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A shaved-headed man sits cross-legged in meditation with eyes closed, wearing an orange saffron cloth with maroon borders over his shoulder. He wears a long gold bead necklace with a gold pendant and a small framed portrait, a rudraksha-style bracelet and a gold bangle, with a red bindi and white horizontal forehead marks. His hands rest in a mudra on his lap. Behind him, men in white dhotis with maroon borders sit in a row, one holding a small object near a brass plate with flower petals and oil lamps. The scene suggests a seated puja or satsang setting.

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A shaven-headed man in an orange saffron garment with maroon borders sits cross-legged with eyes closed, hands resting in a meditative mudra on his lap. He wears a heavy gold necklace of beaded links with a gold pendant holding a small framed portrait, a gold bangle, a wrist mala, a red bindi and white vertical tilak marks on his forehead and arms. Behind him, men in white dhotis and shawls sit in meditation, and a brass plate with flower petals sits on red cloth to his left. The photo is a meditation scene in a satsang setting.2011-02-02February 12 20132013-02-12 +1 copiesMarch 31 20132013-03-31February 25 20112011-02-25August 07 20112011-08-07A seated man with closed eyes sits before a red velvet backdrop and ornate gold carved throne. He wears an orange saffron shawl edged with gold border, multiple heavy gold bead necklaces with black spacers, and a gold chain with a pendant, with a gold Shiva lingam-style pendant at the chest. He has white vertical tilak lines and a red dot on his forehead, with a calm expression. This appearance-based candidate fits the page's a person reference through saffron clothing, gold necklaces and ceremonial presentation, so he is labelled a person and seated in a throne setting.2011-02-25April 10 20132013-04-10A man stands in profile looking upward, wearing a rust-orange sannyasi-style wrap draped over one shoulder and leaving the other shoulder bare. He has white tilak on his forehead with a red dot at the centre, a small gold hoop earring, and a long strand of large gold-toned rudraksha-style beads with dark bands over a gold chain. In the foreground a polished brass cup or lamp sits on a stone ledge. The background is orange and red walls with a teal sign edge at top right. A page-mention of a person is present but appearance cues are mixed, so identity is uncertain; the figure is presented as a sannyasi devotee in ritual dress.2013-03-06Outdoor photo of a man seated cross-legged in meditation on an orange cushion atop a low wooden platform, eyes closed. He wears saffron-orange robes draped over one shoulder, a long dark rudraksha mala around his neck, and a red kumkum dot with white vibhuti marks on his forehead. A brass kalasha-style vessel with a handle sits at lower left on a mat. Behind him, blurred palm trees and a second seated man in white dhoti and white upper cloth, also seated, appear. Plain, serene scene; the seated figure in orange has distinctive rudraksha mala and saffron robes, a person candidate in meditation.2010-09-22A man seated on a red velvet and gold-carved throne, looking downward. He wears a saffron-orange shawl with a broad gold border, a heavy gold bead necklace with black accents, a gold chain, and a gold pendant with a small deity figure. He has white horizontal sacred ash marks on his forehead and a red kumkum dot between his brows. Swamiji (probable): the figure has long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklaces and saffron ceremonial clothing, matching the page's Swamiji claim.2011-02-25April 09 20132013-04-09 +1 copiesA shaved-headed man in an orange-red saffron robe sits with head bowed and eyes lowered, wearing a long necklace of large gold beads with a gold pendant holding a small framed portrait. He has white horizontal ash-like markings on his forehead and upper arm. Behind him, a man in white clothing is partly visible. He wears a gold bangle on his wrist. The setting appears to be a ritual gathering.2011-02-02