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A photograph inside a white tented pavilion with pink drapery and a blue-and-green awning. A man with short dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and a long multicolour flower garland with red and white blossoms, stands centre frame looking toward a crowd. Around him, a bare-chested man in orange with gold beaded necklaces stands at left, a woman in orange-red sari at right, and many girls and women in white and light blue salwar clothing, some wearing rudraksha-style beaded malas, pressed close together around the central figure.

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A photograph of a crowd gathered around a man wearing a saffron-orange garment and a large white and red flower garland, with a long swept-back hairstyle. He smiles amid numerous young girls and women in white and orange clothes, several with hands pressed together in greeting. Some children wear white uniforms with ponytails. Behind them a tent with pink drapery, blue and white canopy, and hanging lights.2008-01-01Outdoor festival scene under a pink and white canopy with stage lights. A man with long swept-back hair wears an orange shawl and a garland of white flowers with red and green accents, and smiles while holding up a small white object. Around him women in white and devotees in orange and white press close, some with folded hands in anjali. Crowd members on the edges include a man in orange on the left and a man in white on the right.2008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01December 23 20082008-12-23January 01 20082008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01Outdoor procession scene with a crowd of devotees. At centre, a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and a yellow shawl, wearing a white and red flower garland, smiles and claps with raised hands while facing a bald man in white in the foreground. Probable Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a ceremonial garland. To the left, a bearded sannyasi in orange robes with gold necklaces stands among devotees. Behind, a man in a white shirt with an ID lanyard, and a woman in orange and gold jewellery. Ornate canopy umbrellas with tassels and orange flags overhead, a white building behind, and a hazy sky. Many devotees fill the background.2008-01-01January 01 20072007-01-01 +1 copiesA photograph under a pink-white canopy at an outdoor event. In the centre, a long-haired man in an orange-saffron garment with a white and pink flower garland smiles toward the crowd, with his hands held together near his chest. Behind him, a gilded ornate structure is decorated with yellow marigold and colourful flower garlands. Around him, several people in white and saffron clothes, including a woman in white with a white shawl and rudraksha mala, a girl in a pink-patterned dress, and other devotees stand close, some with hands folded. A video camera operator is visible at the upper right, and the crowd's heads are seen in the foreground. A person in a printed-pattern blouse sits to the right. The visible people number roughly six to twenty. Appearance-based candidate: Swamiji (probable), identified by long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, and a flower garland, shown in person at the centre of the gathering.2008-01-01January 01 20072007-01-01 +1 copiesA smiling man in a saffron-orange robe wears a long white and red flower garland and a red bindi on his forehead. He stands at a lilac ribbon stretched across the scene, while a man in white to the left holds a tray of flower petals and a man behind him presses his palms together in namaste. Onlookers in white and orange stand around, including children and a smiling woman in orange at the back right. The setting is an open outdoor ground, consistent with a ribbon-cutting or inauguration ceremony.2008-10-27