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A photograph on a stage with a red curtain backdrop and an ornate gold-and-white throne. A seated bearded man with long hair wears saffron-orange robes, a rudraksha mala and a bindi-like mark, and sits on a red cushioned seat. A standing man in a white shirt and white trousers bends forward with his hands near the seated figure's feet. To the right, a man in a maroon-brown robe and matching headwrap holds an orange shawl over one arm beside a small white table with fruit and offerings. A long-haired attendant in red and yellow robes stands at the far left. Two white decorative chairs and a white lion-like figure appear at the right.

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A photograph on a stage with a gold ornate throne and red curtain backdrop. A long-haired man with dreadlocks, wearing a rust-brown orange robe, a matching orange-brown turban, and multiple rudraksha malas and gold beaded necklaces, stands on the right smiling as he drapes an orange shawl over the head of a kneeling-bowing man in a maroon robe with yellow trim. A white-shirted person stands at the left edge, and a small white table holds fruit and offerings beside the throne.2017-08-07September 14 20152015-09-14A photograph of a ceremony in a hall with red carpet and red curtains. A seated man on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion wears saffron-orange robes, a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, and holds fruit in both hands while a kneeling priest in saffron cloth reaches toward him. A standing man with dreadlocks, bare-chested with a white dhoti and orange border, holds a golden trident and stands beside the throne. Another man in white ritual clothes stands at left, and a woman in white sari sits at right. Behind the throne is a large painted deity image in red and orange tones with a golden cobra-hooded canopy above, and gold carved pillars flank the scene.2016-11-08A photograph of a seated figure in saffron-orange ceremonial attire, with an orange turban, a long swept-back dark hair, a rudraksha mala and a gold ornamental necklace, holding out a fruit to a devotee who bows forward with hands cupped in front of him in an orange kurta. The seated figure sits on a leopard-print cushioned throne with gold lion-head armrests, with gilded canopy and ornate golden palanquin-style structures behind on a red carpet. A man in white dhoti and gold chain stands in the background, and a shaved-headed person in white is partly visible at lower right. Swamiji (probable) is seated on the throne, identified by orange turban, saffron garments, rudraksha mala and gold necklace; the page caption refers to Kalpataru darshan, a reception of blessings, at Ujjain Aadheenam.2016-04-30April 28 20162016-04-28January 13 20152015-01-13A seated man in an orange-saffron turban and orange-saffron cloth, with a long swept-back dark hair and a rudraksha-style bead mala, hands a fruit to a kneeling devotee in an orange shirt who extends cupped hands. The seated man is seated on a leopard-print cushioned throne with gold lion-head armrests. Behind him a standing attendant in white dhoti wears a gold chain necklace. Gold palanquin-like structures, a gold kalasha-topped canopy, and red carpeting fill the room. A bald person in the lower right foreground is partly visible.2016-04-30April 30 20162016-04-30July 04 20162016-07-04October 22 20152015-10-22 +1 copiesA photograph of a ceremonial stage event. A man with long dark hair and a full beard sits on an ornate silver-and-red throne, wearing a rust-brown turban with a crescent emblem, a rust-brown robe, layered gold and beaded necklaces and a pink floral garland, and smiling while holding an orange cloth. Beside him stands a bald man in rust-brown robes with a gold chain and rudraksha beads, holding a gift wrapped in gold paper. On the left, a man in white dhoti and shawl with rudraksha mala and a crescent mark on his forehead stands. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt bends low in prostration on the floor. Gold-accented decorative panels and red floral drapery form the backdrop.2017-03-11August 07 20172017-08-07