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Outdoor photo beside a shallow forest stream with dark rocks and green bamboo behind. A woman with long brown hair in a white top and red shawl kneels on the wet rocks, her hands pressed together in reverence, smiling toward a seated figure. That figure wears a red-orange turban decorated with white flowers, a red-orange robe, a long white flower garland, and multiple rudraksha-style beaded necklaces with a gold pendant, and has a white sacred marking on the upper arm and gold armband. The seated figure sits on a silver-toned ceremonial seat with a lion-face motif. Behind them a man in white clothing and glasses photographs the scene, and a red-and-gold umbrella is visible at upper right.

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December 17 20142014-12-17Outdoors beside a shallow forest stream under overhanging green foliage, a woman in white clothes with a red-orange shawl kneels at the water's edge holding a small round yellow fruit toward a seated man. The seated man wears a tall red-orange turban with a silver emblem and white flower garland, a red-orange robe, a long multi-strand gold bead necklace, and a white flower garland across his chest, and holds a folded white paper. Behind them a man in white clothes with an orange scarf stands in the water and raises a camera, and another attendant in white with an orange scarf holds an orange-and-red canopy pole. Appearance-based candidate for a person: the seated man wears a red-orange turban, ornate gold necklaces and a rudraksha-style bead mala, consistent with a ceremonial abhishekam or puja setting.2014-12-17Outdoor photo beside a shallow forest stream with lush green bamboo and tree roots behind. A woman in a white top with an orange-beaded shawl holds out a small fruit toward a seated figure. The seated figure wears a rust-red turban decorated with white flowers, a red-orange robe, a thick white jasmine garland and a long gold-and-beaded necklace, and is seated on a silver chair with a lion relief. Behind them a man in a white shirt and white trousers takes photographs, and another man in white and gold-bordered dhoti holds a red and orange umbrella. The scene suggests an offering during a ritual by the water. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), seated, wearing a turban, garland and beaded gold necklace in a red-orange robe.2014-12-17Outdoors beside a shallow forest stream with dense green foliage behind. On the right, a seated figure in a rust-red turban decorated with white flowers and a white bloom-like ornament wears a red-orange robe, a long white jasmine garland, and a heavy multi-strand rudraksha mala with a gold pendant. Gold bangles are on the wrist and a gold earring is visible. Behind the figure, a red and orange umbrella is held overhead and a silver-decorated seat or palanquin is visible. On the left, a man in a white kurta with an orange-red shawl printed with script holds a small object and speaks with the seated figure. Behind them, a man in white with a camera stands in the water, and another man in white stands beside the umbrella with a red and orange mala. Four people are visible.2014-12-17Outdoor photograph beside a forest stream with dark rocks and green bamboo on the bank. In the foreground a smiling person in a red-orange turban decorated with white flowers sits on a silver-trimmed seat, wearing a long white garland, a rudraksha mala with a gold pendant, gold armbands and a red-orange robe, holding a yellow fruit. Beside them a light-haired woman in white with a red-orange shawl sits in the water's edge near a tray of rudraksha beads. A man in white clothes stands barefoot in the stream photographing the scene, and another man is partly visible at the top behind an orange canopy. Appearance-based identity is uncertain, so the seated figure is described by role only.2014-12-17December 17 20142014-12-17Outdoors beside a shallow forest stream, a person in a red-maroon turban with a crescent emblem, long dark hair, a red-maroon robe and a heavy white jasmine garland over gold chains sits or stands on a silver-edged seat, smiling and extending bare hands toward a devotee. A woman in white kneels at the water's edge, palms pressed together, while others in white and red-maroon wraps stand in the stream behind. Dense green foliage and bamboo frame the scene. Their rudraksha beads are visible on a woman in a maroon sari. The person in the turban has distinctive ceremonial adornments consistent with the page's reference to a person, so the appearance is a probable match.2014-12-17December 17 20142014-12-17December 17 20142014-12-17December 17 20142014-12-17December 17 20142014-12-17December 17 20142014-12-17