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Outdoor group photo at a stone temple structure with carved guardian figures and a wooden upper gallery. A woman in a red-orange sari with rudraksha mala sits centrally on an ornate gold-carved throne, waving with her right hand, wearing a gold beaded necklace and an orange robe. Around her, devotees in white and cream clothes, blue shawl, and orange garments hold silver ceremonial staffs, a silver trident and a silver axe-shaped standard. A red parasol with tassels stands at left, held by a man in a white striped shirt and purple sash. Several people wear rudraksha malas and white vibhuti marks on their foreheads. Roughly a dozen people are visible.

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December 07 20132013-12-07Outdoor group photo on a stone terrace before an ornate stone temple structure with carved elephant-style figures. A central seated figure in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with a long gold-bead necklace and rudraksha mala, holds a tall trident-topped staff and sits on a gold-and-wood throne with a leopard-print cushion. Around him, devotees in white ritual clothing with yellow and purple sashes, rudraksha malas and folded hands sit and stand; a woman in orange-saffron sari stands behind the throne holding a trident staff. Another trident-topped staff stands nearby. Several people in white and pastel saris and kurtas smile at the camera.2013-12-07Outdoors before a weathered stone temple wall with carved guardian figures, a seated man in a red-orange robe with a thick gold bead necklace sits on an ornate gold throne with a lion-face emblem and holds a large silver trident. Around him stand devotees: a woman in a red sari with a rudraksha mala, a man in white with a brown bead mala, and several people in white kurtas with yellow waist sashes. Two people kneel in front with palms pressed together in namaskar, and a few others smile behind. A man in white holds a silver staff and a bearded figure stands in the background. The seated man is a person by his saffron-red robe, long gold beads and ceremonial trident.2013-12-07Group photograph of devotees gathered outdoors around a golden throne with a central figure in a saffron-red robe and a long gold-bead necklace, seated and holding a silver trident. Behind the throne stand two women in red garments and a man in white with a rudraksha mala, all holding ceremonial silver tridents. Around them, men and women in white ritual clothes with yellow sashes, rudraksha malas and name badges sit or stand, with a woman in the lower left making anjali mudra.2013-12-07December 02 20132013-12-02Group photograph of devotees posed around a gilded throne in front of a carved stone shrine with a stone guardian figure. A bare-footed man in red-orange robes and a long rudraksha mala sits on the throne, holding a trident. Around him, women and men wear white and red-orange clothes with yellow sashes and rudraksha malas, several kneeling with hands folded or pressed together. Other people stand behind holding ceremonial tridents and staves. a person: the seated figure in red-orange robes and a rudraksha mala on the throne, with the trident held upright beside him.2013-12-07A group photograph on an outdoor stone terrace with carved stone guardian figures and a temple structure behind. A central figure seated on an ornate gold throne wears a rust-red draped robe, a long gold-and-bead garland and a rudraksha mala; he holds a tall silver trident. Around him, devotees in white kurtas with yellow sashes, rudraksha malas and vibhuti stand or kneel, several women wear saffron and red sarees, and a girl in white and a boy in orange robes sit in front. A man in white on the right wears glasses and a mala. Roughly sixteen people are visible. Silver ceremonial staffs and a kalasha-style finial appear at the edges. Appearance-based identity cues for the seated figure (long hair, saffron robe, gold garland, mala and throne) are consistent with Swamiji (probable), seated and holding a trident in a ceremonial setting.2013-12-07A group photo on a stone terrace before a carved wooden shrine structure with stone guardian figures. At centre, a smiling man in a rust-orange dhoti and shawl sits on an ornate gold throne holding a silver trident, wearing a long orange-beaded mala and a gold-bordered cloth. Around him, devotees in white kurtas and dhotis with yellow or purple waistbands and rudraksha malas kneel and stand, many holding ceremonial silver staffs and tridents. A woman in an orange sari stands behind the throne, and a woman in white sits at the right. Two people in white clothing stand at the far left and right edges. The total number of people visible is roughly twenty.2013-12-07December 07 20132013-12-07December 07 20132013-12-07December 11 20132013-12-11Outdoor group photograph on a stone terrace overlooking the sea and a temple on a rocky outcrop. A man in a rust-orange dhoti and shawl sits on an ornate gold-and-black throne, holding a silver trident, with a rudraksha mala around his neck. Around him stand and kneel many devotees: men and women in white ritual clothes with rudraksha malas, a woman in an orange shawl, a woman in an orange headwrap, a girl in orange, and a sadhu in orange robes. A decorative colourful parasol and silver ceremonial staffs with ornaments stand behind them, with the ocean and visitors on the shore in the background. Appearance-based candidate, unconfirmed by the image alone.2013-12-02