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Photograph 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.

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Photograph 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 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.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.2017-05-24A photograph of a man seated before an ornate gilded backdrop carved with floral scrollwork and a central deity relief. He wears a rust-red robe, a white-and-red tripundra forehead mark, a gold earring, a gold chain, a gold armband, and a long garland of white jasmine, pink lotus flowers, and orange-yellow marigolds draped over both shoulders. He is smiling and looking to his left. In front of him hang a brass hand bell with a chain and a brass oil lamp on a stand, with a red cushion below and string lights at the right edge. Swamiji (probable): the appearance-based cues are the long swept-back hair, the ornate gold ceremonial jewellery and the garland, but no printed name is visible in the scene.2017-05-24A 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.2017-05-24May 24 20172017-05-24