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A seated man with a white forehead band and long dark hair wears a rust-red garment, rudraksha malas and a gold pendant on a silver throne with lion figures. A young boy in orange robes and orange turban kneels at left, holding yellow flower petals, while another child in orange kneels at right, reaching into a large silver bowl of yellow flowers on a silver stand. A painted temple mural with orange columns forms the backdrop. Scattered petals cover a white cloth on the floor.

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A seated man with long swept-back dark hair, a white forehead mark, rudraksha mala necklaces and a rust-red shawl sits on an ornate silver throne, dipping his hand into a large silver bowl of yellow flower petals set on a silver stand. Two young boys in saffron-orange turbans and orange cloths kneel on white cloth before him; the boy at left holds his hands together, the other offers petals from his palm. Behind them stands a silver lion sculpture and a standing attendant in orange, with a green leaf spread beneath the offering bowl. Probable Swamiji seated on the throne, identified by long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and rust-red shawl.2018-01-08January 08 20182018-01-08A photograph of a ritual scene at an ashram stage. A man seated on a silver throne with a silver backrest wears a rust-brown robe, a long rudraksha mala, a gold chain, and a white horizontal forehead mark; his eyes are closed. He holds a handful of yellow food offering toward a large silver bowl heaped with the same yellow prasad, set on a silver stand over a green banana leaf. Two boys in saffron-orange dhotis and turbans stand at left, one with rudraksha malas offering prasad. Two girls in orange sarees sit at right. Painted murals of temple scenes decorate the background. This appears to be a prasad distribution during a ritual. Swamiji (probable): the seated man has long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas, a gold necklace and a ceremonial throne, consistent with the page reference.2018-01-08January 08 20182018-01-08January 08 20182018-01-08A photograph of a ceremony on a stage with a painted backdrop. A bearded man with long dark hair, a white horizontal tilak on his forehead, a rudraksha mala and gold necklace, and a rust-red robe sits on an ornate silver throne flanked by silver lion figures; he holds a handful of yellow flower petals or turmeric over a large silver bowl of the same. A young man kneeling at left wears an orange turban and orange cloth with white sacred ash markings and a rudraksha mala, offering yellow petals from his hands. A woman in orange saree stands at right facing the seated man, and another person in orange is partly visible at the far right edge. Green leaves and petals sit on a silver stand before them. a person: the seated man on the silver throne shows long hair, a rudraksha mala, gold necklace and rust-red robe, matching the page's reference to a Maheshwara Puja.2018-01-08January 08 20182018-01-08January 08 20182018-01-08January 08 20182018-01-08January 08 20182018-01-08January 08 20182018-01-08January 08 20182018-01-08