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A photograph of a long-haired man seated on an ornate gold throne with tan cushioned armrests, wearing an orange saffron wrap edged with gold border and a red bindi on his forehead. He wears multiple strands of rudraksha beads and a gold pendant necklace, plus a rudraksha bracelet on his upper arm. His hands are folded in his lap and he gazes to the side. A white flower arrangement and a sheet of paper rest on a table behind the throne, with a black curtain in the background. Dark blurred shapes appear at the bottom edge of the frame.

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February 07 20122012-02-07A seated man with closed eyes and palms joined in his lap sits on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion. He wears an orange saffron shawl with gold border and a long gold bead necklace, with a red kumkum bindi on his forehead and long dark hair. Behind him a tall backdrop of garlands in yellow, red, purple and white flowers frames a deity murti adorned with jewelled ornaments. Swamiji (probable): the figure has long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a gold necklace, with a red teal and pink draped backdrop behind him. Only a small part of another person's head is visible at the bottom edge.2010-11-21A man seated on an ornate golden throne with cushioned gold-brown upholstery, facing left toward a microphone on a stand. He wears orange saffron robes draped over his shoulders with a gold border, and a long multi-strand necklace of large gold-toned beads with black rings. Long, dark, swept-back hair and a red bindi on his forehead. His hands rest together in his lap. Behind him is a dark blue curtain and gilded carved throne detailing.2011-01-29September 30 20082008-09-30A man with long swept-back dark hair sits on a gold-upholstered throne-like chair in front of an ornate gold repoussé backdrop. He wears a saffron-orange draped garment with a gold border, multiple rudraksha malas, a gold chain with a pendant, and a red bindi. His right hand is raised in a teaching gesture while his left hand rests in his lap. Two small silver oil lamps with lit flames stand in the lower left foreground, and a few partially visible hands and a person's arm appear at the edges. Appearance cues match a person as the speaker giving a guided meditation satsang.2011-02-20A seated man sits on an ornate gilded throne with a deep red velvet backrest and tiger-striped cushions. He wears an orange saffron dhoti-style cloth with a gold-bordered shawl draped over one shoulder, leaving the other shoulder bare. He has a long rudraksha mala and a long garland of yellow beads, and a red bindi on his forehead. His hands rest on his lap and he gazes downward, seemingly at ease. The gilded throne with carved floral and lion-like motifs fills the background. Swamiji (probable): the saffron clothing, long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and ceremonial garland match the presentation of the Swamiji candidate in a seated darshan setting.2011-07-10A seated man with long, swept-back dark hair sits on a cushioned golden-cushioned throne beside a microphone stand, facing left. He wears an orange saffron wrap over his shoulders and an orange lower garment, with a long necklace of large gold beads and a red and white tilak on his forehead. His hands rest together in his lap. Behind him is an ornate gold carved throne back against a dark blue curtain. The setting suggests a discourse or satsang, though no audience is visible.2011-01-29A photograph of a man seated in a carved dark wooden chair with an upholstered tan back, speaking into a clip-on microphone. He has long, swept-back black hair, a small maroon mark on his forehead, and wears an orange garment with a gold-striped border draped over one shoulder. Multiple strands of rudraksha beads with ornate gold clasps hang across his chest, and one hand rests on his lap. The setting appears to be a discourse or satsang.2011-02-26Close-up photograph of a man with long, dark, swept-back hair seated in front of an ornate gold throne with embossed floral and bead patterns. He wears a saffron-orange shawl with gold border, multiple strands of rudraksha mala with ceremonial gold-jewelled beads, and a gold armlet. He has white tilak lines and a red-maroon bindi on his forehead, and raises one open palm toward the camera in a blessing gesture. A partial red backdrop is visible behind him. Swamiji (probable) is shown in person, identified by the saffron and gold attire, rudraksha malas, long hair and throne setting.2011-02-26A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi sits cross-legged on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, hands clasped in his lap. He wears a bare-shouldered saffron-orange cloth draped over his body and multiple strands of rudraksha beads with ceremonial gold ornaments. Behind him stands a brass oil lamp with a lit flame and an arrangement of orange and red roses in a vase, in front of a dark blue draped backdrop. The appearance matches the Swamiji candidate cues of long hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha malas, so this is.2011-02-25February 25 20132013-02-25November 17 20112011-11-17