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A two-panel collage. On the left, a smiling man with a long beard sits on a plush maroon throne with a gilded lion armrest, wearing an orange turban with a silver emblem, rudraksha mala and gold necklace, bare-chested with an orange silk dhoti and gold arm bands, holding a twisted silver staff. On the right, a golden seated figure of a smiling deity-like murti in a pink silk turban and pink silk garment with gold motifs, wearing a red, yellow and orange flower garland, holding a golden staff, with oil lamps and a small brass lamp at its base, set against a gilded shrine and greenery. The collage carries a copyright caption along the left panel's lower edge.

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Split-panel graphic pairing a photograph with a golden murti. Left panel: a bearded man seated on a maroon-upholstered gilded throne, wearing an orange brocade kurta with rudraksha mala and a layered pearl necklace, a gold crown with a red and green emblem, white face markings, and raised right hand in blessing. Right panel: a golden deity murti of a seated figure with a pink and orange turban bearing a crescent, holding a trident, wearing green and red garlands and a red shawl, above a black shivalinga draped in an orange cloth and pink-and-gold flower garland.2024-10-08A two-panel collage. The left panel shows a bearded man seated on a deep maroon velvet throne with gilded carved wood behind him, wearing a gold crown, a blue-and-white forehead marking, a saffron-orange silk dhoti and shawl with gold border, layered gold and beaded necklaces, a large pink-and-white pendant, and bangles, raising one hand in blessing; the figure shows distinctive ceremonial adornments and a crown, so this is a probable Swamiji depiction on a photograph. The right panel shows a gold-painted deity murti seated on a gilded throne, wearing a black hair crown with red and white floral ornaments, a yellow and pink silk sari, a green garland and red garlands, with hibiscus flowers and a brass plate of offerings in front. Collage of photographs with no physical people beyond the depicted figures.2024-09-10September 12 20172017-09-12April 17 20122012-04-17September 12 20172017-09-12September 12 20172017-09-12September 12 20172017-09-12April 17 20122012-04-17 +1 copiesMarch 11 20172017-03-11January 22 20242024-01-22 +8 copiesNovember 23 20132013-11-23April 17 20122012-04-17