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A man in a rust-red robe with a long rudraksha mala draped over his chest stands beside a gilded lion-armed throne, raising a tall gold ceremonial staff in his right hand. His long dark hair falls down his back and he wears red-brown beaded bracelets. Behind him a crowd of devotees watches, including a woman in a dark headscarf at left. In the foreground a silver trident and a brass oil lamp sit on a ledge. The white stage backdrop and warm lighting frame the scene.

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May 12 20162016-05-12May 12 20162016-05-12May 12 20162016-05-12May 12 20162016-05-12A smiling man with long dark hair and a red bindi stands beside a gold-and-brown throne with carved lion-head armrests, raising a tall gold trident in his right hand. He wears a rust-red saffron-toned robe, a thick brown rudraksha mala around his neck and beaded bracelets on his arms. Behind him a large crowd of seated devotees fills the frame, with a second smaller gold trident in the foreground at left beside a brass lamp and a metal container. A camera operator is visible at the lower right, and a white backdrop hangs behind the stage.2016-05-12A man in a rust-red saffron-toned wrap stands beside a large golden-trimmed brown leather throne, raising both arms in greeting and smiling broadly. He wears long dark hair swept back, a rudraksha mala draped across the chest and rudraksha bracelets on both wrists, and holds a tall gold trident with ornate tines in one raised hand. Behind him a large crowd of seated devotees, many women, fills the frame, with white canopy fabric and a white screen in the background. A smaller gold trident stands at left. Partially visible people in the foreground include a woman in pale clothing at lower left.2016-05-12May 12 20162016-05-12May 12 20162016-05-12A man with long dark hair and a red bindi stands on a stage holding a tall golden trident aloft in his raised right arm, smiling with eyes closed. He wears a rust-red saffron-toned robe, a thick brown rudraksha mala and bracelets. Behind him sits a brown leather throne with gold carved armrests and lion-head feet. A large crowd of devotees fills the background, with a white canopy and red drape above. Small golden trident-like ornaments stand at the left edge of the frame. A camera-mounted microphone is visible near his face.2016-05-12A man in a rust-red saffron wrap and a rudraksha mala, with long dark hair swept back, stands beside a gold-and-brown throne, smiling and raising a tall gold trident in one hand while resting the other hand on his hip. Beside him a gold lion-form statue sits at the base of the throne, a brass kalasha-style vessel and a small ceremonial trident stand at lower left, and a large crowd of seated devotees in white and red clothing fills the foreground and background. Upper left, a few people in white and red ritual dress stand in the background.2016-05-12May 12 20162016-05-12May 12 20162016-05-12