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A man with closed eyes and a faint smile sits before an ornate gold backdrop carved with a deity figure. He wears a white horizontal tilak with a red bindi on his forehead, a red-orange garment, a long white and pink lotus-and-flower garland, a rudraksha-style mala, and a gold-toned armlet. Strings of small lights hang on a dark wall beside a brass bell at right. a person: the flowing dark hair, saffron-orange robe, ornate ceremonial garlands and gold adornments are the qualifying cues for the figure seated in the satsang setting.

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Photo of a smiling man seated before an ornate gold-toned throne backdrop with a relief of a deity. He has swept-back dark hair, a white tripundra with a red bindi on his forehead, and a short beard. He wears a saffron-red garment, a gold necklace, a thick garland of white and yellow flowers with pink lotus blossoms, and a gold-trimmed shawl. Behind him, a dark wall is lined with small lit oil lamps on a gold-edged strip. Swamiji (probable): the smiling seated figure has swept-back hair, a tripundra, saffron clothing, a gold necklace and a flower garland.2017-05-24Photograph of a smiling man seated before an ornate golden repoussé backdrop showing a deity relief. He wears a red-orange garment, a white vertical tilak with a red bindi on his forehead, rudraksha and gold beaded necklaces, a gold armlet and gold earring. He is draped in a long white and pink flower garland with yellow blossoms, and gold-wrapped bamboo-like poles or staffs rest on his shoulders. A brass bell edge is visible at left, with small lamps lining the dark wall at right. a person as the seated central figure, shown as a devotee-receiving honour during satsang or puja.2017-05-24May 24 20172017-05-24A man seated before an ornate gold throne-back with a repoussé deity relief, wearing a flower garland of white jasmine and pink and yellow blooms over a rust-red cloth. He has white sacred ash and a red mark on his forehead, a dark beard and long dark hair swept back, and gold earrings. Strands of lights and a brass lamp stand at the right. Appearance-based candidate only: a person, seated in a ceremonial setting with the ornate throne, garland and red-saffron clothing, in person.2017-05-24Photograph of a man seated in front of an ornate gold repoussé backdrop showing a deity relief. He wears a white tilak with a red bindi on the forehead, has long dark hair swept back, and is smiling while looking off to the side. He is draped in multiple garlands of white jasmine and pink flower blooms, with a red-and-gold cloth band across his chest, and wears a gold armlet. A brass bell hangs at the left edge and lit string lights run along the dark background at right.2017-05-24May 24 20172017-05-24May 24 20172017-05-24May 24 20172017-05-24May 24 20172017-05-24May 24 20172017-05-24A man seated in front of an ornate gold repoussé backdrop carved with a figure of a deity on a circular medallion. He wears a white vertical tilak with a red bindu on his forehead, a bare upper body draped with a red-orange cloth, and multiple garlands of white jasmine and pink lotus-like flowers with yellow blossoms. A brass bell hangs at left and a row of small lamps lines the dark wall at right. The scene suggests a puja setting.2017-05-24Close-up photo of a man with his eyes closed and a faint smile, seated before an ornate gilded backdrop carved with a deity figure. He wears a white tilak with a red bindi on his forehead, a garland of pink lotuses, white and yellow flowers, and a gold-coloured pendant necklace over a red-brown garment. A string of fairy lights hangs at the right edge. The seated man is the only physical person visible.2017-05-24