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A smiling man with long dark hair and a red bindi sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, wearing an orange saffron cloth draped over his shoulders and a red inner garment. He wears a layered garland of pink, white and green flowers and a gold armband, and holds a silver trident. Behind him is a gold and red floral backdrop with garlands. On the left, a young man in orange robes smiles beside a golden trident. A golden kalasha-like vessel and a silver bowl sit at the throne's base. A woman in a white sari with a red-bordered pallu and a bead necklace smiles to the right, and devotees' hands and heads are visible in the foreground.

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A smiling man with long dark swept-back hair sits on an ornate gold throne decorated with red flowers and white garlands, wearing an orange-saffron cloth over his shoulders and a multicolour flower garland. He holds a silver trident in one hand and raises the other hand in greeting. A blurred trident-topped gold ornament is at the left edge, and a partially visible person in white stands at the left foreground while another dark-haired head appears at the bottom right. Swamiji (probable) is shown seated in person on the throne, wearing saffron clothing, a flower garland and long hair, performing a blessing gesture during a devotional event.2009-07-07A smiling person with long dark hair and a red bindi sits on a red-draped seat before an ornate gold throne-back carved with figures. He wears an orange sleeveless top, a multicoloured flower garland with red and white blooms, and rudraksha beads, and holds a silver trident-shaped staff with a small silver ornament. Behind him stands a man in white clothes with a rudraksha mala, beside a vase of white flowers and red roses. The setting is a tented event area.2009-07-07July 07 20092009-07-07A smiling man with long dark hair and a red bindi and white tilak on his forehead sits before an ornate gold-embossed backdrop carved with a deity relief. He wears an orange-saffron garment and layered garlands of pink lotus-like flowers and yellow marigold strands. He holds a silver trident with a red gem near its base, and a red throne cushion is visible beside him. Behind him stands a white-clad attendant, with a golden trident and a drum with an orange band at left, and white and red floral garlands hanging on a pillar.2009-07-07A man with long swept-back dark hair and an orange saffron robe sits on a gold throne decorated with thick garlands of white jasmine, yellow and orange marigolds, and magenta flowers, with a red velvet back panel and lion-shaped gold armrests. He wears a red flower garland and a rudraksha mala, holds a brass trident in his right hand, and smiles while seated on a flower-decorated procession palanquin. Behind him stand onlookers, including a woman in a blue sari and a man in white, and brass ritual vessels sit at the lower right.2006-12-30July 07 20092009-07-07A photograph inside a white tented pavilion shows a man with long dark hair and a red bindi, wearing orange robes, a pink-and-green flower garland and a rudraksha mala, seated before an ornate gilded throne with red cushions. He holds a silver trident wrapped in yellow and orange marigold garland. Around him, men in orange and saffron robes with gold necklaces and a bearded man with glasses stand near a brass pot and flower offerings, with a woman in a white sari behind them.2009-07-07A photo of a smiling man with long dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead, wearing an orange cloth over his shoulders and a pink-and-green flower garland. He grips a silver trident with a red gem and smiles with eyes closed. Behind him is an ornate gold-and-red throne with carved panels, a red garland, and a gold trident. Other people in white and orange clothing stand nearby, and a silver bowl sits at his left. a person: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, and a flower garland on a throne setting, indicating a darshan-style gathering.2009-07-07A photograph of a smiling man seated before an ornate golden throne with floral garlands of red and white flowers. He has long dark hair, a red kumkum mark on his forehead, a saffron-orange robe and a multi-coloured leaf garland around his neck. A silver trident and a golden trident stand beside him, and a child in the foreground with a red bindi and white forehead marking is partly visible. Swamiji (probable) is seated on the throne, identified by his long swept-back hair, saffron robe, ceremonial garland and the throne setting; the appearance cues are reasonably distinctive. The setting suggests a temple or celebration with devotees nearby.2009-07-07July 07 20092009-07-07A smiling man with long dark swept-back hair, a red tilak on his forehead, and an orange saffron garment with a lotus-bud garland, holds a silver trident adorned with yellow and green flower garlands. He sits before an ornate gold throne with embossed floral and deity panels, draped in red tiger-striped cushioning. A steel bowl of rice or grain sits at lower left, and a woman in white is partly visible behind him, with two heads in the foreground. The scene suggests a puja or darshan setting at the temple.2009-07-07July 07 20092009-07-07