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A woman in a rust-orange sari with gold border sits cross-legged on a dark mat on green lawn, palms pressed together in namaste with eyes closed, wearing a rudraksha mala, a red bindi and a small pendant. Beside her, a large life-size cutout or printed photo of a seated figure in a red turban, red garment, ornate garlands and a rudraksha mala sits with palms raised in greeting on an orange brocade-draped seat. Palm trees and shrubbery frame the garden setting.

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A woman in a red-orange sari with gold border sits cross-legged on a dark mat on green lawn, smiling, with a red bindi and long dark hair, and a rudraksha mala around her neck. Beside her stands a large life-size cutout of a smiling bespectacled man in a red turban, red robe, white beaded mala and layered garlands, seated in lotus pose on an orange brocade cushion with glasses resting on it; his hands are raised in blessing. Palm fronds fill the background.2016-07-11July 11 20162016-07-11July 11 20162016-07-11June 10 20112011-06-10Outdoor photograph on a barren, gravelly plain under a bright blue sky with scattered clouds and distant snow-capped mountains. A smiling man sits on a folding chair draped with a leopard-print cloth, wearing a bright orange turban with a decorative brooch, an orange robe and a long orange-red shawl. A long rudraksha mala hangs from his neck, and his right hand is raised in a mudra-like gesture while his left rests on his knee. Probable Swamiji (probable): long hair at the back under the turban, saffron ornate clothing, and rudraksha mala, seated as the event subject. Bare feet rest near a small stone object in the foreground.A seated man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on an orange cushion on a wooden platform outdoors, hands pressed together in namaste at his chest with eyes closed. He wears a long rudraksha-style gold bead necklace, a red bindi on his forehead, and gold armlets, with long dark hair swept back. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits to his left on a light cloth. Behind him stand stacked grey stone blocks, a red pillar, and an orange temple plinth with carved tiers under palm foliage. The scene reads as meditation or prayer.2010-12-28March 09 20182018-03-09July 11 20162016-07-11July 11 20162016-07-11October 31 20032003-10-31A young man in orange saffron robes and an orange turban stands at left beside a stone shrine under a banyan-like tree, raising one hand in a blessing gesture while holding a rudraksha mala across his chest. Behind him a dark stone deity murti with four arms is set within an ornate golden arch, draped in an orange cloth, wearing a white necklace and decorated with red flowers. In front, a shivalingam sits on a rocky base beneath a carved hooded cobra canopy, wrapped in orange cloth, garlanded with red hibiscus flowers and a white bead garland, with a patterned black-and-white border around the platform. Swamiji (probable): the standing figure wears a turban, long swept-back hair, saffron robes and a rudraksha mala, with the appearance-based cues qualifying him as a.2004-07-21November 10 20102010-11-10