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A man with dark hair swept up in a topknot stands in profile at the left, palms pressed together in namaste, wearing a rust-orange wrap over his bare shoulder and a long rudraksha mala around his neck. Beside him a white Chiavari chair stands empty against a cream wall with a dark teal pillar. At the right, three women sit on the floor in a hall, also in namaste: an older woman with short white hair and glasses in a dark top, a woman in a white shawl and glasses, and a smiling woman with short blonde hair in a white lace top wearing an orange lanyard.

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December 22 20152015-12-22Photograph of a standing figure in a rust-red robe with a rudraksha mala draped over the shoulders, hair swept up, walking through a seated audience in a hotel-style conference room. Seated attendees include women in white and orange-red tops, one with grey hair and glasses, one wearing an orange shawl, and another in coral clothing; several have hands pressed together. Wall sconce lamp and patterned gold wallpaper in background.2015-12-22A photograph of an indoor event hall with white double doors and a wall sconce. A standing man in a rust-red wrap with a dark turban-style head covering and a thick rudraksha-style bead mala draped over one shoulder stands at left, facing right. Seated along the right are about six women and an older man in white and orange-red shawls; several have hands pressed together in greeting. Two women wear orange lanyards.2015-12-22A photograph of a seated audience at an indoor convention hall with cream walls and gold-toned panels. A standing man with long dark hair piled on his head wears a rust-red wrap and a thick brown beaded necklace, and he gazes toward the right. Many women in orange, coral and white outfits, some with orange shawls, sit in rows, several with hands pressed together in greeting. A water bottle is visible on a table at the back.2015-12-22Indoor event in a hotel ballroom with cream walls and gold damask panels. A man with a tall, swept-up dark hair bun and a long rudraksha mala wears a rust-orange robe and walks forward through the seated audience. Behind him, a woman in a rust-orange sari with hair in a bun stands, and other women in white tops with orange shawls sit with hands pressed in anjali. Many seated attendees wear orange shawls and orange tops; some have palms joined. Water bottles are set on a table at left, a black speaker stands at right, and green plants decorate the stage edge. The man's appearance is consistent with the Swamiji (probable) candidate: long swept-back hair, saffron robe and rudraksha mala.2015-12-22 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated audience at an indoor convention hall, with a central man standing in profile wearing a rust-orange wrap over bare shoulders and a long rudraksha-style mala of dark beads, his hair in a high knot. Behind the audience, a woman in a red blouse and patterned sari moves through the crowd. Most seated attendees wear white or orange shawls and orange lanyards, many with palms pressed together in anjali. Potted plants, a wall sconce and a speaker stand are visible.2015-12-22A standing man in a rust-orange turban and orange draped robe wears a long rudraksha-style bead garland across his chest, walking through a hall past seated women. Several women in white, floral and orange-accented clothing sit in gold chairs with their hands pressed together in anjali, some smiling. A wall lamp and cream panelled walls surround them, with water bottles visible on a table at right. The standing figure has distinctive saffron turban and garland cues, but the appearance is not clear enough to confirm identity, so this is a devotee-style attendee, not a confirmed a person.2015-12-23A photograph from an indoor convention hall showing a man standing with his back partly turned, seen in profile, wearing a rust-red draped garment over one shoulder and a large dark rudraksha-style bead mala around his neck, with a bracelet on his wrist and dark hair tied up on his head. Seated audience members in orange, white and red clothing fill the rows behind him, many with hands pressed in namaste or applauding, while a speaker stands on a stand at the back of the room and white curtained walls and potted plants frame the setting.2015-12-22A man with long dreadlocked hair sits in an ornate carved brown leather throne with eyes closed and palms pressed together in anjali mudra at chest level. He wears an orange-red sleeveless garment, a brown-beaded rudraksha mala draped over his shoulders, a white vibhuti marking on his forehead and a red bindi. Blurred audience members in the foreground raise their hands, and a red curtain hangs at the right edge of a pale pink hall.2016-02-22 +1 copiesA man seated on an ornate reddish-brown wooden throne-style chair, hands pressed together in anjali mudra with eyes closed. He wears a rust-orange shawl draped over bare shoulders, a beaded bracelet on his wrist, and a large dreadlocked crown of hair, with a red bindi and white markings on his forehead. Behind him, seated devotees in orange and white clothing fill the room, with framed red-toned posters on the wall. Swamiji (probable) appears in person, identified by the swept-up dreadlocked crown, orange shawl and beaded adornments, seated in a throne-like chair during satsang-style meditation.2016-02-20 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated man in a red-orange robe with long dreadlocked hair and white forehead markings, sitting in a large brown leather throne-style chair with hands pressed together in prayer at his forehead. A red-orange rudraksha-style mala hangs around his neck. Around him, a seated audience of about thirty people in white and red-orange shawls sits on the floor, including a man in a red shawl with his hand near his chest on the left, and a woman in a white top and red shawl on the right. A framed red poster hangs on the wall behind. The setting resembles a satsang or darshan hall. a person: the seated figure has long swept-up dreadlocks, saffron robes, a mala and a throne, supporting a probable identification.2016-02-22 +1 copiesDecember 22 20152015-12-22