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A seated figure on an ornate gilded throne with red cushions sits at the centre, wearing an orange-red garment and a multicoloured floral garland, with long dark hair swept back. A gold trident stands to the left, and white and red floral decorations surround the throne. Around the throne, devotees in white and orange garments kneel and sit close, with a woman in a white sari and rudraksha beads leaning forward toward the seated figure. A standing fan and an air conditioner sit in the white tented setting.

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July 07 20092009-07-07A photograph inside a white tented hall at a Gurupoornima event. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron garment and a large multicoloured flower garland, sits on an ornate red and gold throne with a gold carved backrest. Several devotees in white clothes sit or kneel before him; one woman with a braid in a white top reaches toward him, and a woman in a white sari sits nearby. A silver and gold ritual object stands at the left edge, a vase of flowers sits on a table, and a white pedestal fan is visible. Appearance-based label: a person, seated on the throne with a garland and saffron clothing, receiving devotees. Seven or eight physical people are visible.2009-07-07A photograph of a ceremonial gathering in a tented hall, with a large ornate gold-and-red throne backed by white and red floral garlands at left. A person seated on the throne wears an orange-red garment, a multi-coloured floral garland and a gold necklace, and is receiving folded hands and a brass offering plate. Around them, devotees in white clothes and orange shawls stand close; a woman in a white sari with a rudraksha mala holds a brass plate, and an older man in white looks on. Electric fans and small offerings sit on a side table. The cues are a visible throne, garland and gold adornments; the person seated on the throne appears to have long hair and orange-red clothing, so the appearance is a probable Swamiji (probable) candidate, present in person, while the surrounding people are devotees.2009-07-07A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes sits on an ornate gold throne with red and white cushions, wearing a multicoloured flower garland and a red tilak on his forehead. He holds up a silver trident with one hand while women in white and cream sarees with rudraksha malas kneel before him with palms joined, one bowing low. Garlands of marigolds and flowers decorate the throne, a standing fan and an air cooler sit beside it, and a man in white dhoti stands under a white tent canopy in the background. The scene looks like a darshan or padapuja in a tent setting.2009-07-07A long-haired man in an orange-saffron robe, wearing a multicoloured flower garland, sits on a red throne-like seat in front of an ornate gold carved backdrop. He extends his arm to a devotee, a woman in white with a rudraksha mala, who is offering something to him. Other devotees, including a woman in white with flowers in her hair and a woman in a red blouse, surround him under a white tent, with a standing fan and vases of red and yellow roses nearby. Swamiji (probable): the man has long swept-back hair, saffron robe, and a floral garland, and is seated as the central figure on the throne.2009-07-07July 07 20092009-07-07July 07 20092009-07-07July 07 20092009-07-07July 07 20092009-07-07July 07 20092009-07-07July 07 20092009-07-07July 17 20082008-07-17