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A seated figure on a golden ornate throne with a carved back, wearing a black cylindrical headdress, tilak on forehead, a pink and white flower garland, a large gold pendant necklace, and a rust-red robe, holds a red cushion. Behind him a standing attendant in orange-brown robe and rudraksha mala stands by a doorway. Foreground, a seated man in orange turban and bare chest wears rudraksha beads, and another seated man in yellow-orange cloth sits near flower offerings. A white pedestal fan and a water bottle appear at right in a warmly lit ritual room.

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March 06 20162016-03-06A seated figure on an ornate gold throne with a carved peacock-style backrest sits with eyes closed in a red-walled room. He wears a tall black turban, a red-orange robe, a rudraksha mala, a long gold necklace with a large gold pendant and a floral garland of pink and white flowers. Beside him a bare-chested man in a yellow cloth and layered beads sits on the floor, and a standing attendant in a red robe and striped gold dhoti stands behind a small table with a water bottle. A seated man in a yellow and white dhoti sits at the right, and a white electric fan stands against the wall. The figure on the throne matches the Swamiji (probable) appearance cues of a turban, ornate gold ceremonial jewellery and a garland, so this is presented as a probable identification from appearance only.2016-03-06 +1 copiesPhotograph of a ceremonial indoor scene in warm lamplight. A seated figure on an ornate gold throne with a carved gilded backrest wears a black turban, a red-and-saffron robe, a long pink-and-white flower garland, a gold pendant necklace and a rudraksha mala, with a red tilak on the forehead; he is probable Swamiji by visible cues of ceremonial gold ornaments, turban and garland, and he is seated centrally. A standing man behind the throne wears a dark brown robe and a rudraksha mala. In the foreground a bald man in an orange-and-yellow cloth with a saffron head wrap sits before a small fire, and a man in white dhoti and white shirt sits at right beside a table holding a water bottle; a wall fan and a red-lit doorway complete the room.2016-03-06 +1 copiesMarch 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copiesMarch 06 20162016-03-06A seated figure on an ornate gilded throne with a curved golden backrest, wearing a dark red-brown robe, a long pink and white flower garland, a gold pendant necklace, and a tall dark turban-style headwear with a red tilak on the forehead. A standing attendant in a rust-orange robe with a rudraksha mala and a bare-chested man in a saffron-yellow cloth with an orange head wrap and flower garlands sit or stand nearby; a seated man in white dhoti and glasses sits to the right beside a small table with a water bottle and a wall fan. Warm red-orange lighting fills the room, with a shirtless figure in white cloth partly visible at the left edge. The seated figure is shown with eyes closed in a ceremonial setting. The image appears to be a photograph from an indoor ritual gathering.2016-03-06 +1 copiesMarch 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copiesMarch 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copiesA seated figure on an ornate gilded throne with a large arched backrest sits centrally in a temple hall at night, wearing a red-orange turban, rust-red robes with a gold-striped sash, a heavy beaded mala and a gold pendant necklace, with flower garland at his lap. Around him, bare-chested priests in white dhotis and an attendant in a red sari and rudraksha beads tend a fire pit with burning offerings in the foreground. a person: the seated central figure has a red turban, rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklace, and the throne reflects a ceremonial role, though the appearance is only partly distinctive.2015-11-24March 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copiesMarch 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copiesNovember 24 20152015-11-24