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A crowd of devotees presses around two saffron-robed figures at a public event. In the centre, a man with long, swept-back dark hair and a smile wears an orange garment and a long rudraksha mala, hands joined in greeting. Beside him, a shaved-headed man in an orange garment and beaded mala reaches out toward the crowd. Around them stand men in white shirts and light blue shirts, women in saris, elderly people and children, many with hands raised. A white table is at left.

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Indoor event photo of a smiling man with long, swept-back black hair, wearing an orange saffron robe and a dark rudraksha mala, raising his right hand in a blessing gesture toward a man in white clothes who bows his head. A small boy in a navy shirt watches nearby. Behind them, a shaved-headed priest in orange robes wears white vibhuti stripes and a gold necklace, and a silver tray with offerings is held in the foreground. Striped cloth banners hang in the background. Swamiji (probable) appears as the central figure, with long hair, saffron robe and rudraksha mala cues.2010-10-26Crowded night photo of devotees pressing around a bald man in an orange saffron robe with a rudraksha mala, who stands with hands at his chest and is touched by a man in a white shirt bowing toward him. A long-haired figure in saffron with a rudraksha mala and palms pressed together smiles beside them. Other men in white shirts, orange kurtas and a sleeveless white-clad man at left fill the scene; a cameraman is visible at upper left. The appearance of the central saffron-robed figure is not clear enough to confirm identity.2012-01-04Evening outdoor satsang scene. A figure seated on a yellow cushioned seat wears an orange turban and orange robe over a sleeveless orange garment, with long dark hair, and extends a hand to receive an offering from a bald older man in white clothes and glasses. Around them, men in white shirts and dhotis, a man in a white shirt with a pen in his pocket, and a man holding a rudraksha mala stand close. A young man in an orange robe stands at right, and a young man in white with a red-orange shawl and rudraksha mala stands at left. A woman in a white sari with yellow border sits in the foreground with her hair in a long braid, and a child is partly visible at left. Dark night sky and stage lights in background.2010-02-16February 12 20132013-02-12April 11 20122012-04-11A seated audience at a large gathering, with a central bare-chested man in orange dhoti and a rudraksha mala clapping, his body marked with white sacred ash stripes. Around him devotees in white and orange garments sit, including a man in a white dhoti with an orange shawl and a bald man with a red tilak. Two children in orange clothing sit in the foreground, one wearing a rudraksha mala. Nearby an older man with white hair wears an orange shawl. No clearly distinctive a person cues such as long swept-back hair, crown or ceremonial gold necklace are evident on any candidate, so the identity is uncertain. Roughly twenty to thirty people are visible in the scene.2016-11-24 +1 copiesDecember 23 20082008-12-23A crowded photograph inside a temple interior with a stone wall and a white Ganesha figure with a red-and-white decorative backdrop at upper left. In the centre, a bearded man with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron robe, bare-shouldered on one side, with a pearl necklace and a dark rudraksha-style mala, appearing to be a probable Swamiji (probable) in a sannyasi role, moving through the crowd with his hands together. Around him, devotees in white ritual clothes, some with tilaka and sacred threads, press close; a woman in a bright yellow-orange sari stands in the foreground at left, and a man in a dark uniform walks nearby. A bald man in orange robes appears at right. Offering-related objects are visible in the background.2015-09-18A large seated gathering of devotees in an indoor hall, many clapping. Foreground and centre show men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas, some with white and red forehead markings, and a young girl in a teal top. A man in a rust-red shirt and a man in green kurta sit among them, with white-clothed participants behind. Yellow ceremonial staffs stand at the back.2017-01-22A dense crowd of devotees surrounds a central group in an indoor temple-like setting with gold-painted pillars and flower garlands in the background. At centre, an elderly man with white hair and a white beard, wearing an orange saffron robe with a green-edged sash, stands facing a younger man with long dark hair and a gold-colored necklace of ornaments, dressed in orange robes with a red tilak, who gestures with his raised hand. Around them, men in white shirts and white dhotis wear gold chains and sacred marks, and a man in a white shirt holds a garland. Appearance-based probable candidate: Swamiji (probable), the younger man in orange robes with long hair, gold ornaments and a gesturing hand, in the midst of the devotees.2010-02-02November 14 20102010-11-14 +1 copiesApril 05 20122012-04-05