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Indoor photo in a white-ceilinged hall with ceiling fans and fluorescent lights. A smiling man in saffron-orange robes stands at right, wearing a white tripundra with a red bindi, layered gold necklaces, a gold waist ornament, and gold armbands; he raises one hand toward a devotee. In front of him a man in a white shirt bows with his head lowered and hands folded in namaskar, while an older man at left, with white hair and a white shirt, stands with palms pressed together. Other people in white clothing and orange garments stand in the background.

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October 04 20122012-10-04 +1 copiesA photograph of a saffron-robed man with short dark hair, white sacred ash marks on his forehead and a red bindi, smiling and raising his right hand in a blessing gesture toward a kneeling devotee in a white kurta with folded palms. The robed man wears a long gold-coloured mala necklace with a large ornate gold pendant, gold bangles and gold armlets over a bare upper body in an orange-brown wrap. Behind him stand other robed devotees and people in white clothing near metal stanchions, with a decorated backdrop of painted deity figures and gold-trimmed shrine panels in the background. A white-clad person on the left holds a folded paper. a person is shown in the centre giving blessings to a devotee, with gold ornaments and saffron clothing as the qualifying cues.2013-07-25Indoor hall with white ceiling lights and red curtains. A smiling person with a hair bun, white vibhuti marks on the forehead, a rudraksha-style orange-red garland, and an orange-red robe with gold border raises a hand in blessing toward devotees. Several devotees in white and cream clothing stand with palms pressed together, one older man in white with an orange shawl bows with folded hands, and others stand in the background near a golden shrine area. The orange-red clothed figure with bead garland and ornate gold-bordered robe matches the a person appearance cues, presented as a sannyasi giving blessings during satsang.2013-09-25A photograph of a smiling man in an orange saffron robe with a gold-edged dhoti, wearing multiple gold chains, a large rudraksha-style pendant and gold armlets, with white vibhuti stripes and a red kumkum dot on his forehead. He extends his right hand in blessing over the head of a young man in a white shirt who stands with palms pressed together and eyes closed. Several other people in white clothes stand with folded hands and bowed heads behind them, and a woman in a white sari is at the right edge. Ceiling fans, fluorescent lights and a hall with a backdrop of red curtains and a framed picture are visible. The orange-robed man has distinctive ornate gold jewellery and saffron clothing consistent with a person appearance, shown in a blessing role.2012-10-04August 12 20132013-08-12A photograph of a man in a rust-red and gold-bordered dhoti-style wrap, with a long gold ornamental necklace, gold bangles and a gold pendant, smiling broadly and raising his right hand in a blessing gesture toward a row of people. He wears a small red bindi and has swept-back dark hair, with gold earrings visible. To the left, several men in white shirts and dhotis stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, some with heads bowed. Behind them, a hall with cream walls, red curtains and a gold-coloured throne-like seat with a red cushion, and a ceiling of recessed lights.2013-08-15May 19 20132013-05-19October 03 20122012-10-03Indoor photo in a bright hall with white ceiling lights and red curtains along the wall. On the right, a smiling man with swept-back dark hair, a red-brown and gold shawl, a long gold-beaded necklace, gold armlets and red-and-gold bangles raises his right palm in blessing toward the men beside him. On the left, two men in white shirts and white dhotis stand with hands joined in anjali, one bowing with his head lowered and his palms pressed together; a third man stands with folded hands and a rudraksha mala. Behind them, a boy in a red checked shirt and other devotees in white stand in the crowd, several bowing or folded in prayer.2013-11-03A photograph taken indoors in a bright hall with white ceiling lights and red curtains along the wall. A man in an orange-brown robe with a gold-edged saffron shawl, an orange rudraksha-style bead garland, and a white forehead band raises his right hand in blessing toward a line of devotees. Two men in white shirts stand with palms pressed together in namaste and bowed heads. Behind them, others in white robes and orange clothing stand near metal stanchions with chains, and a projection screen is visible on the right. The presenter is a probable Swamiji with appearance cues of long swept-back hair, ornate saffron clothing and rudraksha beads, and the figure is in a blessing gesture before devotees.2013-09-25A photograph of an indoor hall with a bare-chested man in orange ochre cloth smiling as he places his right hand on the head of a kneeling devotee with bowed head and palms pressed together. The standing man has long swept-back black hair, a white horizontal tilak with a red dot, multiple rudraksha malas, a gold necklace, gold armlets and bangles. Behind him another man in orange robes with a white tilak and a second figure in orange stand near a gold-tipped staff. An elderly bald man in white shirt and a man in a striped checked shirt are at left; a ceiling fan, fluorescent lights and a projector screen are visible in the background. Appearance-based label: a person, giving a blessing to a devotee.2012-10-20April 27 20142014-04-27