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A seated man in a rust-red robe with a gold-coloured border and a long beaded gold-toned necklace touches the forehead of a young boy with curly light-brown hair who wears a white embroidered kurta. The man has a white horizontal tilak on his forehead and bare upper arm, and holds an orange cup on a white-draped table. Behind them, illustrated posters with printed text and photos hang on the wall, and at right a large painted portrait of a robed figure with beaded necklaces is shown seated on a leopard-print cushion. Two people are visible.

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Indoor photo of a seated man in a maroon-red dhoti and wrap with a gold border and a long beaded rudraksha-style necklace, holding an orange mug in one hand while extending the other arm toward a boy beside him. He has white tilak and a red bindi on his forehead and dark hair tied in a bun. Beside him sits a young boy in a white kurta with a red printed sash and a name badge on his chest, smiling and looking toward the man. Behind them a large printed portrait shows a smiling woman in a red-and-saffron garment with a long braid, and a colourful poster hangs on the left wall. Both sit on a cream-covered platform with a leopard-print cushion.2015-07-13Photograph of two men seated on the floor in an indoor room with a patterned cloth-covered seat behind them. The man on the left wears a white kurta, a red scarf printed with script, a dark face mask around his neck and a beaded mala, and smiles while holding a sheet of paper. The man on the right wears a dark red robe with gold borders and a long orange-beaded necklace, has a white tilak on his forehead, and holds an orange cup while looking down. A printed poster with photos and text is on the wall behind them, and a pink and orange draped backdrop is visible. Appearance-based candidate with several cues (ochre robe, beaded garland, forehead markings, seated on a throne-like seat): a person on the right.2015-07-13A photograph of two men seated on a white floor covering in an indoor room. On the left, a man with a shaved head and a forehead tilak wears a white dhoti and a red shawl printed with script, and holds a bead mala. On the right, a man with long swept-back hair, a white forehead band, and a gold beaded necklace wears a rust-red and gold-bordered dhoti and shawl. He extends his arm to hand an orange cup toward the seated man on the left. Behind them, a large framed photograph shows a smiling figure in pink and red robes with a long garland, and a poster on the left shows a group of people in robes. The right-hand figure has distinctive long hair, ceremonial gold necklace and saffron-coloured clothing, consistent with the page's reference to a person, though the appearance is not conclusive.2015-07-13July 05 20152015-07-05 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated man with long dark hair swept back, wearing an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulder and a long red and gold flower garland with a gold chain, a gold bracelet on his wrist. He is smiling and reaching to touch the forehead of a young boy in a white kurta with a rudraksha-style mala, who has his palms pressed together in respectful greeting. A small red-and-gold cloth lies on the low red seat beside him, and an orange towel is on the arm of the seat. Behind them, women in white and a woman in a green sari sit or stand in the hall, with a white wall and a wall-mounted air conditioner in the background. The man has distinctive long hair, saffron clothing and a ceremonial garland, consistent with the Swamiji (probable) appearance cues while he gives a blessing.2013-05-28A photograph of a seated man in a rust-orange robe with a gold-edged shawl and a long rudraksha mala draped over his shoulder, a white tilak with a red bindi on his forehead, extending his right hand in blessing onto the head of a curly-haired young boy in a white kurta with his eyes closed. Behind them a woman in orange-red garments sits in soft focus, a video camera on a tripod stands in the background, and a framed picture and a gold object are visible. a person: the seated blessing figure wears saffron robes, a rudraksha mala and a white forehead tilak, matching the page's a person reference, and is giving a blessing ritual touch.2013-12-13December 20 20132013-12-20July 14 20132013-07-14May 05 20142014-05-05A seated man with long dark hair pulled back, wearing a rust-orange draped garment, red-and-white cloth beneath him, and beaded rudraksha-style malas on his wrist and neck, extends his hand to touch the forehead of a curly-haired young child in a white kurta. Behind them a second man in white with a white forehead mark and beaded necklace looks on, and a yellow sheet and flower lie on the floor. Adults and a dark-haired woman are at the edge of the frame in a bright hall with red drapes. The seated man is consistent with the a person appearance cues of long hair and saffron-toned clothing with rudraksha malas, though the image is not conclusive; he is blessing the child in what appears to be a darshan-style moment.2013-07-16December 08 20132013-12-08July 01 20162016-07-01