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A photograph of a man seated on an ornate golden-armed brown leather throne with carved golden lion heads at its base, in a dark hall with a large audience blurred in the background. He wears a red-orange saffron-toned garment, a dense mala of rudraksha beads, a gold ceremonial necklace and a dark rounded head covering, with a red bindi on his forehead and a beaded wrist band on one wrist. His bare feet rest on the floor and he smiles upward with hands resting on his lap. Several audience members are partly visible at the edges.

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December 20 20152015-12-20A photograph of a man seated on an ornate brown leather throne with gold carved lion-head armrests, in a dark hall with a blurred audience behind him. He wears a red-orange robe with a saffron shawl, long layered rudraksha malas, a ceremonial gold necklace with a deity pendant, a green bead mala, and a red bindi with a dark swept-back hairstyle. He sits with hands resting on his lap, appearing to speak to the gathering. Appearance-based: a person, seated on the throne as a speaker at the event.2015-12-20A man seated on an ornate brown leather throne with gold-carved lion-head armrests, smiling broadly with his left arm extended over a golden lion armrest. He wears a long, thick rudraksha mala of brown beads, layered gold ceremonial necklaces, a green bead mala, and a red-and-orange wrap, with a red bindi and a dark hair crown. Behind him in the dark hall, audience members are partly visible in silhouette.2015-12-20A smiling man with a dark, swept-back hairstyle and a red bindi sits on an ornate gold-and-brown leather throne with carved lion-head armrests. He wears a red-orange robe with a yellow sash, layered rudraksha malas of brown beads, a long beaded necklace, and ornate gold pendant necklaces. Beaded bracelets and a wristwatch are visible on his arms. Behind him, a dark audience sits in a darkened hall, several people partly visible in the foreground.2015-12-20A man seated cross-legged on an ornate brown leather throne with gold-carved lion-head armrests, speaking to an audience in a dark hall. He wears an orange-red shawl over bare shoulders, multiple rudraksha mala strands in rust-orange, a large ornate gold necklace and smaller gold chains, a black beaded mala, a gold bracelet, and a red bindi with a streak of sacred ash on his forehead. His hair is long and swept back. Blurred spectators fill the background. Appearance cues are consistent with a person seated as a speaker during a Nithyanandoham session.2015-12-20December 22 20152015-12-22A seated man with a shaved head and a red bindi and tilak sits on an ornate brown leather throne with gold-carved lion-head armrests, eyes closed and smiling. He wears a red-orange robe with a tall dark-brown headpiece, multiple rudraksha malas, and a large gold ceremonial pendant. His hands are clasped in his lap.2015-12-20December 20 20152015-12-20December 20 20152015-12-20A man seated on an ornate brown leather throne with gilded carved arms and gold lion-head finials, smiling broadly and looking upward. He wears a red-orange cloth wrap over bare shoulders, layered rudraksha malas, a large gold pendant necklace, a dark crown-like hair style, a red bindi and gold tilak. A beaded bracelet is on his left wrist and a wristwatch on his right. Behind him an audience sits in darkness. Probable Swamiji seated on the throne, with the qualifying cues of swept-back dark hair, rudraksha malas, ceremonial gold necklaces and saffron-orange clothing.2015-12-20December 22 20152015-12-22December 20 20152015-12-20