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A man with long dark hair and a beard sits on an ornate silver throne with a red velvet seat, holding a silver staff with a finial in his raised right hand. He wears a red-orange draped garment, a multi-strand gold necklace, gold bangles on both upper arms, and a ceremonial stone-set brooch at the shoulder, with a vertical tilak on his forehead and a gold earring. Behind him, blurred people in white clothing sit in a bright hall with pale walls and a red door frame.

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July 06 20172017-07-06July 06 20172017-07-06A man with long dark hair, a red bindi and gold earrings stands at a red velvet throne with an ornate silver frame, raising a tall silver ceremonial staff topped with a finial in his right hand. He wears a red-maroon garment, a gold necklace with a pendant, layered gold chains, a brooch with red stones, and beaded gold armbands. He smiles while people sit blurred in the background of a white hall.2017-07-06A photograph of a smiling man seated on an ornate silver-and-red throne, holding a tall silver staff topped with a finial in his raised right hand. He wears a red-orange draped garment, a heavy gold multi-strand necklace with a gold pendant, gold floral brooches on the chest, a gold bead bracelet on the upper arm and wrist, a gold stud earring, and a red bindi on his forehead, with long dreadlocked hair falling over his shoulders. Behind him, several blurred figures in white and saffron clothing stand in a bright hall. The appearance matches the Swamiji cues of long hair, saffron-toned ornate clothing, and gold adornments, so this is a probable in-person Swamiji (probable) seated as the central figure.2017-07-06A smiling man with long dark hair and a short beard stands at right, holding a tall silver ceremonial staff with a finial in his raised left hand. He wears a red-maroon garment draped over one shoulder, layered gold chains, a gold necklace, gold earrings, red beaded armbands and jewelled floral brooches. Behind him is an ornately carved silver and red upholstered throne. Blurred seated audience members fill the background of a pale hall. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, ornate gold jewellery and red-maroon ceremonial clothing with a staff and throne, in a role of a seated ceremonial leader addressing an audience.2017-07-06A smiling man with long dark hair, a forehead tilak and a short beard sits on an ornate silver-and-red throne, holding a tall silver staff topped with a finial in his raised right hand. He wears a rust-red draped garment, layered gold chains, a gold necklace, gold earrings, gold bangles and a floral brooch with white stones. Behind him, blurred figures in white and saffron clothing sit in a hall with white walls and a red door.2017-07-06A man seated on an ornate silver-and-red throne holds a silver staff topped with a shivalinga-like finial in his raised right hand. He wears a rust-red garment draped over one shoulder, layered gold chain necklaces, a gold pendant, red-and-pink floral gold brooches, beaded gold armlets and a tilak on his forehead, with long dark hair swept back. Behind him, blurred figures in white and light clothing sit in a bright hall with a red doorway. A silver ritual object is visible at the left edge. Appearance-based label: a person, seated on a throne with the staff, wearing saffron-red ceremonial dress and gold ornaments; the page indicates he is present at this event.2017-07-06A smiling man with long dark hair pulled back and a short beard sits on an ornate silver throne with a red velvet seat. He wears a red-brown shawl draped over his bare shoulders, heavy gold chains, a gold necklace, red-and-white floral brooches on his chest, and beaded red-gold bangles on his upper arms. He raises a silver ceremonial staff with a finial in his right hand. Blurred figures in the background suggest a hall gathering.2017-07-06July 06 20172017-07-06A man seated on an ornate silver throne with a red cushioned seat, holding a tall silver ceremonial staff topped with an ornate finial in his raised right hand. He wears a red-maroon dhoti-style garment, a gold chain necklace, layered gold and bead necklaces, a red bindi on his forehead, gold armlets, and large floral brooches on his chest. Long dark hair falls past his shoulders. Blurred people in white and light clothing sit in the background of a bright hall. Appearance-based label: a person, seated in a ceremonial role on the throne.2017-07-06July 06 20172017-07-06A man seated on an ornate silver-and-red throne holds a tall silver staff topped with a finial in his raised right hand. He wears a rust-red sleeveless garment, layered gold chains, a gold necklace, gold armlets with red beads, and red-and-white floral brooches on his chest. A vertical tilak mark is on his forehead, his long hair is swept back, and he has gold earrings. Blurred people in white and saffron clothing stand in the background of a bright hall. Probable Swamiji is shown in the seat of honour with distinctive long swept-back hair, ornate gold jewellery and a ceremonial staff.2017-07-06