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Photograph of three seated men at an indoor event with a plain grey wall behind them. The man on the right, nearest the camera, has long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi on his forehead, and wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over bare shoulders with a red-brown garment at his neck. Beside him, a man with a white-and-yellow tilak band and red forehead mark wears an orange cloth, a rudraksha mala and ornate ceremonial gold-and-green necklace. At left, a man in a yellow shawl with a red mark on his forehead sits beside another figure in orange. The photo is consistent with a satsang or ceremonial gathering where the seated men listen attentively.

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Evening outdoor ceremony under a tin-roofed pavilion with orange and yellow fabric hangings at left. Three seated men in front, shoulders bare or draped, facing right toward an unseen speaker. Foreground right: a man with long swept-back dark hair, red bindi on forehead, wearing a saffron-orange shawl over bare shoulders, hands clasped in lap; a candidate with a compatible presentation (long hair, saffron clothing, red forehead mark) but appearance-based identification is uncertain. Centre: a man with a white tripundra and red mark, wearing an orange-green garland-draped wrap with a beaded mala. Left: a man in a yellow shawl with red trim and folded hands, a bearded man in orange behind him. Several white-clad onlookers sit in the background. The copyright credit and archive caption are overlaid on the lower right.2007-08-09August 09 20072007-08-09August 09 20072007-08-09Three men sit side by side on white plastic chairs in a plain room with a pale wall and a brass lamp stand at the right edge. The man on the left wears an orange turban with yellow-green stripes and an orange wrap with matching borders; he has white sacred ash markings on his forehead and arms and gestures with his right hand while speaking. The man in the centre wears a long, loose saffron-orange robe, a rudraksha mala draped across his chest, and has long, wavy dark hair with a red mark on his forehead; he smiles and holds his hands together in his lap. The man on the right wears an orange turban with a red band, round glasses, a full dark beard, and an orange shawl with yellow-green borders, with white ash on his forehead and beads around his neck, and his hands are clasped on his lap.2007-08-09Photograph of seated men in a temple hall with ornate gold and silver decor behind them. On the left, a white-bearded sadhu wears orange robes. Next, a shaved-headed man in orange robes and a beaded mala sits beside a man in the centre wearing a red-maroon garment with a yellow-orange shawl, a long rudraksha-style mala with gold beads, a red beaded armband and a dark topknot. On the right, an elderly person in orange robes with a rudraksha and gold-bead necklace has a vertical tilak on the forehead. The centre man has long swept-back dark hair and a crown-free ceremonial look, matching visible cues for the a person candidate, though his face is not used for identification.2015-09-14August 09 20072007-08-09August 09 20072007-08-09August 09 20072007-08-09August 09 20072007-08-09Three men sit side by side on a white-draped sofa in an indoor hall with a plain white wall behind them. The man on the left wears a yellow dhoti-style garment with a red and green border and a dark sash, with bangles on his wrist and a folded-hands pose. The seated man in the centre has long dreadlocked hair, white body markings on his arms and shoulders, a tilak on his forehead, beaded necklaces and a rudraksha mala, and wears an orange-red cloth with a green and gold border. The man on the right has long hair and wears a sleeveless orange robe with a heavy gold-coloured necklace, his hands folded in his lap. Their attention is turned toward the left. a person: the man on the right wears a saffron robe, a gold ceremonial necklace and long swept-back hair, and is seated at the sofa's right end.2007-08-09April 22 20162016-04-22Close photograph of a smiling man with long, wavy black hair and a red tilak on his forehead, wearing an orange saffron garment with gold-coloured ornamental trim. Beside him, another man in orange robes with a gold-beaded necklace is partly visible, and a hand rests on his shoulder. Behind them, a garland of white and purple flowers hangs against an orange and gold backdrop. a person is shown in an orange garment and gold ornaments, seated amid devotees in an intimate satsang-style setting.2008-07-17