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A photograph of a central figure in an ochre-brown robe with a thick gold necklace and a red-and-pink flower garland, smiling and raising one hand in blessing. He has long swept-back dark hair, gold earrings, a bindi and white tilak markings, and gold armlets. A man in white shirt bows low with folded hands, holding a small white envelope and plastic-wrapped sweets. Behind them a man with a white forehead tilak wears a rudraksha mala, and several onlookers stand near a colourful shrine backdrop.

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July 19 20132013-07-19July 01 20132013-07-01A photograph of a man in a saffron-orange robe with a red-and-white garland of red beads and silver bead accents, a long gold-bead necklace, and a rudraksha-style mala with a red tilak on his forehead, extending one hand in blessing toward devotees. Several devotees in the foreground have their palms pressed together in namaste, one bowing with hands folded; a man holds a white paper at the lower right. The hall has a red drape and ceiling lights. Swamiji (probable) is present, shown with long swept-back hair, saffron robe and ornate gold and red garlands, bestowing blessings on devotees.2013-05-16A figure in a rust-orange wrap with a gold ceremonial necklace and layered white, yellow and red garlands stands at right, one hand resting on the head of a seated man in a blue-and-white checked shirt at left, while holding a folded white paper in the other hand. The figure wears gold bangles and has long swept-back dark hair and gold earrings, and gives a blessing. Behind them, a man in white with a red shawl and other devotees stand in a hall with a gold-and-red ornate display at the right edge. The appearance cues are distinctive, so this is a person presenting a blessing, with a devotee receiving it.2013-07-21A man in a rust-orange sleeveless robe stands at the right, smiling and raising his right hand in a blessing gesture. He wears layered gold necklaces, a long rudraksha mala, gold armlets and a gold pendant, with a red dot on his forehead and white markings. Behind him, a shaved-headed man in white robes and a man with a yellow tilak on his forehead stand with hands folded. At the left, a bespectacled man in orange bows his head. Behind them, a red-and-gold canopy hangs over a gold-framed deity murti on a colourful shrine backdrop with ornate pillars.2013-07-24July 11 20132013-07-11March 03 20132013-03-03 +1 copiesSeptember 15 20132013-09-15A smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi stands at right in an orange-brown cloth, wearing a red floral garland, a gold necklace with a large gold pendant, a rudraksha-style bead mala, and gold armbands. He extends his hand to touch the head of a young man on the left. Several devotees in white shirts and checked clothing stand and bow with folded hands in a hall with a red curtain. Swamiji (probable) based on the long swept-back hair, orange garment, garland and gold ornaments, though appearance is only partly clear.2013-07-03A smiling man with swept-back long dark hair, a red bindi and a rudraksha mala with gold beads stands in a hall, wearing a brown-orange saffron cloth draped over his shoulders and gold armlets. He wears a thick necklace of pink and magenta flower garlands edged with yellow, and gold rudraksha beads, while extending his right hand toward devotees. Around him several people in white ritual clothes and a woman in green stand with folded hands, and an older man in glasses is nearby. Flower petals lie on the lower right. The Swamiji (probable) cues are the swept-back hair, saffron clothing, gold ornaments and rudraksha, presented as a sannyasi receiving devotees.2013-05-25June 26 20132013-06-26July 15 20132013-07-15