bright yellow-orange robe and a heavy gold necklace of large beads. The robed man has long dark hair swept back and holds a folded white paper. Behind them, a man in a blue checked shirt, a young man in white, and a bald man in white with a white headband and sacred thread hold a silver tray of offerings. Two people in white sit on the right, and a person in green sits near the floor. The scene reads as a greeting at a devotional gathering.

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December 23 20102010-12-23December 23 20102010-12-23December 23 20102010-12-23December 23 20102010-12-23Indoor photograph of a gathering under a white draped tent ceiling with coloured striped pillars. A bare-chested man with long dark hair, wearing a saffron-yellow dhoti-style wrap, a red undergarment and a layered gold-and-beaded garland, extends his hand toward a grey-haired man in white kurta holding folded hands and a small packet of offerings. Behind them, men in white kurtas stand around, and a bald man in white with a red shawl stands to the right with a silver tray. A probable Swamiji candidate is visible, identifiable by long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklace and saffron wrap; the scene resembles a blessing exchange.2010-12-23December 23 20102010-12-23A festive indoor hall beneath a draped white canopy with colourful patterned pillar wraps, tassels and a dark blue backdrop with gold trim. In the centre, a smiling man with long dark hair and a red-orange robe with a long gold bead necklace receives a folded white paper from a young man in a cream kurta with hands pressed together in greeting. a person candidate with long swept-back hair and a saffron robe with gold beads is present, though the image is uncertain. Behind them, a man in an orange shawl and white dhoti stands near a sannyasi in a dark red-orange robe, and a figure in orange holds a silver tray. A golden throne-like seat with decorative finials sits in the background.2010-10-18 +1 copiesA photograph of a satsang hall with pink walls, hanging colourful striped banners and a projection screen. In the centre a man with long swept-back dark hair wears a yellow shawl, a rudraksha-style mala and a gold necklace, and a gold armband; he reaches out to a smiling man in a white shirt. Around them several shaven-headed men in white dhotis and white shawls stand, one holding a silver tray, and a man in a teal kurta holds a book. Probable Swamiji (probable): the central figure with long hair, yellow shawl, beaded mala and gold ornaments is the candidate, shown greeting a devotee.2011-02-09Indoor satsang or darshan under a white tent canopy with colourful striped pillars and orange lanterns. A bearded man in white kurta with glasses stands with palms joined in namaskar before a woman figure in long dark hair, red bindi and an orange-saffron shawl with a heavy gold necklace of bead-like pendants, who holds a folded white card. Beside her, a man in orange robe holds a silver tray containing gold-coloured items and orange kumkum. Behind them, a shaved-headed man in orange with a tilak and rudraksha mala, and several seated devotees in white. Background shows a red-and-white draped stage and gold decorations. The woman's appearance is uncertain for the a person candidate.2010-10-18 +1 copiesA photograph inside a decorated hall with white draped ceiling fabric and colourful cloth bands hanging from the ceiling. In the centre, a man in an orange robe with a dark rudraksha mala stands beside a younger bearded man in a cream kurta, who has his hand raised near the orange-robed man's arm, as if greeting or receiving blessings. Next to them, a man in an orange robe holds a silver tray with small brass lamps and offerings. On the left, men in white clothes and rudraksha malas stand with palms pressed together in anjali. A woman in a red sari stands at the right edge among other devotees. Whether the orange-robed man with the mala is a person cannot be confirmed from appearance alone, so he is described by role only.2010-11-15October 18 20102010-10-18 +1 copiesDecember 23 20102010-12-23