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A photograph of an indoor room with a beige cushioned sofa, cream wall, striped curtain and a white pedestal fan at right. A woman with dark hair pulled back sits on the sofa in a rust-brown wrap with a long mala of rudraksha beads around her neck and small gold earrings, looking down and tending a newborn wrapped in a pink floral blanket and white cloth. A patterned rug lies on the tiled floor at lower right. No ritual setting or deity is visible; the scene is a quiet domestic moment.

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July 06 20142014-07-06A photograph of a long-haired figure seated on a red tiger-striped cushioned throne with ornate gold carved backrest and a gold lion-head armrest. The figure wears a rust-orange dhoti-style wrap, a beaded rudraksha-style necklace, and a white horizontal tilak mark on the forehead, and bends to look at two newborn babies lying on his lap, one wrapped in a pink-patterned white blanket and another in white cloth. An orange towel rests on the cushion, a white pedestal fan sits at right, and red velvet drapes hang behind. Two people appear in the scene: the seated figure and the babies, counted as a single physical scene of about two adults and infants; the seated figure is an appearance-based a person with long swept hair, orange wrap, and rudraksha beads.2014-07-08July 08 20142014-07-08A seated man in an orange-saffron garment wears a long white flower garland and a rudraksha mala, with a white sandal-paste tilak on his forehead. A gold ornament rests in his lap, and he smiles down at a small baby in pink clothes lying on a red cloth. On the right, a woman in a red-orange top and beaded rudraksha necklace leans in, holding the baby's hand. Behind them are a white standing fan, a woman in white, and a maroon drape.2014-08-06July 08 20142014-07-08A man in a rust-orange sanyasi wrap and a thick rudraksha mala sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne with a white horizontal forehead band, bending over a sleeping newborn wrapped in a white blanket printed with pink floral motifs. His hands cradle the baby on his lap. A gold-tinted cushion and a gold lion-head ornament are visible beside the throne, with a maroon velvet curtain behind. A second person's hand appears at the right edge. Per the page, this is a darshan house visit during which a person blesses a baby; the man's appearance (long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala, orange wrap, throne) is consistent with the a person candidate.2014-07-08A photograph of a man seated on a red tiger-striped cushioned throne beside an ornate gold lion-headed armrest. He wears a rust-coloured draped garment, a long beaded rudraksha-style mala across his chest, and a white forehead mark. He leans forward toward two newborn babies wrapped in white blankets with pink floral print, lying on an orange cloth. A gold-coloured fan and a red velvet curtain are visible in the background.2014-07-08A seated man in a saffron-orange sleeveless garment and a long beaded rudraksha-style necklace sits on a red and gold throne-like chair with a gold lion-headed armrest and red tiger-stripe upholstery. A white tilak with a red dot marks his forehead. He leans forward, looking down at two swaddled newborn babies in white cloth on his lap. A smiling woman in an orange-red sari with gold bangles stands beside him, steadying the babies. Red velvet drapes hang in the background, and an orange cushion lies on the left.2014-07-08August 06 20142014-08-06A bearded man in an orange-saffron shawl draped over his head and shoulders, with a red tilak mark on his forehead, smiles broadly while holding a baby in pink clothes wrapped in a white blanket. Behind him, a man in a maroon garment with a gold border and a person in orange and green clothing stand near a wooden table in an indoor room. a person by appearance: the saffron wrap and bearded presentation are the visible cues, and the page links him to this event, but the features are not clearly distinctive. He cradles the infant as a blessing moment during darshan.2014-10-12May 28 20132013-05-28April 17 20172017-04-17