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Indoor event photo of a crowd gathered around a central figure in an orange and pink turban with a red and gold band, wearing a pale pink garment and layered red and white beaded necklaces. He smiles while holding a sheet of paper and handing items to a seated attendant in white dhoti at lower right. Around him a woman in a lavender and blue sari with a long braid, a man in a pink shirt with his back to the camera, and a man in white with a tilak stand close by. A projection screen and wall lights are visible behind the group.

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December 27 20112011-12-27A photograph inside a hall with framed pictures on the wall and warm lights. A bald priest in an orange and red saffron wrap, with a rudraksha mala and vibhuti marks, holds a sheet of paper and attends a devotee wearing a pink-and-orange turban with a jewelled brooch and a red-and-gold saree. Nearby, a man in a pink shirt, a woman in a purple shawl with a long braid, an older woman in a dark top with a red bindi, and a man in white stand close, watching or listening with hands clasped. Five or so people are visible, and the scene suggests a personal blessing or darshan exchange with the priest.2011-12-27December 27 20112011-12-27A photograph inside a hall with peach-coloured walls and framed devotional portraits behind the group. A man in a red and orange turban, a pink-orange shawl and a large rudraksha mala with white beads stands at centre, holding a folded white paper and looking down at it while others gather around him. A bald man on the left wears orange robes, a white tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala. Another man in a white shirt and a man in a black jacket stand facing him, and a woman in orange clothing is visible at the right edge. The centre man has distinctive turban, shawl and mala cues, so he is a probable Swamiji appearance-based candidate receiving people, here in person.2011-12-27A photo of a devotional darshan line in an ashram hall. A smiling woman in an orange and magenta turban, a pink sari-style wrap and layered rudraksha and pearl necklaces raises her hand in blessing toward a man in a pink shirt with hands folded. She holds a folded paper slip. Behind her a deity murti and decorated shrine are visible. On the left, several young men in red and dark clothes stand with palms pressed together. A bald man in saffron clothing and a vibhuti mark stands at the right edge beside a tray of offerings.2011-12-27A smiling man in an orange and pink turban with a jeweled brooch and a rudraksha mala with ceremonial white beads stands in a crowded hall, extending his hand in blessing toward a devotee with palms pressed together. He wears a peach-coloured wrap and a red-orange shawl. Around him, several people stand in a queue; a bald man in white with a gold border stands at right, and a man in a pink striped shirt holds a folded paper at left. a person, a presenter of darshan, giving blessings to devotees.2011-12-27October 20 20112011-10-20A photograph of a man in a bright orange, pink and yellow turban and a pink-and-gold sari-style wrap extends his right hand, palm open, toward a line of devotees with hands pressed together in namaskar. He wears a red-and-white rudraksha-style mala and beaded bangles on his upper arms, with a red tilak on his forehead. Several men and a child in a yellow top stand close, and a shaved-headed attendant in orange stands at the right edge. The setting is an indoor hall with fluorescent ceiling lights and a crowd behind. The central figure is an appearance-based probable Swamiji, identified by the turban, distinctive ornate clothing and mala, and he is giving blessing or darshan to devotees.2011-11-27 +1 copiesNovember 27 20112011-11-27 +1 copiesIndoor photo of a blessing or darshan scene in a hall with bright ceiling lights. A figure in a cream-coloured turban and red-and-gold garments with red beaded necklaces and a red tilak stands center, placing a hand on the head of a devotee and holding a folded paper. Beside him a shaved-headed man in an orange saffron robe and glasses, with white markings on his arms, stands near a tray of beads and bangles. On the left, several men in white and pink clothes stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, and their hands hold small papers. The setting suggests a pada puja or darshan line. a person is probable, based on the turban, crown-like headwear, and rudraksha necklaces, but the appearance is partly obscured.2011-12-12A photograph of a satsang-style gathering in a bright hall with a red curtain and framed portrait at left. A central man wears a rust-orange and gold turban, a gold-trimmed saffron wrap, a long gold-and-bead necklace and rudraksha mala, and holds a folded white paper while smiling at a woman in a pink and green-yellow salwar with a brown shawl who gestures toward him. Behind them a crowd of men in white and dark shirts stands in a queue behind a silver barrier. At right a man in a white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha beads stands beside him, and at left a shaven-headed man in orange robes watches. The central man's appearance carries several candidate cues (ornate turban, saffron clothing, rudraksha mala, ceremonial gold necklace), so he is described as a person.2013-07-08A photograph at an indoor hall with a patterned carpet-free floor and a pink-purple backdrop at right. A central figure wears a deep red turban with an orange band and a jewelled brooch, a red shawl and an orange sleeveless garment, with rudraksha mala beads and bangles on the arms; he smiles while reaching out to apply a mark to a man in a white shirt holding a mobile phone. Around them, several men in white shirts and dhotis stand close together, some with folded hands, and a bald man at right wears white tripundra marks, orange and rudraksha beads. Photo credit overlay reads 'Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam'.2011-10-20