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Outdoor photo under a large tree with strung white flower garlands. A long-haired person in a saffron/orange robe with rudraksha-style beads sits on a white seat, raising one hand in blessing while a kneeling man in white shirt and white dhoti touches the ground before them. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand around, some with ID badges, one holding a long staff. A woman in a pink and white sari stands at left, and another saffron-robed person in the lower foreground has a long braid. A man at far right in orange robe holds a trident-like staff. Sandy ground with a red cloth mat.

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July 12 20062006-07-12July 12 20062006-07-12July 12 20062006-07-12July 12 20062006-07-12July 12 20062006-07-12Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A long-haired man in an orange saffron wrap and rudraksha mala, seated and extending his right hand to bless a crowd, is a person candidate by cues of long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha beads. Around him stand many men in white dhotis and white shirts, some with hands folded, one kneeling at left in white with a rudraksha mala. A saffron-robed man at right holds a silver trident, and a woman in a dark red top sits in front at lower centre with her back to the camera.2006-07-12Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots and white flower garlands strung along its trunk. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron garment and rudraksha beads, extends his hands toward a seated woman in white who has her hands pressed together. Another seated figure with reddish-brown hair in an orange garment bends forward at lower right. Around them stand about a dozen men in white dhotis and white shirts, some wearing event lanyards and identity badges, with hands clasped or arms folded, watching the blessing on dirt ground. a person is the man in orange with long hair and beads, whose appearance is consistent with his cues.2006-07-12July 12 20062006-07-12Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with garlands strung through its branches. A long-haired man seated on a chair wears an orange saffron robe and a rudraksha mala, and his hands rest on an offering with red flowers in his lap. Several devotees in white dhotis and kurtas stand around him with folded hands, while a man in white holds a long ceremonial staff. A seated woman in an orange-bordered sari sits in a wheelchair nearby, and a small child in an orange shirt stands at left. Dirt ground and sunlight give a rural ashram setting.2006-07-12Outdoor photo of a seated man in an orange robe with long, swept-back black hair and a rudraksha mala, smiling as another man in white kneels before him with palms pressed together and an extended hand touching his head. Several standing men and women in white clothes watch around them; one woman wears a white sari with a gold border, and a pink-clad figure appears at the right edge. A woman in the foreground sits with her hair in a bun, and a small red and white offering sits near the seated man's lap on a dry, sandy ground. Swamiji (probable) is seated in orange saffron robes with long hair and a rudraksha mala, receiving a blessing.2006-07-12Outdoor photo on bare reddish earth at an ashram gathering. A long-haired figure in orange robes sits on a folding chair, bare-shouldered, wearing rudraksha beads, with hands extended toward a kneeling devotee in white. Beside them, a bearded man in an orange shawl over white clothes with a red tilak holds a trident-like staff. Standing devotees in white clothes surround them, and a man in white wears a rudraksha mala. Several people kneel with heads bowed and women in white saris sit in front. A seated figure in orange robes with a sweeping black hairstyle is the central figure, with probable Swamiji cues of long swept-back hair, orange robes, rudraksha beads and a ceremonial setting.2006-07-12Outdoor blessing scene under a large tree at an ashram gathering. A seated figure in an orange saffron robe with long, swept-back dark hair and a rudraksha mala extends a hand in blessing over the head of a young man kneeling on a red patterned rug. The kneeling man wears white clothes and has his hands clasped at his chin. Around them, several standing devotees in white ritual clothes watch with hands raised or joined, and a few women in white saris and orange shawls stand behind. Garlands of white flowers hang from the tree branches overhead.2006-07-12