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A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange sleeveless garment with dark bead trim sitting at a table covered with an orange cloth. He is pressing a pale yellow paste from a terracotta plate with his right hand. Behind him a person in orange robes and a rudraksha mala holds a small jar with a patterned label near his forehead, and another orange-clad figure stands at the left edge. The scene looks like an anointing or ritual preparation.

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A photograph of a man seated at a low table covered with an orange cloth, mixing food in a shallow clay bowl with his right hand. He has long, swept-back black hair, a red bindi on his forehead, and wears an orange sleeveless top under an orange shawl, with a long rudraksha mala hanging across his chest. A woman in orange stands behind him, wearing a pendant on a cord, and a woman in white with a rudraksha mala sits at the left edge. Other people in white and orange are partly visible in the background against a white wall.2010-08-30Photograph of a man in an orange sleeveless top with dark rudraksha beads, seated at a red table covered with an orange towel. With his right hand he presses food in a shallow terracotta bowl containing yellow and green mixture. A red tilak mark is on his forehead. Behind him, another person in orange robes sits, and a figure in yellow stands at the left edge. A coconut shell bowl and terracotta dish are visible at the edges.2010-08-30A seated man in saffron-orange robes with long, swept-back dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead eats from a terracotta bowl on an orange cloth-covered table. He wears a rudraksha mala and a sleeveless orange top. Beside him, a woman in white with a shawl and rudraksha beads sits at a red-topped table, and a person in white dhoti and shirt holds a clay bowl at the right edge. Another figure in orange sits behind. The setting appears to be a dining hall with red chairs, and the bowls hold a yellow-green food. Appearance suggests a probable Swamiji (probable) with saffron robes, long swept-back hair and rudraksha mala cues, seated and eating in a shared meal.2010-08-30A photograph of a meal setting. A long-haired man in saffron/orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits at a red-cushioned chair at a table draped with an orange cloth, eating from a terracotta bowl with his hand. A red tilak mark is on his forehead. Beside him, a woman in white sits at a red table with a metal bowl. Behind, a person in orange holds another's hair, and a man in white with a dhoti holds a terracotta plate at right. Swamiji (probable): the seated man has long swept-back hair, saffron robes and a rudraksha mala.2010-08-30A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange sleeveless garment with a red-orange shawl and a long rudraksha mala, seated at a table with an orange cloth and tilting his head down as he works over a clay plate of food with his hands. A red tilak mark is on his forehead. Beside him on the right, a man in a white, blue and yellow zip jacket sits watching. A woman in orange stands at the left edge holding a plate, with steel vessels and an orange bottle on the table.2010-08-30A man with long, swept-back black hair wears an orange saffron sleeveless garment and a rudraksha mala of dark beads, seated at a red table and eating from a terracotta plate on an orange towel. A young woman in white with a white shawl and rudraksha beads sits to the left, eating from a metal plate. Standing attendants in orange and white clothes stand behind, one holding a terracotta bowl at upper right, and brass vessels sit on a side table. Probable Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala.2010-08-30A man with long, swept-back black hair sits at a red table in an orange sleeveless top with a rudraksha mala draped over the chest, mixing food in a terracotta bowl with his right hand. The bowl holds yellow and white food. An orange towel covers the table and a wooden bowl sits to the left. Behind him, another person in orange sits, and at the left edge a person in white with a rudraksha mala and a woman in yellow stand in the background.2010-08-30November 12 20102010-11-12A photograph of a man in profile at night, seated and eating from a leaf plate of rice and yellow dal with his right hand. He has long, dark, wavy hair and wears a full-length saffron-orange robe. Behind him, a woman in white with a red bindi on her forehead looks down at her own plate. The background is dark with a metal railing at upper left.2010-09-02September 17 20102010-09-17A seated man with long dark swept-back hair, a red bindi and a pale ash mark on his forehead, wearing an orange-red wrap and a dense multi-strand orange rudraksha mala with ornate gold beads. He sits on a gold-carved throne-like chair with red upholstery, raising his right hand to his mouth to eat, with yellow rice and vegetables in a large steel bowl in the foreground. Plain room with shelves and a hanging orange-and-white cloth in the background.2013-04-01A long-haired man in orange sleeveless robes and a red undershirt sits cross-legged on the floor of a room, smiling with his eyes lowered. He wears a red bindi on his forehead and a long rudraksha mala draped over his chest, and his right hand, dusted with pale grey powder, is lifted near his heart. In front of him on a white lace cloth is a large green banana leaf heaped with a yellowish grain preparation, with a small steel tumbler and two white bowls of liquid beside it, and a polished silver bowl stands to the left. Behind him are a potted plant, orange towels and a red-cushioned step with a small plastic box. The clothing and mala suggest a sannyasi-style devotee, with the swami appearance unsure from this view.2007-11-12