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A crowd of devotees stands outdoors with hands raised in a devotional gesture under an overcast sky, with banana plants and strings of hanging decorations behind them. In the foreground, a man with white vibhuti stripes and a red bindi wears a white dhoti with gold border, a gold pendant and a rudraksha mala, and holds his palms together. Beside him a bald priest in saffron wears a rudraksha mala and gold ornaments. Other men wear white shirts, saffron shawls and malas, and several women in saffron and dark saris stand among them. No candidate for a person is clearly identifiable by appearance.

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July 22 20132013-07-22May 04 20162016-05-04July 22 20132013-07-22July 22 20132013-07-22January 01 20172017-01-01A large crowd of devotees in white clothing stands outdoors with palms raised in a gesture of reverence, some with hands folded in namaskar. In the foreground, a young man in a white shirt wears a red shawl, a rudraksha mala and a blue ID badge, with bangles on his wrist, and a man in a white kurta with a striped top stands beside him. Banana leaves and festive strings of leaves decorate the background. No candidate for a person is clearly visible from appearance alone, so the identity is left uncertain.2013-07-22July 22 20132013-07-22May 19 20162016-05-19December 20 20102010-12-20Crowd of devotees at an outdoor procession gathering, many with palms pressed together in anjali mudra. Most wear white shirts and white dhotis or mundus; several men wear rudraksha malas. A woman in a yellow-bordered sari and a girl in white stand among them, and a boy in an orange shirt presses his hands together at left. Saffron flags and a banner with a portrait are visible in the background under a canopy of banana leaves. Several people in the foreground appear to be smiling.2010-01-01A large seated crowd at a satsang gathering, densely packed behind metal rails. Many devotees in white kurtas and dhotis press palms together in namaskar or clap, while others wear saffron/orange shawls and rudraksha malas. In the foreground, shaved-headed sannyasis in saffron robes wear long gold-bead necklaces and vibhuti or tilak marks, and a woman in a green sari with a beaded necklace smiles and claps. Children with white forehead markings sit among them. Behind the crowd, more people stand with raised hands. No single figure is clearly identifiable as the swami.2013-07-22November 25 20152015-11-25