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A photograph of a long-haired man in orange saffron robes seated cross-legged on an ornate gold throne with a red tiger-striped cushion and red bolster pillows. He wears a silver-beaded mala around his neck and a red bindi on his forehead, and his hands rest in his lap. The gold throne back is richly carved and framed by yellow marigold garlands and red roses, with a gold lion-form armrest at each side. Behind him, a painted backdrop shows part of a deity figure. This appears to be a Navaratri celebration in the Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam archive. a person appears in person, seated in the central role of honour as a seated guru. The visible cues are the long swept-back hair, saffron robes and ceremonial mala.

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A seated man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on a red and black tiger-striped cushioned throne with an ornate gold-leaf back. He has long dark hair, a red bindi on his forehead, and wears a multi-strand silver-white bead necklace. His hands rest folded in his lap. Marigold garlands and red roses decorate the golden throne, and a gilded lion figure stands at the left arm. The seated figure is described by appearance and role only, with no name attached to the physical person. The setting appears to be a Navaratri celebration day.2008-10-03October 02 20082008-10-02A seated man in orange saffron robes sits cross-legged on an ornate gold throne with a large gilded backrest and red tiger-striped cushions, decorated with red and yellow flower garlands. He wears a multi-strand silver bead necklace and a red tilak on his forehead, with long dark hair swept back. Behind the throne a painted backdrop is partly visible. Appearance-based candidate: Swamiji (probable), seated in a throne with saffron robes, long hair and a silver mala.2008-10-02October 03 20082008-10-03October 03 20082008-10-03October 03 20082008-10-03A seated man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on an ornate golden throne with red-and-maroon zebra-striped cushions and a golden lion figure at the left. He wears a red bindi, long swept-back dark hair, and a long ceremonial chain-like necklace, with hands clasped in his lap. Red roses and marigold garlands decorate the throne back.2008-10-03October 03 20082008-10-03A man with long dark hair and a red bindi sits cross-legged on an ornate gold throne with a repoussé backrest and red tiger-striped cushions. He wears saffron-orange robes and a long ceremonial necklace of gold-toned beads, with his hands folded in his lap. Red roses and yellow marigold garlands decorate the throne. Appearance-based cues of long swept hair, saffron robes and ornate gold necklace match the candidate, though the seated throne setting alone is not enough, so the identification is uncertain. Background shows a partial floral backdrop.2008-10-03October 03 20082008-10-03October 02 20082008-10-02October 03 20082008-10-03