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A seated man with long dark hair, wearing an orange robe and a multicolored flower garland with a red-and-white strand, sits with palms pressed together in namaskar on an ornate golden throne with red cushions. A gold trident stands at left and a tall gold staff at right. Behind him are a backdrop of artificial rocks, greenery and gold-and-orange deity figures. Around the throne, saffron-clad attendants sit on the floor, one pouring water from a silver vessel into a bowl, and a woman in orange sits at right. Flower arrangements, fruit, brass lamps and a microphone surround the dais.

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A photograph of a seated figure on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, hands joined in namaskar, wearing an orange robe, a long garland of white and red flowers, a rudraksha-style mala and a red tilak on the forehead. Flanking the throne are a golden trident and golden kalasha-style finials, with floral arrangements in vases and a stage backdrop of rocks and greenery. Around the dais, several people in orange robes sit and attend, one offering fruit and flowers from a tray, another with hands folded. Fruit, flowers and oil lamps are arranged before the throne, and small statues of deities stand at the top corners of the stage.2009-07-07Photograph of a seated figure on an ornate golden throne with red cushions and tiger-stripe upholstery, framed by a yellow flower backdrop, white and red garlands and a silver trident at the right. The central figure wears an orange turban, orange robes, a long red-and-white flower garland and a gold pendant necklace, with hands pressed in anjali. In front, three attendants in orange robes perform a puja: one holds a silver platter or pot while two others touch or offer items toward it, with flowers and lamps nearby.2008-07-17July 07 20092009-07-07July 07 20092009-07-07July 17 20082008-07-17A seated man in saffron-orange robes sits on an ornate golden throne draped with red cloth and thick garlands of red roses and yellow marigolds. He has his palms pressed together in namaskar with eyes closed, and a microphone stand is at his side. A red stage platform holds fruit and a water bottle. In front, two men in white kurtas and one man in an orange robe bend over a golden footstool, one holding a brass oil lamp and another a metal vessel. The backdrop is a large photographic print of a banyan tree with red-orange tones. Visible people are about four.2009-08-30July 07 20092009-07-07July 07 20092009-07-07July 12 20092009-07-12July 07 20092009-07-07A seated figure with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron robe and a white-and-pink flower garland, hands pressed together in namaskar on a gilded throne with red cushions. Behind, a painted backdrop shows rocks, greenery and four carved-looking devotees in orange with palms joined. A golden trident leans to the left and floral arrangements in pink, red and white frame the stage. Two men in orange robes kneel at the front, one pouring from a brass vessel over a ritual setup of silver lamps, bananas, fruit and a brass pot. A woman in orange with a dark red border sits at right with hands joined. This appears to be a Gurupoornima puja. Seated figure is Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, orange robe and garland, enthroned as central figure.2009-07-07July 17 20082008-07-17