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Indoor photo of a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala, with a bandaged left arm, reaching to touch the forehead of a man in a grey-and-white striped polo shirt who holds his palms up facing forward. A gold-coloured vessel sits in the foreground. Behind them a man in white with a rudraksha mala watches, and several people in white clothes stand in the background near red draperies and a garlanded altar with red and yellow flowers. The saffron-robed figure shows distinctive long hair and rudraksha beads, but the appearance is not clear enough to confirm identity; the robed man is a priest or devotee at a blessing.

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Indoor photo of a guru-disciple initiation moment. A man with hair pulled into a bun, bare-shouldered, wearing a saffron-orange shawl and a rudraksha mala, presses his right hand to the forehead of a man in a white kurta who stands with palms raised at the brow. A golden ceremonial object in the foreground, shaped like a fish or serpent head, sits beside the blessing figure, and a bandaged left forearm is visible. Behind them a man with long hair in a white dhoti with a rudraksha mala watches, a man in a white shirt stands at the back, and a woman in a white sari stands at right. Red and yellow flower garlands hang at the left edge, with a red curtain and a blue-and-white painted panel in the background.2013-09-29A photograph of a man in an orange-and-saffron robe with a long hair bun and a rudraksha mala, seated and placing his right hand on the forehead of a young man in a white shirt who raises both hands in a gesture of reception. Behind them, a standing figure in a white garment with a gold-bordered sari-style cloth and another seated man in orange clothing are visible near a red curtain. Golden lion-shaped ornaments are in the foreground. Several people are partially visible in the background. The man in orange is the candidate described on the page; his appearance is consistent with long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a rudraksha mala, so this is a probable identification. He is giving a blessing to the young man in white.2013-09-30September 30 20132013-09-30September 30 20132013-09-30A photograph of a seated man in an orange-saffron shawl and rudraksha mala touching the forehead of a standing devotee in a white kurta and rudraksha mala with raised palms. The seated man with long swept-back hair and a ceremonial gold lion-head piece in front of him is a probable Swamiji, given his distinctive hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha cues. Behind them, a man in a yellow-and-white striped shirt, a man in grey, and a woman in white with an orange border stand in a room with red curtains and a pedestal fan. A bearded man in white sits partly visible at lower centre.2013-09-29September 30 20132013-09-30A photo of a satsang-style initiation or blessing. On the left, a man in an orange and gold shawl, with long swept-back hair, a bead necklace and a bandaged forearm, rests his hand on the shoulder of a man in a white kurta who stands with both palms raised in greeting. Behind them is a golden ceremonial vessel, a floral garland arrangement, a wave painting on the wall, and a man with a bead necklace and yellow-trimmed garment, with other devotees in white robes and orange lanyards in the background.2013-09-29September 29 20132013-09-29A photograph of a seated figure in a saffron-orange and gold garment with a long rudraksha mala draped over the chest, hair tied back in a bun, extending a hand to touch the forehead of a kneeling man in a light blue striped shirt with an orange lanyard. Behind them, a gold lion-headed ceremonial seat or throne in the foreground, and several people in white and cream clothing stand and watch in a room with red drapes. The seated figure has distinctive long hair and saffron clothing with a rudraksha mala, so this appearance is a probable Swamiji candidate in an in-person blessing (Swamiji (probable)).2013-09-30September 29 20132013-09-29October 02 20132013-10-02September 29 20132013-09-29