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A photograph of a seated man in an orange-saffron sleeveless garment with a rudraksha mala draped across his chest, with a red bindi on his forehead and dark hair falling past his shoulders, seated on a white cushioned chair before a deep red velvet curtain. A second man in a white shirt stands beside him, both arms raised with palms pressed to the seated man's head in a blessing gesture. The seated figure has distinctive long hair and saffron clothing with rudraksha beads, consistent with a probable Swamiji (probable) candidate receiving the blessing.

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A photograph of two people in front of a deep red velvet curtain. On the left, a smiling man with long, swept-back black hair wears an orange saffron shawl over his shoulders and a rudraksha-style bead mala, with a red bindi on his forehead. He extends his right arm toward the right. On the right, a person in a plain white garment with short dark curly hair raises both arms high, face tilted upward, appearing to reach or respond toward the man.2007-01-27January 27 20072007-01-27A seated man in an orange saffron robe and a long rudraksha mala with a red bindi on his forehead sits on a cream upholstered chair against a deep red velvet curtain. His long, dark, swept-back hair falls to his shoulders, a distinctive cue for the a person candidate, who is in person. A woman in a white blouse and cream sari with a gold border stands beside him, her hands raised toward his head in a blessing-like gesture. A folded orange cloth rests on the chair arm, and a green cable runs along the right edge.2007-02-02January 27 20072007-01-27January 27 20072007-01-27February 02 20072007-02-02 +1 copiesA photograph of a man with short greying hair and a beard in a white short-sleeved shirt standing close to a seated figure in an orange saffron garment with a brown rudraksha mala draped down the front. The seated figure has long dark hair and a red bindi and sits against a white cushioned seat. The standing man raises his right hand toward the seated figure's raised arm while his left hand touches the top of his own forehead, a blessing-type gesture. Deep maroon velvet drapes hang behind them. The seated person's appearance is consistent with the page's description of a person, but identity is uncertain from appearance alone, so the figure is described by role as a seated sannyasi receiving a devotee.2007-02-02A photograph of a long-haired figure in an orange saffron shawl draped over a bare chest, with a red bindi on the forehead, placing both hands on the head of a seated man in a white kurta. Deep maroon drapes hang in the background. The figure with long swept-back hair and saffron wrap matches the a person cues, so this is a probable appearance-based candidate giving a blessing during a darshan or pada puja-style exchange.2011-12-11January 27 20072007-01-27A photograph of two men seated on a white sofa before a deep red velvet curtain. On the right, a long-haired man wears an orange saffron robe with a rudraksha mala draped over his chest, a red bindi and white tilak on his forehead, and gazes to the side. His hand rests on the head of the man on the left, who wears a white dhoti and shirt with a gold border, a gold wristwatch, and has his palm raised toward the figure on the right in a gesture of reverence. The setting appears to be a formal satsang or discourse hall.2007-01-27A photograph of a seated man in orange saffron robes with long dark hair and a red bindi on his forehead, facing forward on a white cushioned seat in front of deep red velvet drapery. In the foreground a man with short hair in a white collarless shirt stands with his back to the camera, both arms raised with palms open, one hand resting on the seated man's head in a blessing gesture. a person (the seated man in saffron, with long swept hair, orange robes and a bindi, matching the page's event context), shown receiving a blessing. Two people visible.2007-02-02January 27 20072007-01-27