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A smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi sits cross-legged on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion. He wears a white draped garment over one shoulder, a heavy gold bead necklace with dividers, and a gold armlet, and holds a small gold object in his right hand. Behind the throne hang garlands of yellow, purple, green, red and white flowers and draped teal and gold fabric. Gold relief carving decorates the base.

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November 14 20102010-11-14A smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi sits cross-legged on an ornate gilded throne with a red cushion. He wears a white dhoti and a loose white shawl draped over one shoulder, with a heavy gold bead necklace and a gold armlet. He holds a bundle of thin gold bangles in his hands. Behind him are garlands of yellow, red, white, purple and green flowers and a turquoise and gold draped backdrop. A gilded carved figure of a seated deity appears on the lower panel of the throne. Partially visible white-clad figure is at the right edge.2010-11-14A smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi sits cross-legged on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion, raising one hand in a gesture. He wears a white draped garment and a heavy gold bead necklace. Behind him are garlands of yellow, white, purple and green flowers and draped teal and pink silks. A bangle is on his raised arm and a seated figure is partly visible at the left edge. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), seated on the throne with long hair, a gold necklace and white garments as the central speaker during the talk.2010-11-14A smiling man with long dark wavy hair and a red bindi sits on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion, extending his right arm forward. He wears a white draped garment over his shoulders, a thick gold bead necklace and a gold armlet. Behind him are layered garlands of yellow, purple, green and red flowers, teal fabric and a gold-coloured deity figure with ornaments. A second person's shaved head is partly visible at the left edge. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, ceremonial gold necklace and a throne, seated as the presiding teacher.2010-11-14January 01 20092009-01-01December 06 20102010-12-06A smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair sits before a backdrop of red, yellow, green and purple flower garlands and an ornate gold carved throne. He wears a white dhoti-style garment with gold-striped borders, heavy gold bead necklaces with rudraksha malas, and a gold chain with a pendant. He holds a tall gold-capped staff in his right hand while gesturing with his left. A red bindi and white vibhuti mark his forehead. Swamiji (probable) is shown in person, identified by the long hair, rudraksha mala, gold ornaments and ceremonial white and gold clothing, seated in a ceremonial role.2009-01-01A smiling man with long dark swept-back hair sits beside a golden throne decorated with red, yellow and orange flower garlands. He wears a cream and gold-bordered shawl, a multi-strand gold ceremonial necklace with rudraksha beads, and a red bindi with white markings on his forehead. His right hand is extended toward the viewer in a gesture of blessing or greeting. A cream canopy covers the space behind him.2009-01-01A smiling man with long dark hair and a red bindi sits cross-legged on an ornate gold-and-red throne, wearing a white draped cloth over one shoulder, a gold bead necklace, and a gold serpent-shaped armlet. His hands rest open in front of him while a bare arm with an upraised palm appears at right. Behind him are a floral garland, a blue and gold cloth, a gold lamp stand, and green foliage. a person is seated on the throne as the presiding teacher, with the visible cues of long swept hair, gold ceremonial necklace and armlet, and throne seating.2010-11-14November 14 20102010-11-14January 01 20092009-01-01A seated man in white ritual dress sits cross-legged on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion, raising one hand in blessing while smiling. He wears a red bindi, a long gold-beaded mala necklace, and holds a gold ceremonial staff with a trident-like finial. Behind him are a gold-decorated backdrop, colourful garlands of red and orange flowers, teal fabric, and a golden elephant-like figure at left. A lit oil lamp appears at the right edge.2010-11-14