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A photograph of a seated figure in an ornate gold throne with red cushions against a dark blue draped backdrop. The seated person wears an orange sari-style garment and a long gold necklace, with long dark hair and a red bindi, and holds a small white paper while looking down. A man in a light blue polo shirt and grey trousers stands at left, pressing his palm to the seated person's head in a blessing gesture; a second person's arm is partly visible at the far left edge. a person: long swept-back hair, orange clothing and a gold necklace on the seated figure, who receives the blessing on a throne.

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A photograph of a seated figure on an ornate gilded throne with red cushions in front of a deep blue curtain. The seated person wears a bright orange saffron garment, long dark hair, a red bindi and a gold necklace with a rudraksha-style mala. A man in a light blue polo shirt and grey trousers stands at left, reaching forward to place his hand on the seated person's forehead, a blessing gesture. The seated person holds a small white paper and looks down at it. A woman with a beaded necklace stands at the left edge, partly visible. The setting suggests a satsang or blessing ritual on stage.2011-01-23October 31 20102010-10-31 +1 copiesOctober 05 20082008-10-05September 18 20112011-09-18A seated man in an orange saffron robe with long swept-back dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead sits on an ornate gilded throne with red cushions. His right palm is raised near a devotee who bends forward in a white shirt and dark trousers and reaches toward his head, appearing to receive a blessing. Several saffron-robed and white-clad attendants stand behind. A gilded footstool and a floral arrangement of yellow and pink flowers sit in front of the throne, and a navy curtain forms the backdrop. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure has long swept-back hair, an orange robe and a gold-framed throne.2010-09-05A seated figure on an ornate gold throne with a large circular back carved in floral and scroll patterns, the cushion red. The central figure has long dark hair, a red bindi on the forehead, layered rudraksha-style beaded malas and a gold pendant, and wears an orange saffron garment. He holds a folded white paper and looks down at it. A man in a blue polo shirt and glasses leans in from the left and rests a hand on the throne's armrest. Two people in white shirts and a man in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth stand at the right edge, partly cropped, and a bowed figure in white is visible at the lower left. The backdrop is a dark blue curtain.2011-01-23March 13 20132013-03-13October 18 20082008-10-18 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a heavy gold and beaded necklace and gold armlets, a red tilak on his forehead and long swept-back dark hair, seated on an ornate gold-carved red throne. Two men in white and light-blue shirts kneel or bend before him, one offering a folded white paper or cloth and the other touching the seated man's arm or head during a blessing; a floral garland-decorated backdrop with colourful striped flowers stands behind. a person: the seated man shows long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a gold necklace on a throne, consistent with the page; the kneeling devotees are unidentified. Scene reads as a darshan or blessing at an ashram gathering.2012-01-08A photograph of a padapuja ritual on a stage. A seated figure in a flowing saffron-orange robe with a long dark hair and a beaded rudraksha-style mala sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions. A man in a blue polo shirt and grey trousers stands beside the throne, touching the seated figure's forehead with a hand. Two women stand to the left, one in a white top and teal trousers, the other in a white sari with a dark border. A gold-coloured platter in front of the throne holds flower petals and offerings, and orange cloths cover the floor. The blue backdrop curtain and a projector sit at the right edge.2011-01-23A seated man in saffron-red robes and a gold ceremonial necklace places his right hand on the head of a kneeling woman in an orange and grey sari, who holds her palms together in namaskar. He sits on a golden throne with a carved gold lion-head armrest and a dark wooden staff topped by a coiled serpent. A silver staff with a lamp stands behind him, a peacock-feather fan is at left, and red curtains hang in the background. Swamiji (probable) appears with a long swept-back hair, a gold necklace and saffron robes, giving blessings to a devotee in a darshan setting.2014-07-25November 29 20112011-11-29