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A man with long dark hair sits smiling on an ornate gold throne decorated with a gilded carved backrest and a silver-and-gold relief panel depicting deities. Behind him hangs a garland of yellow, white and maroon flowers. He wears an orange-saffron embroidered silk kurta with gold sequined motifs, a matching orange shawl with gold border, a gold pendant necklace and a red-orange tilak on his forehead. His hands rest in his lap over a maroon zebra-striped cushion. Appearance-based label: a person, seated in person, in festive ceremonial dress.

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A smiling man with long dark hair sits on an ornate gilded throne decorated with garlands of yellow, white and magenta flowers. He wears an orange-saffron embroidered silk kurta with a matching orange shawl draped over one shoulder, a gold chain necklace and a dark bead mala, and a red tilak mark on his forehead. His hands rest folded in his lap. Behind him a silver-and-gold repoussé panel shows a deity scene. Probable Swamiji by appearance cues: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, ceremonial gold necklace and mala, seated on a throne amid flower garlands at a Brahmotsavam event.2008-12-28A smiling man with long dark hair sits on an ornate gilded throne decorated with garlands of yellow, white and maroon flowers. He wears a saffron-orange embroidered silk kurta with a matching orange shawl draped over one shoulder, a gold chain and a pendant, and a red bindi on his forehead. His hands rest on his lap. Behind him a silver-and-gold relief panel shows deity figures. The scene appears to be a ceremonial stage setting. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron-orange ornate clothing and a gold necklace, seated in a throne-like chair.2008-12-28December 28 20082008-12-28A photograph of a long-haired man seated on a red zebra-striped throne-like chair in front of a gold-ornamented backdrop draped with yellow, purple, white and red flower garlands. He wears a peach-coloured embroidered silk kurta with sparkling embellishments, an orange-red shawl over one shoulder, and a gold chain with a pendant; a tilak mark is on his forehead. He smiles while resting his hands on his lap. A gilded deity murti in a niche appears at left.2008-12-28A seated man with long dark hair and a red bindi sits on an ornate gold throne decorated with marigold and yellow flower garlands. He wears an embroidered saffron-orange silk sherwani with a matching orange shawl, a high embellished collar, a gold chain and a rudraksha-style mala. His hands rest in his lap. Behind him is a gilded carved panel with a green backdrop. a person: long swept hair, saffron ceremonial clothing and a rudraksha mala, seated on a throne as a guru.2008-12-28A seated man with long dark hair and a red bindi on his forehead sits on a throne-like seat with a zebra-striped red cushion. He wears an orange silk kurta-style garment with gold embroidery and sequined sunburst motifs, a matching orange shawl draped over one shoulder, and a gold chain with a pendant. His hands rest in his lap. Behind him is a backdrop of yellow, white, and magenta marigold garlands and an ornate gold-framed panel depicting a deity. a person seated in a ceremonial setting, with long swept hair, saffron-orange ornate clothing, and a gold necklace as appearance cues.2008-12-28A seated man with long dark swept-back hair wears an orange embroidered silk kurta with gold sequined work and an orange shawl draped over one shoulder, with a rudraksha-style mala and gold chain at the neck and a red tilak on the forehead. He sits on a maroon zebra-striped cushioned seat in front of a silver-and-gold ornate backdrop and a wall of yellow, white and magenta flower garlands. Appearance-based identification: Swamiji (probable), seated in a ceremonial setting with clear cues of long hair, saffron-orange ornate clothing, mala and gold necklace; his hands rest folded in his lap.2008-12-28A man with long, swept-back dark hair sits on an ornate throne in front of a backdrop of marigold and rose garlands, with gilded metalwork behind. He wears a saffron-orange silk kurta embroidered with gold sunburst motifs, an orange shawl with gold border, and a gold pendant necklace over a red-beaded collar. A red bindi marks his forehead. His hands rest folded in his lap, and a maroon tiger-striped cushion lies beside him. Appearance cues (long hair, saffron ornate clothing, gold necklace) are consistent with Swamiji (probable), seated in a place of honour during the event.2008-12-28A smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair sits in profile on a gilded throne decorated with a golden lion head in the foreground and yellow, purple and white flower garlands behind. He wears a saffron-orange silk kurta embroidered with gold sequin-like motifs, a matching orange shawl draped over one shoulder, a gold necklace and a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him is a green draped backdrop with a dark decorative panel. a person seated on a throne during a festival celebration.2008-12-28A smiling man with long dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead sits on an ornate golden throne decorated with garlands of yellow, white and magenta flowers. He wears an orange-saffron silk kurta embroidered with gold sunburst motifs, a gold necklace, and an orange shawl draped over one shoulder. A gilded lion-head armrest is visible in the lower left, and a green backdrop with a decorative fan-like panel sits behind him. Only one person is visible.2008-12-28December 28 20082008-12-28December 28 20082008-12-28