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A photograph of a seated man on an ornate gilded throne with a golden lion-head armrest and a tiger-striped cushion. He wears a rust-orange dhoti with gold border, a shawl draped over his shoulder, a long gold-bead garland, and a white forehead mark with red bindi; he holds a small golden object and smiles. Behind him hang brass bells and a brass lamp, and a seated figure in orange stands at the back. In the foreground a kneeling attendant in white with folded hands sits beside silver plates of red flowers, offerings and bowls for a padapuja.

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A seated man in a rust-orange dhoti and matching shawl with gold border sits on an ornate gold throne with lion-headed armrests and a tiger-striped cushion. He wears a long gold bead necklace and a white forehead marking, and holds a gold-tipped staff. Silver plates with red flower petals, lamps and offerings lie at his bare feet. A man in white clothing kneels to the right. Gold bells hang from chains above, and a second seated figure in red is partly visible behind.2014-08-20August 20 20132013-08-20June 26 20132013-06-26A seated man in a rust-orange and gold-bordered dhoti and shawl wears a gold-beaded mala and a white forehead mark, sitting on an ornate gold throne carved with scrollwork and a golden lion-head armrest. Brass oil lamps hang from chains above, and silver trays of offerings with red flowers rest on a gold stand. A young boy in white kneels near the throne base. The seated figure has long hair and a shawl, but the appearance is not clearly distinctive enough to confirm identity.2014-08-20A seated man in rust-red and gold-bordered robes wears a long gold bead necklace and a white forehead band, sitting on an ornate gold lion-headed throne with tiger-striped cushion. Gold bells and a hanging oil lamp hang above. A devotee in white kneels at his feet beside silver trays holding flowers and offerings, part of a pratyaksha pada puja. Swamiji (probable): the seated man has long swept-back hair, a gold bead necklace and saffron-orange robes, matching the page's named event.2014-08-20A seated man on an ornate gold throne carved with lion heads and a tiger-striped cushion. He wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over one shoulder, a long ornate gold necklace with a pendant, gold armbands, bangles and earrings, a white vibhuti line and red kumkum on his forehead, and long dark hair. A lamp hangs from chains above him. In front, silver plates hold flowers, offerings and small bowls, and his bare feet rest on a bed of red, orange and yellow flowers.2013-08-04 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated man on an ornate gold throne with a carved arched back, draped with a tiger-skin cloth. He wears a rust-orange robe with a gold border, a long multi-strand rudraksha mala and a heavy gold bead necklace, gold armlets and bangles, and a red bindi on his forehead, with hands folded in his lap. Gold hanging lamps and bells hang beside the throne. In the lower foreground, three people in white ritual clothing with white markings on their arms sit before a gold pedestal with flower offerings, and a figure in brown robes with a red shawl kneels or bows at the front. Probable Swamiji (appearance-based candidate, seated on throne, with long swept-back dark hair, rudraksha mala and gold necklace). Four physical people are visible.2013-05-28April 09 20132013-04-09 +5 copiesA seated man in a golden ornate throne with a carved lion-head armrest and a tiger-striped cloth draped over the seat, wearing orange-red robes, a yellow waist cloth, a white-flowered garland and a white vertical forehead mark. He sits in a dark shrine room lit by hanging brass oil lamps and a brass bell, with a white-clad priest in an orange shawl with white forehead marks seated at the lower left beside a tray of offerings. Brass lamps hang on chains around the throne and a row of small lamps lines the dark wall.2014-08-24May 28 20132013-05-28 +1 copiesMay 28 20132013-05-28May 25 20132013-05-25