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A seated man with long dark hair and a beard sits on a red-cushioned throne with eyes closed and palms pressed together before a microphone stand. He wears a rust-brown shawl over his bare upper body, layered rudraksha and beaded necklaces, a gold chain, bangles and gold earrings. Beside him a younger man in an orange dhoti with a bare chest and white marks on his body and forehead holds a white cloth-covered offering on a tray. Behind them hang a red and gold ornate fringed canopy with floral embroidery and striped pillars, with a black electric fan visible in front.

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A seated man with long dark hair, a rudraksha mala, a heavy gold necklace, beaded arm bands and a rust-brown shawl sits with eyes closed before a microphone stand and a mounted red and gold ornamental banner. A younger man in orange cloth, bare-chested, with long dreadlocked hair, beaded necklaces and a sacred thread, leans forward to offer a tray holding a pink and white wrapped bundle or prasad. A standing fan and a white and red striped pillar are behind them.2017-10-15October 15 20172017-10-15October 15 20172017-10-15October 15 20172017-10-15April 26 20182018-04-26 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated man in saffron-red robes on a red-cushioned silver throne, with a microphone on a stand beside him. He wears long dark dreadlocks, a white and vertical tilak on his forehead, layered rudraksha malas, a gold chain and gold ornaments, and gold earrings and bangles. He holds a bundle of sticks and a small item over a white cloth bowl. A second man in red-brown robes and a red-brown turban, bare-shouldered and wearing beaded necklaces, faces him from the left and holds the bowl. Behind them is a red and gold embroidered cloth panel. The dark background suggests a night-time ceremony. The seated man's identity cannot be confirmed from appearance; he is described by role only, with dreadlocks, rudraksha malas and gold ornaments as visible cues.2017-10-15April 30 20172017-04-30 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated man in rust-red ceremonial cloth, wearing heavy gold necklaces with a large pendant, rudraksha bracelets on his upper arms and wrist, and a red-and-gold bolster-style seat behind him. He is extending a green leaf-tipped stick toward a young attendant in an orange turban and rudraksha mala who holds a colourful woven pot wrapped in pink, purple and green threads. A silver lion figure sits at the lower left. The seated man is an appearance-based probable Swamiji, identified by his long swept-back hair, gold ceremonial necklaces, rudraksha ornaments and ritual dress; the attendant is a helper in orange headwear.2017-09-24 +1 copiesSeptember 24 20172017-09-24 +1 copiesSeptember 17 20172017-09-17July 20 20172017-07-20A seated man in brown and ochre robes sits on an ornate silver throne with a red cushion, wearing a thick red-and-white flower garland with yellow marigolds, a gold pendant, and a rudraksha-style necklace, with white tilak on his forehead. A shaved-headed attendant in orange cloth and an orange turban stands at left, holding a bundle wrapped in white and red cloth toward him. Behind them stands a stone deity murti in a niche, with a silver lion-footed stand in the foreground and a microphone at right. Source credit and copyright text appear at the lower right of the image.2017-10-05