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A photograph in a plain room with pale walls and a beige sofa covered in a light cloth. A woman in an orange wrap with gold-toned waist band and a small gold necklace, hair in a low bun, leans forward with palms pressed together in greeting toward a man in an orange turban, orange robe and white shawl with dark stripes, who smiles and holds a yellow printed booklet. Beside him stands a smiling man in an orange turban and orange robe wearing a coral-and-black bead mala. At the right edge a bearded man in orange holds a wooden staff. Red flowers lie at the lower left on the floor.

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A photograph of three men in a plain room with a pale lavender wall and a beige sofa. On the left, a smiling man with long swept-back hair, a red bindi, gold earrings, a gold necklace and a dark rudraksha mala stands bare-shouldered in an orange-brown cloth with a gold-bordered waist wrap and a gold ring, his hands raised in a greeting gesture. Behind him, a man in a saffron-orange robe and matching turban holds a rudraksha mala and smiles. On the right, an older man in an orange turban and a white shawl with a printed border bends forward in respect toward the left figure. A small red-wrapped gift sits at lower left.2013-02-07A photograph of a small room with cream walls and a garland of marigolds and orange flowers strung along the ceiling edge. Several saffron-clad sannyasis stand conversing. On the left, a man in an orange robe and orange turban faces right, while behind him a bald man in white stands near an ornate gilded chair. In the centre, a figure in an orange robe with a marigold garland gestures while speaking to a man in an orange robe wearing a rudraksha-style necklace and a marigold garland. On the right, a bearded man in an orange turban and orange shawl stands beside white plastic chairs and a small table with a steel tray. A man in a blue shirt stands in the background. A framed photograph hangs on the upper right wall.2011-05-232010 - Photo Album +1 copiesA photograph of an indoor exchange in a temple-style room with a framed sepia picture on the left wall and a checkered tile dado. A man in saffron-orange robes with a bright orange turban and a long dark rudraksha mala holds a small silver-toned kalasha-like vessel decorated with marigold and red flower garlands, while a bald man in pale saffron robes reaches to receive or support it. Behind them a third man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala watches, and another orange-clad figure stands at the right edge. The setting is warm and ceremonial, consistent with a ritual offering or blessing.2010-01-28January 28 20102010-01-28February 08 20132013-02-08February 07 20132013-02-07 +1 copiesFour men walk together through a narrow tent-like passage with white fabric walls. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair, a white forehead band, a bare chest and multiple heavy gold chain necklaces with bead and pendant ornaments wears a rust-brown dhoti with a gold border. On the left, a smiling man in saffron-orange robes and an orange knitted cap with a red tilak holds a saffron shawl. On the right, a man in orange robes and a beige knitted cap, and another in orange with a rudraksha mala, walk nearby. Behind them, further monks in orange robes stand in the passage.2013-02-07Indoor photograph in a plain room with grey walls and a cream-covered sofa. A man with long dark hair in a bun, wearing a rust-orange dhoti and shawl, a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, reaches to drape a white shawl with grey border over a bowing man in orange robes and an orange turban. A second man in an orange turban smiles behind them, and at right a man in orange robes with an orange turban and a lanyard stands watching. A bowl of red flowers sits at lower left and a staff leans against the wall. Appearance-based: the man draping the shawl matches the Swamiji (probable) profile through his long hair and rudraksha and gold adornments, shown in the act of honouring the bowing devotee. The ID is appearance-based only.2013-02-07 +1 copiesOctober 20 20132013-10-20 +1 copiesOctober 20 20132013-10-20 +1 copiesOctober 20 20132013-10-20 +1 copies