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A man with swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and a yellow-white tilak sits on an ornate gilded throne with a brown leather cushioned seat and carved golden lion-head armrests. He wears rudraksha mala garlands, a gold necklace and an orange-red robe with a yellow sash, and his bare arm rests on the armrest. Seated in a darkened hall, he faces a crowd of silhouetted audience members in the foreground, with a silver ceremonial lamp partly visible at the left edge.

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A photograph of a man seated on an ornate gold-trimmed brown leather throne on a dark stage, speaking into a headset microphone. He has long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi on his forehead, and wears a saffron-orange robe with a thick rudraksha mala and layered ceremonial gold necklaces. A silver trident stands at the left edge of the frame. Audience members in silhouette fill the foreground and background. Swamiji (probable) appears in the photo, seated on the throne, with the distinctive long hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha mala and gold necklaces as cues. The stage is dim and the crowd is partly in shadow.2015-12-20December 20 20152015-12-20A seated man in rust-orange robes sits on an ornate golden throne with brown leather upholstery and carved golden lion-head armrests, speaking into a small headset microphone. He wears a large rudraksha mala draped across his chest, a beaded necklace and a gold pendant, with a red bindi on his forehead and red-and-white wristbands. His hair is swept high and full. Around him a large seated audience fills the frame: some in orange and saffron clothing, a woman in pink, a woman in blue and orange, and a man with a white blindfold-style headband. A shaven-headed man in a white dhoti with a brown-framed pair of glasses sits at the lower left. Swamiji (probable): the throne-seated speaker shows long swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala and ornate gold necklaces, consistent with the page's identification.2015-12-22A man seated on an ornate golden throne with lion-head armrests and a brown leather seat, centre stage at a darkened evening event. He wears a saffron-orange garment, layered rudraksha malas in brown and black beads, and heavy gold necklaces, with a red tilak on his forehead and long swept-back dark hair. A silver trident stands at the left edge of the frame. Swamiji (probable) is seated on the throne, an appearance-based label matching his long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha malas. Visible people: roughly 20 to 30 seated audience members and the seated figure on the throne.2015-12-20A man with short dark hair and a red bindi sits on an ornate golden throne with carved lion heads and brown leather upholstery, smiling and looking to his left. He wears an orange-red robe, a long ornate gold-and-red beaded necklace with a rudraksha mala, and a bracelet, with a small headset microphone at his face. Audience members sit in the foreground and background, some with raised hands; a few appear to be women in white and light clothing. a person seated as the speaker at this discourse, based on the orange robe, malas and ceremonial throne. The setting is an interior hall with pale walls and dark wood fixtures.2015-12-24A man with long swept-back dark hair sits smiling on an ornate gilded throne with lion-carved armrests and a brown leather seat. He wears a red-orange saffron garment, a rudraksha mala draped across the chest, a multi-strand rudraksha garland, ceremonial gold necklaces and a red bindi with a yellow tilak. He rests one forearm on the armrest and has a bracelet on the wrist. Behind him a dark stage backdrop, and a blurred audience of seated people fills the foreground and sides. Appearance-based identity cues are consistent with a person seated as a speaker at a satsang event, but the face itself is not used for identification; the person is described by role and attire.2015-12-20A photo of a seated figure in a gilded brown leather throne with carved golden lion-head armrests, addressing a large audience at a convention hall. The central figure wears saffron-orange robes, a long rudraksha mala, a beaded necklace, a gold pendant, and a headset microphone, with long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi, and holds one hand on the armrest while sitting cross-legged. a person is the central figure seated as the speaker. Around him, seated and standing devotees wear orange conference lanyards, saris and casual clothes, and a bald man in glasses in the lower left wears an orange shawl. Gold-trimmed ceremonial staffs appear at the left edge.2015-12-22A man seated on an ornate gilded throne with brown leather upholstery and carved lion-head armrests, speaking into a microphone at a dark indoor event. He wears a black head covering, a red bindi and tilak, a rudraksha mala with long swept strands, a gold ceremonial necklace, red-orange clothing with a saffron wrap, and a purple beaded bracelet. A few audience members in red and orange are visible at the bottom and edges of the frame, some wearing red headbands, and a silhouetted crowd fills the background. a person cues: the rudraksha mala, gold necklace, saffron-orange clothing and throne seating are consistent with the page's claim.2015-12-20A smiling figure seated on an ornate gold-and-brown throne with carved golden lion armrests, wearing a rust-orange dhoti-style robe, a long rudraksha mala with large beads, a gold pendant necklace, a red bindi and a bracelet, with a small headset microphone. Behind and around him, a large seated audience in saris and kurtas, some wearing orange lanyards, fills a gilded hall with decorative panels. A water bottle and papers sit on a wooden lectern at right. The seated figure matches the page's Swamiji context by long swept-back hair and saffron-orange ceremonial attire with rudraksha and gold, so this is a probable Swamiji (probable) seated in a satsang setting.2015-12-22A man with a swept-back black hair and a sandalwood-and-red tilak on his forehead sits on an ornate gold-carved throne with lion-head armrests and a brown leather seat. He wears a saffron-orange shawl over bare shoulders, layered rudraksha malas, and a heavy gold necklace, and smiles while resting his hands on his lap. In front of him, a row of audience members is seen from behind and in silhouette, with others seated in the dim hall behind. The setting suggests a satsang or discourse. a person appearance cues include the swept hair, saffron shawl, rudraksha malas and gold necklace; the seated figure is in the central position on the throne.2015-12-20December 20 20152015-12-20December 23 20152015-12-23