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A seated man with a white tilak and rudraksha malas, wearing a rust-red robe and an orange shawl, smiles while placing a hand on his chest. He sits on a red cushioned seat before a golden backdrop and a yellow draped altar with green potted plants. Facing him, a man in white kurta with rudraksha mala folds his hands in anjali and bows low, while another man in white stands behind. An older man with glasses and a rudraksha mala sits at the lower right.

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July 31 20152015-07-31A photograph of a seated figure on a gilded throne with red cushions, with long dark hair, a rudraksha mala and orange-saffron robe, smiling as he receives an offering from a devotee in an orange kurta bent low before him. The devotee holds a small silver vessel and a brass plate, and wears a gold necklace and a white dhoti with a gold border. Behind them, women in white and red stand near green potted plants beside a red backdrop. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure has long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a rudraksha mala. The scene suggests a darshan or padapuja offering.2016-05-06December 28 20142014-12-28A seated figure in a saffron-orange robe wears a rudraksha-style mala with golden beads and a white tripundra mark on the forehead, sitting on a red-cushioned throne with an ornate gold backrest at left. Beside the throne stands a silver trident. A man in a white kurta with a red-orange shawl stands at right with palms pressed together in anjali, facing the seated figure, who gestures with an open hand. Behind them, women in white with red beaded necklaces stand in a room with potted plants and a fan. The seated figure has long swept-back hair and ornate gold-and-rudraksha adornment, a person by appearance, though this is uncertain.2015-03-02May 09 20122012-05-09A photograph of a smiling man seated in an orange saffron robe draped over one shoulder, wearing multiple strands of rudraksha beads and a gold necklace with a round pendant, with a red-orange vibhuti mark on his forehead and dark hair tied back. A younger man with reddish hair in a white kurta and an orange-red shawl bows forward toward him with hands joined. Behind them, several men in white clothes and orange shawls sit or stand, and a gold-embroidered panel and purple flowers appear at left. Swamiji (probable) is the seated man in orange, identified by long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and ceremonial gold necklace.2012-12-16A photograph inside a decorated hall where a seated figure on a gold-trimmed throne wears a red-orange turban, rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and a red-orange cloth draped over the body, and smiles while a bald man in orange robes with a red-and-yellow flower garland bows toward him. Behind the throne, a large floral arrangement of yellow marigolds and red flowers frames the seat. Nearby, a man in white dhoti with gold border and a woman in white sari with folded hands stand in attendance, and a gold-coloured ornamental figure and a brass lamp sit by the throne. A woman's head is visible in the lower right foreground. A large throne with a crown finial and a Swamiji (probable) cue of turban, beads and saffron-red clothing are present, while the orange-robed bowing devotee and attendants are shown in white ritual clothing.2015-07-31A photograph of a devotee in saffron-orange robes bowing forward with palms pressed together before a seated man in a white shawl with a red-and-gold border, a rudraksha-style bead necklace, a garland of marigolds and pink flowers, and a vertical white tilak on his forehead. The seated man smiles with hands joined in namaste. Behind them stand a shaved-headed priest in orange with a tilak and a second robed attendant, beside a white sofa and a gold-carved throne draped with a tiger-stripe cloth against purple curtains. The seated man shows a person cues: long swept-back hair, a ceremonial garland and bead adornments, and a ritual shawl, while the bowing devotee is a person in saffron.2013-02-27A photograph of a seated figure in a maroon-red sleeveless wrap and layered rudraksha malas, receiving a clasped handshake from a standing man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala. Behind them a golden-yellow cloth draped over a platform holds a gold-ornamented deity murti, with green potted plants in front. On the right, a woman in a yellow sari and a seated older man in glasses are visible at the edge, and standing devotees in white and yellow saris are in the background.2015-02-15September 20 20152015-09-20A seated man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and gold pendant necklace sits on a red velvet throne before a temple-style painted backdrop with carved pillars and a tree. Strings of orange and white flowers hang behind him, and vases of pink and white flowers stand on the platform. He smiles and raises one hand toward a bald elderly devotee in white kurta kneeling at the throne's edge. Another devotee in white with an orange-bordered cloth bows low at his feet in padapuja. A person in orange robes is partially visible at the left edge.2012-09-13May 26 20142014-05-26