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Indoor photo in a pink-walled hall with white ceiling fabric and hanging colourful tassel decorations. A man in an orange sleeveless top with long dark hair stands at right, placing one hand on the forehead of a smiling man in a white polo shirt, while his other hand rests on that man's chest. Behind them, men in white ritual clothing stand, and a monk in orange robes holds a brass tray of gold items at the lower right. At left, a man with a rudraksha mala and a patterned grey shirt with a name badge watches. Two sets of sightings are visible, one photographed from the side with a microphone speaker mounted on the wall.

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Indoor hall with white draped ceiling, hanging colourful pillar decorations with orange fringe, and ceiling fans. A long-haired person in a sleeveless saffron-orange garment offers a small ceremonial object to a man in a white shirt who receives it with hands cupped while a child in white stands close. A bearded man in a grey patterned shirt with a red-brown rudraksha-style mala and white name badge watches. Other people in white dhotis and orange robes stand nearby, including a man in orange and white at right holding a silver-gold tray. A man in blue attire with a lanyard stands in the background. Orange curtains hang at the windows.2010-10-11A photograph inside a decorated hall with white canopy and coloured banners. A man in an orange sleeveless top with a dark rudraksha mala places his hand on the forehead of a man in a light blue shirt with a shoulder strap, who holds papers. The orange-robed figure in the foreground has a shaved head. Other men in white shirts stand nearby, and a brass plate of offerings is visible at lower right.2010-10-09October 09 20102010-10-09November 03 20132013-11-03September 05 20132013-09-05 +1 copiesA photograph inside a decorated hall with white draped ceiling fabric and colourful striped pillars. A man in an orange saffron garment with an orange shawl and a dark rudraksha-style mala stands at centre, one hand pressed on the forehead of a man in a light blue shirt with a bag strap, who holds a small bundle of purple garlands or beads in his other hand. A bindi is visible on the standing man's forehead. Other men in white shirts and a monk in orange stand around, and a wooden box of offerings is visible at the lower right. The person giving the blessing has distinctive long swept-back hair and saffron-orange clothing, consistent with a person presence, but the identification is not certain.2010-10-09A photograph of a devotional blessing at an indoor event with a crowd behind a metal barrier. A man in orange-saffron robes with an ornate gold necklace, bead garlands and a long swept-back hairstyle, with a white tripundra mark on his forehead, places his right hand on the head of a man in a tan-brown kurta who has his palms pressed together in respect. The blessing giver holds a folded white paper in his left hand. A man in a white shirt stands at left, and a man in dark clothing is behind. Multicoloured hanging decorations and a stage screen are in the background. Appearance-based cues suggest a person as the figure in saffron robes giving the blessing, though this is uncertain.2013-02-03A photograph inside a tent-covered hall decorated with tall striped cloth pillars and white canopy. A man in an orange saffron robe with a rudraksha mala and a red-orange shawl places his hand on the head of a devotee in a white shirt, who has his hands folded and is holding offerings. A bald man in an orange robe stands at right and another man in an orange robe holds a tray with gold bangles and red-orange items. Devotees in light shirts stand around, with a man in a blue shirt at left with folded hands. The central figure's cues are a rudraksha mala and saffron-orange robe, which is an appearance-based candidate for a person, giving a blessing to a devotee.2010-10-09A photograph inside a tented hall with striped pillars and a white ceiling canopy. A smiling man with long dark hair wears an orange saffron robe, a long rudraksha mala and a shawl, and is blessing a man in a white shirt by placing his hand on his bald head. Beside him, a monk in orange holds a silver tray of small offerings and lamps. Men in white dhotis, a grey-haired man in black, and onlookers stand around. Several people are visible, and the scene reads as a blessing or darshan. a person: the smiling man with long swept hair, orange robe and rudraksha mala, giving a blessing.2011-01-22A photograph of an indoor hall with a dark red curtain and a wall-mounted projector screen. A clean-shaven-headed man in a white shirt, with a bearded face and rudraksha mala, bows forward with hands clasped to his face while a man in a orange-saffron robe with a multicolour marigold, rose and leaf garland and a rudraksha mala places his hand on his head in blessing. The blessing figure has long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi, an orange-saffron robe and a cream shawl, and smiles. Behind them, other men in white and saffron-orange robes stand, and a bald monk in saffron with a red tilak holds a bowl. The event appears to be a padukas blessing at an ashram. Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha mala and flower garland (probable).2011-08-14A photograph inside a decorated hall with a white canopy and striped pillars. A long-haired man in a red shawl and red dhoti, with a gold bead necklace, extends his right hand in blessing over the head of a man in a checked blue-and-white shirt who has his palms pressed together. Behind them, several men in white dhotis and shirts stand with hands folded in prayer. On the right, a shaved-headed monk in orange robes faces the scene, and in front a row of brass and glass vessels is set out. Above, an ornate golden deity display with a garland is visible. Other visible people are devotees in white and a monk in orange.2010-11-20February 25 20112011-02-25