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A photograph of a man seated in profile, smiling, with long dark hair gathered into a bun and a vertical orange-yellow tilak on his forehead. He wears a rust-red shawl over his bare shoulder and a long ornate gold necklace of ribbed beads. He holds a small bead mala of orange-red beads in his lap and reaches toward a tall polished silver staff on the right. Behind him is a gold-toned draped backdrop and a gold ornament is visible at the left edge.

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August 02 20142014-08-02Photo of a seated man with long dark hair tied back, an orange-yellow tilak on his forehead, and a smile. He wears a bare-shouldered rust-red garment and a heavy gold bead necklace with dark bands. He reaches toward a tall silver staff with a cup-shaped top, beside a dark carved wooden staff and a gilded ornamental figure in the foreground. The background is a gold draped fabric.2014-08-02Photo of a seated man in a rust-red shawl with a bare upper torso, wearing a long gold-coloured necklace of large beads and a dark hair bun. He has an orange-yellow tilak on his forehead and smiles while extending his right arm toward a tall silver staff with ornate engraved designs. A gold vessel sits in the foreground at left, and a dark serpent-like form coils near the staff, against a golden draped backdrop with drums visible at lower right. Appearance-based label: a person, seated in a ceremonial setting.2014-08-02August 02 20142014-08-02A photograph of a man seated in profile at a satsang, wearing a rust-red shawl over bare shoulders, a long rudraksha mala of golden beads around his neck, and a sweep of dark hair tied back at the nape. He has a bright orange tilak on his forehead and reaches toward a tall silver ceremonial staff topped with a round silver disc. A gold-coloured ritual vessel with a spout sits in the foreground, and a dark cord or serpent-like object lies across the gold draped background. A slim wrist thread is visible. Appearance cues are consistent with a person, seated and attending the event described in the page.2014-08-02A smiling man with long dark hair tied back sits on an ornate gold throne carved with a lion-head armrest, wearing a reddish-orange shawl draped over bare shoulders and a heavy gold bead necklace with dark bands, with orange tilak markings on his forehead. A tall silver staff topped with a finial stands at right, and a dark carved serpent curls around the throne frame. Gold draped fabric forms the background. Swamiji (probable) is seated on the throne, identified by the saffron shawl, gold beaded necklace and long hair, with his arm extended toward the staff.2014-08-02August 02 20142014-08-02A seated man in a close side profile smiles as he reaches toward a tall silver ceremonial staff on the right. He has long dark hair gathered into a low bun, an orange-yellow tilak across his forehead, and is bare-shouldered with a rust-red cloth draped over his body. He wears a long multi-strand necklace of gold-toned rudraksha beads and a red thread bracelet on his wrist. In the lower left, a gold-toned ornate lion or elephant-headed armrest is visible, and behind him is a warm gold backdrop.2014-08-02A seated man in a rust-orange cloth wrapped over one shoulder wears a long gold-and-black beaded mala with ceremonial gold beads and a yellow tilak on his forehead, his hair tied back in a bun. He smiles softly and looks down toward a golden elephant-head armrest, with an arm extended toward a dark carved serpent-shaped rod. Beside him stands a tall polished silver staff with a rounded finial. The background is a gold drape.2014-08-02A smiling man seated in profile on a gold-draped throne, bare-shouldered and wearing a red-orange cloth draped over his body, with a long swept-back hairstyle tied in a bun and a gold yellow tilak on his forehead. He wears a heavy gold necklace of beaded gold and black pendants and holds a large silver staff or sceptre with a finial in his right hand, while a dark wooden or metal serpent-entwined rod rests beside him. A gold ornamental vessel sits in the foreground, and a yellow-gold textile backdrop fills the background. Probable Swamiji (appearance-based candidate: long swept-back hair, saffron-orange clothing, gold necklace and a seated throne position). Single seated person.2014-08-02A seated man in profile on an ornate gold-and-wood throne with carved lion-head arms and a dark serpent-form carving. He wears a rust-red shawl draped over bare shoulders, a long gold-toned rudraksha mala with striped beads around his neck, and an orange-yellow tilak on his forehead. His long dark hair is tied back in a bun, and he extends one arm to touch a tall silver staff or trident-like standard. The background is a pale gold draped cloth. Swamiji (probable): the long swept-back hair, saffron-red shawl, rudraksha mala and ornate throne are the qualifying cues for this seated figure.2014-08-02A man in a rust-red shawl sits beside a gold lion-headed armrest and a silver ceremonial staff against a gold draped backdrop. He has long dark hair in a knot at the back, an orange tilak on his forehead, a bead-and-gold ornamental necklace, and a red wristband. He smiles while looking down at a small white card he holds in one hand, the other arm extended toward the staff. Appearance-based label: a person, seated and speaking in a satsang setting.2014-08-02