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A seated figure on an ornate gold throne with carved lion-head armrests and a golden back panel, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti with gold border and a long orange shawl over the shoulder, with a dark rudraksha-style mala around the neck, hands resting and gaze turned to the side. Before the throne, a gold tray holds rows of brass plates with flowers and offerings, and hanging brass bells and lamps surround the seat. Four women sit in white and cream clothes with hands folded in namaskar, one wearing a white sari with a gold border and another with a white head marking, while a person in orange sits in the foreground. The setting is a dark-draped room with a wall air conditioner. Visible ritual elements include oil lamps and brass vessels, consistent with satsang or darshan.

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A seated man sits on an ornate gilded throne with lion-head carvings and a yellow cushion, dressed in an orange-brown robe with a gold-bordered yellow shawl and a dark rudraksha mala around his neck. Brass oil lamps and hanging bells surround the throne in a dark-draped room. Before him stand silver thalis of flowers and offerings on a gold table. Women in white saris with folded hands sit or kneel in devotion, one with a white tilak, while a figure in orange sits in the foreground with their back to the camera.2013-05-13September 08 20132013-09-08 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated man on an ornate gold throne in a dark-walled hall, with a golden lion-shaped armrest at his side. He wears long dark hair swept back, an orange-saffron robe with a yellow border, a rudraksha-style mala and gold bangles, and sits with his feet bare. Hanging brass bells and oil lamps are suspended above him, and a large studded wooden door stands to the right. In front of the throne, four devotees sit on the floor around silver plates heaped with red flowers and garlands. A woman in white with grey hair sits closest, a woman in a rust-orange garment with a tilak and mala sits behind her, a man in a white shirt sits beside them, and another woman in orange is partly visible at the lower right. a person's presence is attributed only by the page, so his identity is uncertain from appearance.2013-09-08 +1 copiesMay 24 20132013-05-24A photograph inside a dark shrine room with a large ornate gold throne. A bare-chested man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl sits on the throne, wearing a long rudraksha-style bead mala, ceremonial gold necklaces and gold bracelets, with a red tilak on his forehead; a person candidate, seated while devotees attend. Seated on the floor before him are devotees: a woman in a red sari, a man and woman in white with orange lanyards, and an older person in white at the bottom edge. Brass plates with red flowers and oil lamps sit on the floor, and brass hanging lamps and bells hang from the ceiling beside a golden lion figure at the base of the throne. Several priests in orange cloth with white forehead markings sit in the background near a carved gold-and-black door.2013-05-19April 25 20132013-04-25August 04 20132013-08-04A man with long swept-back dark hair sits on an ornate gold throne carved with lion-head arms and a gilded backrest, draped in a tiger-striped cloth. He wears an orange-brown robe with a gold border, a long rudraksha-style gold bead necklace, and bangles, and his bare feet rest on a footstool. Before him, brass plates hold flower petals, fruit, and small oil lamps. Devotees kneel at the throne's base with hands folded in anjali: a man in white with an orange scarf, a woman in white with a forehead marking, and women in white and red garments. Brass hanging lamps and bells hang from the upper right, and a wall air conditioner is visible on the black wall.2013-05-24A seated man in a rust-orange dhoti and wrap with an orange garland sits on an ornate gold throne carved with a lion head and a tiger-striped cloth, facing a group during a ritual setting. He has short dark hair and glasses and is smiling. A woman in white kurta sits at the gold puja table with kumkum on her forehead, holding a lit lamp; women in saris and a man in white with a red garland sit around the table with brass thalis, kalasha-style vessels, flowers and lit oil lamps. Hanging brass bells and oil lamps are above, and the room has a black wall and a colourful painted backdrop. The image shows a visible puja setting with lamps and offerings.2013-03-21A photo of a satsang in a dark-walled hall. A man seated on an ornate gold throne with a lion-carved base wears an orange-and-saffron robe, a white and orange flower garland, and a red tilak on his forehead; he sits with bare feet near a gold lamp stand. Around a gold ritual table on the lower left, several women and young people in white, orange and saffron clothing sit with brass thalis of lit oil lamps and pink and white flowers. Hanging bells and brass oil lamps surround the throne, and a camera on a tripod stands at the left. a person is the seated man in the saffron robe and garland on the throne.2013-05-16May 13 20132013-05-13A seated man in an orange-brown robe with a gold-bordered cloth and a long orange rudraksha mala sits on an ornate gold throne with cream cushions and a tiger-skin drape, speaking. Brass oil lamps and hanging bells surround the throne against a black backdrop. In front, several devotees in white clothes sit with hands folded in namaskar; a woman in white and gold-trimmed attire kneels nearby. Silver-rimmed brass plates holding white flowers and offerings are arranged on the floor, and a wall air conditioner is visible at right. a person: the seated speaker wears orange-brown robes, a long rudraksha mala and sits on a golden throne.2013-05-13