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A seated man in a red-and-orange sannyasi robe sits on an ornate silver throne with a red cushion at a Hindu gathering. He has long dark hair, a white tripundra on his forehead, and wears layered rudraksha malas, bead bracelets and a gold necklace, with an orange shawl draped over one shoulder. His eyes are closed and his right hand rests on the chair arm. A tall silver trident stands to the right. Seated devotees in white and saffron clothing sit on the floor behind and beside him, one woman in gold-bordered attire with palms joined. Behind them, large golden deity murtis, garlanded with white flowers, stand before a tall white shrine backdrop, and a video camera on a tripod is visible.

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September 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesA man seated on an ornate silver throne with carved scrollwork and a red cushion, at the centre of a temple-style hall. He wears an orange shawl draped over a rust-red robe, a gold necklace, a dark rudraksha mala, and a red-and-orange tilak on his forehead; he holds a small gold-tipped staff and a red cloth. To his right stands a tall silver trident. Behind him is a deity murti in a painted shrine, with a second decorated figure on a flower-garlanded altar to the right and a gold kalasha-style ornament nearby. Around him sit devotees: a woman in a white sari, a shaved-headed man in an orange-and-white cloth, a man in red cloth at left, and a woman in a yellow-and-white sari at right. Scattered flowers and a red cloth lie on the floor. a person, seated on the peetha as the central figure of a satsang-style initiation.2017-09-28 +1 copiesSeptember 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesSeptember 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesA seated man in an ornate white and red throne centres a hall, holding a small golden trident-topped staff in his right hand and a silver trident stands at the right edge. He wears an orange-saffron shawl over a rust-red robe, multiple rudraksha malas, a gold necklace and a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him stand a white-and-gold decorated deity murti on the left and a yellow-and-purple adorned deity on the right, with a tripod-mounted camera in the centre. Seated devotees in white and red ritual clothing, some wearing rudraksha and saffron, sit on the floor in front of the stage.2017-09-28 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated man on an ornate silver-and-red throne in a large hall with red drapes. He holds a small white object in one hand and sits with eyes closed. A silver trident stands at right, and a silver lion-shaped figure rests at the base of the throne. Around him, devotees in white and saffron clothes sit or stand, some holding plates of offerings.2017-08-07A seated man with long dark hair, a red bindi and a short beard sits on an ornate silver-and-red throne in a pink-walled hall. He wears a rust-red saffron wrap, ceremonial gold necklace and rudraksha mala, with a leopard-print waistband, and rests his hands on the armrests. A tall silver trident stands beside the throne. Behind him, seated devotees in white and saffron clothing and rudraksha malas face forward in rows of chairs, with a red digital clock on the wall. Swamiji (probable) is the seated central figure, identified by his long hair, saffron wrap, gold necklace, rudraksha mala and throne seating.2017-09-24 +2 copiesA seated man in a red-orange robe and orange shawl sits on an ornate silver and red throne at a large hall event, with his eyes closed and a white vertical tilak on his forehead. He wears many rudraksha malas, a gold necklace, and beaded bracelets on his wrist and arm. A silver trident stands beside the throne. Behind him, a large golden deity murti and a white decorated figure stand on a stage, with purple and red drapery. Around him, seated devotees in white and red clothes sit with their hands folded, and a camera on a tripod is visible in the background. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas, saffron-orange shawl and ornate gold necklace on the figure seated on the throne, giving the initiation.2017-09-28September 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesA seated man in saffron-orange robes sits on an ornate white-and-red throne on a stage in a hall with red curtains. He wears multiple rudraksha malas, a gold necklace, a horizontal tilak on his forehead, and bangles, and holds a silver staff. Behind him are large golden deity murtis and a central stone-framed shrine image. A silver trident stands at the right edge of the frame. Around him sit devotees: a woman in cream and gold sari with hands folded in namaste, a man in white dhoti with a red shawl, and a bald man in white at the right. A tripod-mounted camera is visible in the background.2017-09-28September 28 20172017-09-28September 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copies