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A photograph inside a hall with pink walls, red curtains and framed portraits on the back wall. In the foreground a long-haired man in a bare-chested orange-saffron shawl, with red and gold beaded malas and gold bangles, smiles and extends a hand holding a thread toward a lower offering tray. Behind him, a man in a white shirt and watch, and an older man in white, stand close, while several men in white and orange dhotis and shirts are gathered further back. A decorated altar on the right is heaped with yellow, orange, red and purple flower garlands and fruit, including mangoes and bananas.

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January 01 20122012-01-01June 03 20132013-06-03A photo inside an indoor hall with cream walls and red curtains. In the foreground, a long-haired figure in saffron-orange cloth with gold bangles and a multicolour garland stands at a large floral-decorated golden structure, reaching toward a seated deity figure and offerings. Around them, several men in white dhotis with gold borders and white shirts, one in a maroon garment with a rudraksha mala, stand attentively. A man in a checked shirt holds his palms together. Flower garlands in red, yellow, orange and purple decorate the altar at right, and a small golden deity figure sits on the platform. The scene suggests a puja or darshan.2012-01-01A photograph of a temple or hall interior where a man in an orange saffron robe with long swept-back dark hair, rudraksha malas and gold bangles stands receiving an offering. He holds a red fruit in his palms while smiling. Nearby, a man in white shirt and checked shawl smiles and holds a white flower garland, and another man in white holds a garland of white jasmine and red flowers. A man in orange robe with glasses stands at the right edge. Behind them a large framed portrait labelled with a name shows a smiling figure in orange, with a red and gold backdrop. a person cues: long swept-back hair, orange robe, rudraksha malas and gold necklaces, shown in person.2011-11-09January 01 20122012-01-01December 31 20102010-12-31November 03 20112011-11-03January 01 20122012-01-01A long-haired figure in saffron-orange cloth and red-and-white rudraksha malas stands at a golden altar draped with a multicolour flower garland, extending a hand to bless a kneeling man in a checked shirt with folded palms. Behind them a man in white dhoti with a gold border holds a small offering, and another man in white shirt and a red-and-gold cloth stands near. Plates of fruit and marigold petals sit on the altar. The scene is a darshan and blessing with the head touched in benediction, in a hall with red curtains and a speaker.2012-01-01March 03 20132013-03-03 +1 copiesJune 05 20112011-06-05A photograph at an indoor event hall where a man in an orange saffron garment and a long white-and-purple flower garland, with a red tilak on his forehead, smiles while placing his hand on the head of a man bowing with palms pressed together in a white shirt. Other devotees in white and cream clothes stand nearby, including a man on the right with a gold-bordered white shawl and gold necklace holding his hands in anjali. A gold ceremonial chair sits in the background, with a gold-trimmed stage and orange and yellow decorative hangings above. The orange-clad man is a probable Swamiji, with long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a ceremonial garland, shown giving blessings in a darshan setting.2010-12-31