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A photo inside a large hall with pink walls and a dark projection screen, showing a long-haired man in a flowing saffron-orange robe with a red bindi walking forward holding a golden trident-shaped ceremonial staff. Behind him, many seated participants wear white blindfolds and white or coloured clothing, some with garlands and hands pressed in namaste. Hanging decorative banners with orange, yellow and blue patterns frame the room.

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December 22 20092009-12-22A photograph of an indoor hall where a man with long, swept-back black hair and a red bindi stands centre-frame, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange draped garment and holding a gold ceremonial staff in his right hand. Behind him, a large seated audience wears white headbands and white or light clothing, many with eyes covered by white or red cloth blindfolds, arranged in rows against pale pink walls and tall windows with orange curtains. a person is a candidate in_person based on the long hair, orange ornate-looking draped clothing and bindi, though the appearance is only partly distinctive. The scene suggests a ritual or session, but the activity is not clear beyond the gathered participants.2009-12-22December 22 20092009-12-22A long-haired man in a flowing saffron-orange robe walks down the centre aisle of a large hall, holding a small golden ceremonial object in one hand. Seated on both sides are many devotees in white clothing with white blindfolds over their eyes, some wearing yellow and white rudraksha-style malas, and a few in patterned orange and colourful garments. Hanging orange and maroon cloth banners decorate the wall above, and a round clock is mounted on the left wall. The scene reads as an inner awakening session with a maha darshan.2009-12-22December 22 20092009-12-22December 22 20092009-12-22December 22 20092009-12-22Indoor photo of a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes standing centrally in a hall, holding a gold-coloured staff or rod in his right hand. Many seated participants wear white headbands or blindfolds covering their eyes, and some wear white clothes with coloured lanyards. Pink and orange curtains hang at the windows and the walls are pale pink. Participants sit on mats, with some in white, pink and saffron clothing.2009-12-22A long-haired man in a flowing saffron-orange robe walks forward through a hall, holding a gold trident pendant at his chest with his right hand and a red bindi on his forehead. Behind him, seated rows of participants wear white blindfolds or white headbands, several in white or orange clothing with lanyards. Hanging banners with geometric patterns decorate the pale pink walls. The man's appearance is consistent with the page's Swamiji candidate, with long swept-back hair, saffron robes and a gold trident adornment, so the identity is probable. The people are arranged in seated rows, with many more partially visible at the edges.2009-12-22December 22 20092009-12-22A photograph of a man in a saffron-orange sleeveless robe standing at the front of a hall, eyes lowered, holding a gold ceremonial necklace with a trident-shaped pendant in one hand. Long dark swept-back hair and a red bindi are visible. Behind him, many seated people wear white blindfold bands over their eyes, with saffron and white clothing and red garments among them. Orange and patterned hanging banners decorate the pale pink wall. a person figure is standing in front, and the scene suggests an Inner Awakening session with participants seated in a meditative posture.2009-12-22A photograph of an indoor hall during an Inner Awakening session. A man with long dark curly hair, a red bindi and a sleeveless saffron-orange robe stands in the foreground, holding a gold trident pendant on a chain at his chest. He faces to the side with a calm expression, one hand near a black chair. Behind him a large audience of participants wears white headbands and white or pastel clothes, many seated on the floor. Orange and gold banners hang from the upper left and right.2009-12-22