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A photograph of a stage event with a seated elder in saffron robes on a carved red-and-gold throne, garlanded with white jasmine, orange marigolds and pink flowers. He holds a small book with a portrait cover. Around him stand four men in white shirts and dark trousers, several holding copies of the same book, which has a saffron-toned cover showing a bald-headed man in white. To the left, a smiling man in a saffron turban and saffron robe wears a long garland and gestures toward the seated figure. Silver foil-wrapped packages lie at the lower left. Behind them a red banner carries Kannada script.

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July 23 20092009-07-23July 23 20092009-07-23A photograph of a seated saffron-robed figure on a floral-garlanded throne at a public event, with a banner behind reading in Kannada and English. The seated man in orange-saffron robes holds a booklet with a portrait cover. Standing beside him, a figure in an orange-red turban and orange garment wears a gold-coloured garland. Around them, men in white shirts and dark trousers hold up copies of the same booklet, and one holds a foil-wrapped object. Marigolds, white flowers and pink blooms decorate the throne and dais. The booklet cover shows a portrait of a bald man in white. The top banner shows a large printed name in Kannada, and a readable English line reads 'Dr. Balagangadharanatha Mahaswamiji'. a person candidacy: the seated figure's appearance is uncertain, and his saffron robes and floral throne alone are not enough to confirm identity.2009-07-23Photograph of a seated figure in an orange-saffron robe on a red-and-gold throne draped with white and orange flower garlands, a marigold-decorated kalasha or ornament above. Several men in white shirts and dark trousers stand around him: one at left in white shirt, one in front presenting a folded brochure and a wrapped gift, another at right holding up a blue booklet, and a man at far right wearing a yellow ribbon badge.2009-07-23July 23 20092009-07-23July 23 20092009-07-23A photograph of a seated figure in a saffron-orange robe on a decorated throne with white and orange flower garlands and a floral crown-like arrangement above the seat. Around him, about eight men in white shirts and dark trousers, several barefoot, stand close and hold small booklets with a portrait cover; one man pours or sprinkles from a foil-wrapped item over the seated figure, and petals are scattered on the floor. Some men wear yellow-and-blue rosette badges. Behind them a painted banner shows many standing deities in a row above Kannada lettering on a blue sky backdrop. Possible a person cues present: saffron robe, but the face and identity cannot be confirmed from the image alone, so this is an appearance-based candidate only.2009-07-23A felicitation ceremony on a stage backed by a banner with Kannada and English text. A seated saffron-robed religious figure, bare-footed, sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne decorated with white and orange flower garlands. Two men in white shirts and white dhotis bend forward to offer him a book wrapped in pink and purple cloth. A third white-clad man stands at right, with a man in a saffron wrap and a red-trimmed orange shawl standing behind the throne. Women in colourful saris sit at lower right, and rose petals are scattered on the platform before the throne.2009-07-23July 23 20092009-07-23July 23 20092009-07-23July 23 20092009-07-23July 23 20092009-07-23