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Indoor photo in a white marble hall with ceiling fans and arched windows. A long banner across the top reads in Gujarati script, with a wooden low table and a harmonium at right. A man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala and a long-haired figure in orange stand at left in conversation with a man in a cream kurta and a man in a red kurta with a mala. A camera operator in white stands behind them. Patterned carpet covers the floor. Several people are visible, but the most prominent figures are the orange-robed man with long hair and the orange-robed companion; identity is not established from appearance.

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Indoor photo in a marble-walled hall with arched windows and ceiling fans. A Gujarati banner reading "Dada Bhagavanna Ashim Jay Jay" hangs above. Seven people stand on a carpet facing right toward a man in cream kurta and dhoti who gestures with raised arm toward a wall. A central young figure wears orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a red shawl; beside him stands a man in white with a red shawl, and several men in orange robes stand behind. Two older men in white kurtas and glasses stand at left, and a man in red shirt stands at far right near a drum and wooden stand.2009-09-10Indoor photograph in a marble-floored shrine hall at Dada Bhagavan Ashram. A man in white kurta points toward a framed gold-and-brown plaque inscribed in Gujarati-script mantra text, set in a carved cream stone arch with turned pillars. Beside him, an older man in a checked shirt and a man in an orange wrap and white clothes look on; a figure in an orange-and-white garment stands in the background, and a woman in a red-patterned shawl and green garment is partly visible near the window. A red patterned rug lies at the bottom, and a wooden platform sits below the arched windows. A pink banner with red Gujarati lettering runs across the top of the room.2009-09-10A photograph inside a marble-floored hall with wooden pillars and carved wooden arches. In the foreground a long-haired man in a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala walks with palms pressed together in namaskar, past a framed portrait of a man in a dark cap and garland. Behind him, a man in white kurta with a garland and a second man in white with a mala stand with hands folded; a woman in orange sari and a man in grey trousers stand to the left. A framed portrait garlanded with marigolds hangs on the right, showing a figure in white beneath a metal crest. Hanging text reads a Gujarati greeting. Several people in orange and white stand together near a low wooden table and a patterned rug.2009-09-10September 10 20152015-09-10 +1 copiesA photograph inside a white marble hall with arched windows, maroon pillars and framed pictures on the walls. A white octagonal marble platform in the foreground is decorated with a circular arrangement of pink and yellow flower petals around a central design. Several people stand on the polished black-and-white floor. On the right, a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala holds his hands together in greeting. Beside him, a man in an orange robe and red shawl stands with folded hands. Others in white kurtas and light clothing stand nearby, and a man in a cream kurta with trousers talks with a companion in the centre. Chairs are stacked along the left wall.2009-09-10January 28 20102010-01-28A photograph of a narrow indoor corridor with cream walls and a ceiling fan. Two saffron-robed monastics walk down a dark red carpet: the nearer one holds a white and red flower garland and wears a rudraksha mala, with a bald head and a small book in hand; the one ahead has long dark hair and wears an orange robe. Several older men in shirts and trousers stand along the left side and near the doorway, and a man in a white shirt stands at right. Framed pictures of saints hang on the wall at top left. A wooden side table and television stand at right. The scene appears to be a visit to a residence.2010-01-28A photograph inside a temple corridor with carved stone walls and ornate pillars. A central figure with long dark hair and a red tilak on the forehead, wearing a flowing orange saffron garment, walks barefoot with palms pressed together in greeting and a smile. Probable Swamiji by appearance (long swept-back hair, saffron robe, forehead mark), walking in the centre of the group. Beside him an elderly man in white with glasses and a grey shawl stands barefoot on the marble floor; an older woman in a white sari with head covered follows; a woman in a green and white patterned sari with a handbag stands at right. Men in white shirts and dhotis or dark trousers stand behind, and a red cloth with a small brass tray of offerings sits on the floor at left. Ornate carved wall panels and religious text on the walls frame the scene.2010-01-28Several saffron-robed sadhus walk across a marble-floored hall in a temple or mutt interior, a white wall clock and barred windows behind them. On the far left, a bald man in orange robes holds a folded paper and gestures while speaking to a man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a lanyard. At centre, a bearded sannyasi in orange robes and sandals walks beside another in orange. On the right, a woman in an orange sari and headwrap and an older bald man in orange with a rudraksha mala and lanyard walk together, and a turbaned bearded man in orange stands at the far right edge. A man in white dhoti stands at the left edge.2008-02-11February 06 20092009-02-06October 29 20082008-10-29Interior of a white-walled hall with orange curtains, ceiling fans and white plastic chairs around covered tables. A figure in orange robes and an orange turban walks away from the camera toward a group of saffron-robed sannyasis and visitors. Several women in white and cream salwar kameez and saris stand with hands folded in greeting, and a man with grey hair in a white shirt also stands at right. The scene appears to be a welcoming of visiting monastic guests.2009-12-11