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A photograph on a stage set with a painted blue and pink backdrop and a colourful deity figure. A man in a white shirt and white trousers, seen from behind, bends forward with his palms pressed together and reaches toward a man in saffron-and-maroon robes wearing a shawl, rudraksha-style beads and gold bangles. The robed man, with long swept-back dark hair, extends his hand in greeting beside a large gold-carved throne with a red cushion. A seated elderly man in white folds his hands in namaskar at lower left, and another man in white stands at left with his hands clasped. Warm stage lights glow in the background.

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April 04 20132013-04-04A temple-style stage with pink, blue and green ornamental arches and a golden throne-like seat draped in a red cloth. A woman in a red-and-gold sari with her back to the camera bends toward the seat. A man in white kurta and white trousers with a wristwatch stands with folded hands, bowing deeply near the seat. Beside him, an older man in white garments, another man in white, and two men in pink and grey shirts stand with palms together. A man in a striped blue shirt holds a camera at the left edge, and a man in white holds a silver tray with offerings. A small deity murti stands behind a lit doorway at the centre.2013-04-04April 04 20132013-04-04A photograph on a stage set with a painted deity mural of a fierce red-faced figure holding a trident-like weapon, and a gold-framed throne with red velvet cushions at right. A long-haired person in saffron-red robes with a gold necklace and a rudraksha-style garland stands at right, holding papers and a microphone, appearing to read or address the gathering. Two men stand at left: one in a white shirt, one in a green shawl over a striped shirt. A man in white kurta-style clothing at centre joins his palms in namaste with head bowed. A white pedestal fan stands in the middle of the stage. The Swamiji candidate has a compatible presentation with long swept-back hair, saffron robes and a gold necklace, so he is described as Swamiji (probable) in the speaker role.2013-04-04April 04 20132013-04-04 +1 copiesA photograph of a ceremonial stage at an ashram event. Centre, a man with long dark hair and a dark rudraksha-style beaded necklace in a rust-brown wrap sits on a large ornate gold throne with red cushions, hands joined in greeting. Standing to the right, an older man in white shirt and white dhoti with gold bracelets and hands pressed together in anjali faces the throne. At left, a saffron-robed man sits with a microphone stand nearby, and a gold staff with a trident-like finial stands at the edge. Behind them, gilded carved panels, golden floral decorations and a pink-draped figure form the backdrop. The seated man is an appearance-based candidate, a person, given cues of long hair, ornate gold necklace and rust-coloured clothing. Three visible people.2017-03-18April 04 20132013-04-04 +1 copiesApril 04 20132013-04-04 +1 copiesA satsang stage with an ornate gold throne-style chair on the left and painted pillars and deity carvings behind. A person with long dark hair wearing a red sleeveless garment with a gold border and a red-and-gold shawl stands smiling and drapes a red shawl over the shoulders of a man in a pink shirt who is bowing with his head lowered. Behind them an older man in a green garment and a bald man in white stand near, and on the right an older man with white hair and a white shirt watches. Visible people are five, with one bowing devotee and several attendants. Gold and red bangles adorn the wrists of the central figure.2013-04-04A seated man in a golden ornate throne with a carved arched back and red cushions, palms pressed together in namaste, wearing a saffron-red dhoti and a patterned pink-and-cream shawl, a rudraksha mala and gold necklaces, with gold armbands. He is seated beside a golden lion sculpture on a pedestal. To the left a man in a white shirt and white trousers sits on a chair with hands folded, beside a white cooling fan. Behind them a painted deity figure in red and gold holds a staff, and gold ornamental panels and string lights decorate the stage. a person is the central figure on the throne, identified by the saffron clothing, rudraksha mala and gold necklaces. The scene resembles a satsang discourse setting.2013-04-04A stage at a satsang with a large gold ornate throne draped with a tiger-striped cloth in the centre. A figure in ochre-red robes, a red and gold shawl, and a long gold beaded necklace stands at left, smiling, with one arm extended toward a man in a white shirt. A man in a light green shawl bows low with his hands near the feet of someone on the throne area. Men in white shirts and pink or white shirts stand behind them, one holding a red cloth, with a painted deity mural in blue and red on the wall at right. a person: the standing figure in red-ochre robes and a gold necklace.2013-04-04April 04 20132013-04-04