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A smiling man seated on an ornate gilded throne with a high carved back, raising both palms forward in a blessing gesture. He wears a tall black turban, a white forehead mark, a bare chest with multiple strands of rudraksha malas and a ceremonial gold necklace, and a sacred thread. A black microphone stand is angled toward him. Behind the throne hang red and gold brocade cloths and dark blue draperies with gold flower motifs. Gilded ceremonial fans with crescent finials flank the throne, and a gilded figure with garlands stands at the left edge. Flowers and garlands are visible at the sides.

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March 06 20212021-03-06A smiling man with a large dark swept-back turban-style hairstyle topped with a small crescent ornament sits before an ornate gold throne with carved scrollwork. He is bare-chested, wearing layered rudraksha malas, a heavy ceremonial gold necklace with a pendant, a gold armlet, and a red-brown tilak with white ash on his forehead. A microphone on a stand is in front of him. Gold ceremonial parasols or fans flank the throne, with garlands of white and orange flowers on the right and a gold deity figure partly visible at the left edge, against a red and gold patterned cloth backdrop.2021-03-02KAILASA RIO GRANDE DO SUL, BRAZIL on 2/20/20212021-02-20 +2 copiesA seated man on a gold-carved throne with a red cushion, raising one hand in a teaching gesture. He wears a tall black turban with a crescent emblem, white forehead markings with a red bindi, layered rudraksha malas, a leopard-print waist cloth and rust-orange lower garment, and is bare-chested. A microphone stands at his side. Golden standing deities flank him on either side, one holding a veena, decorated with white and multicoloured garlands. A brass tray stands at the left and gold-and-purple drapery fills the background. Appearance-based candidate: a person, seated in the role of teacher on the throne.2021-03-01A bare-chested man with a tall black matted topknot and white forehead markings sits on an ornate gold throne with carved scrollwork. He wears multiple strands of brown rudraksha malas, a large ornate gold pendant, and an armband. A microphone stand is at his side and he smiles while speaking. Gold kalasha-style finials and gilded deity figures flank the throne against a gold draped backdrop. a person: the long topknot, rudraksha malas and ceremonial gold ornaments match the page's reference to a person at this event, and he is seated on the throne as the speaker.2021-03-24A smiling bearded man in a tall black turban with a crescent ornament and white vertical forehead markings sits before an ornate gold throne-like backrest, raising both hands in a mudra gesture toward a microphone on a stand. He is bare-chested, wearing a white-and-gold embroidered shawl, layered rudraksha malas and beaded necklaces, and rudraksha bracelets. The background is a pink-red wash with water droplets.2020-12-19A bare-chested man sits on an ornate gilded throne with a tall black hair bun and a white vertical tilak on his forehead. He wears multiple long rudraksha malas over his chest and a gold armlet on his upper arm, and a microphone stands before him. Behind him are a red and gold embossed backdrop and gold ceremonial fans or parasols with crescent and floral motifs. a person: the flagged presentation shows a bun, rudraksha malas, gold adornments and a seated throne, with the man speaking to a microphone in a satsang-style setting.2021-03-09March 02 20212021-03-02Swamiji (probable) seated on an ornate gold throne with carved floral and scrollwork, in front of gold drapery. He wears a tall black turban with a crescent moon ornament and a red-and-white forehead mark, a bare chest with white sacred ash markings, multiple strands of rudraksha malas, and a large gold ceremonial pendant necklace. He smiles calmly. To the left stands a gold deity murti with a crown, and on both sides are gold ceremonial fans or umbrellas with floral garlands at the lower edge.2021-03-11A bare-chested man sits on an ornate gold throne with carved floral scrollwork, backed by an orange and gold patterned cloth and gold-tone ceremonial fans on each side. He has a tall, swept-up dark topknot, a white vertical tilak on his forehead, and wears multiple strands of large rudraksha beads over his chest with a sacred thread. His right hand is raised in a blessing gesture while he speaks into a microphone on a stand, smiling. a person seated on the throne giving satsang-style discourse; the visible cues are the topknot, rudraksha malas and throne seating. Bracelets are visible on both wrists.2021-03-09A bare-chested man with a tall black turban-style head covering and a white vertical tilak on his forehead sits in front of an ornate gold throne with carved floral panels and a crescent-moon finial, eyes closed and palms raised in a blessing gesture. He wears layered rudraksha malas, a large ceremonial gold pendant and a gold necklace. A microphone stands before him. Gilded sun and crescent-moon ceremonial staves flank the throne, and a gold deity figure with a crown stands at the right edge against a starry night backdrop. Appearance cues (turban, rudraksha malas, ceremonial gold and the page's association) are consistent with Swamiji (probable), seated and speaking as a discourse is given.2021-01-04A bare-chested man with a tall black turban and white tilak on his forehead sits on an ornate gold throne carved with scrollwork, in front of gold draped fabric. He wears multiple rudraksha mala necklaces and smiles while speaking into a microphone held near his chin. a person: the candidate shows the turban, rudraksha malas and ceremonial bare-chested presentation, seated as the speaker at a satsang-style darshan.2021-04-27