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Outdoor photo at a riverside ghat with pale, misty water behind. A standing sadhu in an orange-saffron cloth and a pink-orange turban holds a large silver trident (trishul) upright in the foreground. A seated man in a deep red shawl, with long dark hair pulled back and a light face marking, reaches up to touch the trident's shaft while smiling. A shaved-headed devotee in orange-red clothing sits at lower left. A silver-decorated seat with ornate metalwork is visible at right. Hindu ritual setting, possibly a ghat blessing.

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Outdoor scene at a riverside ghat with a blurred grey-blue background. A sadhu in an orange-red turban and grey shawl over an orange cloth stands holding a tall silver trident with a red gem, gesturing with his other hand. On the right, a person with long dark hair and white tilak markings wears a rust-red shawl and a beaded necklace, raising a hand toward the trident while smiling, seated before an ornate silver-embossed panel with a lion-face motif. A bald man's head is partly visible in the lower left corner.2014-03-10Outdoors on a pebbled riverbank, a seated man in rust-orange robes with a leopard-print cloth and a long dark beaded mala sits on an ornate silver-framed throne, raising his hand in blessing toward a bowing older man. The older man, with grey hair and a saffron-orange turban and shawl, leans forward with his palm extended and hands held together in reverence. Behind them a bald man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands watching, and a metal trident stands on the left. Several devotees, including a bald child and a seated woman with dark hair, sit in the foreground. Photo credit overlay reads 2020 Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam , Source2014-03-10A smiling man with long dark hair and white forehead markings sits on an ornate silver throne-like chair beside a river gravel bank. He wears a red-maroon shawl with gold border, a long braided rudraksha-style mala and gold-toned necklace, and a leopard-print cloth at his waist, with his right hand extended. A tall silver trident stands beside the chair. Around him, people in orange and white robes stand and kneel, including a shaved-headed devotee in orange in the lower right. The background shows blurred greenery and pebbles. Swamiji (probable) appears as the seated central figure, with long hair, saffron-toned shawl and ornate necklace; the identification rests on appearance cues only.2014-03-10April 18 20182018-04-18 +1 copiesOutdoor photo on a riverbank with pale stones and blurred trees behind. A man seated on a silver-ornate throne-like seat, wearing a maroon-red robe with a yellow-gold sash, rudraksha-style brown beaded necklaces, a leopard-print lower garment, and white vibhuti lines across his forehead and upper arm. He has swept-back long hair and gazes to the side. A tall silver trident stands at left and a silver ceremonial staff rises behind the seat, with lion-face relief panels on the chair. A seated man in white shirt sits blurred in the background, and out-of-focus heads occupy the bottom edge. Probable Swamiji is the central figure in the seated ceremonial role, shown by long swept-back hair, rudraksha beads, saffron-maroon robe and vibhuti.2014-03-10 +1 copiesOutdoor photo on a wide pebbled riverbank with blurred trees behind. A figure seated on an ornate silver-and-wood throne with a leopard-print cushion, holding a silver trident upright beside them. The seated person wears a maroon-and-red garment with a gold-yellow shawl, a long rudraksha mala, white horizontal markings on the forehead and arms, and a red wrist thread. Several shaven-headed monks in orange and red robes sit on the pebbles in the foreground, facing the throne. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure has long swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala and ceremonial trident and throne, a satsang-style gathering at a river ghat.2014-03-10A bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair falling down his back stands beside an ornate silver trident with a small bird figure on its shaft. He wears a saffron-orange cloth draped over one shoulder with orange and gold border, a gold chain, and a red thread on his wrist, and reaches out to touch the silver staff. Blurred pastel backdrop and a red-cushioned seat edge visible at right, with a few heads of seated attendees in the foreground.2018-04-18A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange-red wrap and bare upper body, reaching toward a silver trident (trishul) with a twisted silver shaft and a small bird-shaped finial, while a red throne cushion with ornate gold carving is visible at right. Blurred yellow and orange decorations fill the background of a large hall, and the heads of a few seated devotees are visible in the foreground. a person: long dreadlocked hair and a bare-chested orange wrap with a gold chain place him as the a person figure seated on the throne, consistent with the event's darshan context.2018-04-18Outdoor photo on a pebbled riverbank. A man in a white long-sleeved shirt and dark trousers bows forward, his head touched by the raised hand of a seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a gold-edged yellow sash, long swept-back dark hair, a brown rudraksha-style mala, and white sacred marks on forehead and shoulder. The seated figure sits on a silver ornate throne-like seat and holds a tall silver trident. A bald seated devotee in red-orange robes is in the foreground, and another robed figure stands behind. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure's long hair, saffron robes and mala form a distinctive ceremonial presentation, shown in the act of blessing the bowing devotee.2014-03-10March 10 20142014-03-10A photograph of an outdoor riverside scene. A smiling man with long dark hair, white tripundra markings on his forehead and a red-brown dhoti wrap with a yellow border stands at center with his right hand extended. A red thread bracelet is on his wrist, and long beaded necklaces hang on his chest. Beside him, a person in a grey shirt with an orange head wrap bows forward. Another figure in orange robes stands at the left edge, and a tall brown pole rises in the background. Identity of the central man cannot be confirmed from appearance; he is described by role only.2014-03-10March 10 20142014-03-10