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A man with eyes closed and a broad smile sits before an ornate gold-embossed throne backdrop. He wears a white vertical tilak and red bindi on his forehead, a red-brown cloth draped over his shoulders, and a large garland of white flowers and pink lotus-like blooms with yellow marigolds. A rudraksha-style mala hangs at his chest with a gold chain. In the left foreground a brass handbell hangs on a chain.

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May 24 20172017-05-24May 24 20172017-05-24A smiling man sits on an ornate gold throne with intricate repoussé carvings, wearing a rust-orange robe and a long garland of white, pink and orange flowers with gold-coloured bead ornaments. He has a white vertical tilak with a red central mark on his forehead and a gold chain around his neck. To the left, a brass hanging oil lamp and a brass bell hang beside a gilded ornamental vessel. Strings of small lights glow on the dark background at right. a person by appearance cues: an orange-robed figure with a flower garland on a throne, seated in a ritual setting.2017-05-24A smiling man with short dark hair and a trimmed beard sits before an ornate gold-toned backdrop carved with deity figures. He wears a saffron-red garment with bare chest and shoulder, a thick garland of white jasmine and pink flowers, another of marigolds, a rudraksha-style mala, a gold chain and a bangle. A brass hanging bell and an oil lamp stand at left on a red cloth.2017-05-24Photograph of a man seated in front of an ornate gold repoussé backdrop showing a deity relief. He wears a white tilak with a red bindi on the forehead, has long dark hair swept back, and is smiling while looking off to the side. He is draped in multiple garlands of white jasmine and pink flower blooms, with a red-and-gold cloth band across his chest, and wears a gold armlet. A brass bell hangs at the left edge and lit string lights run along the dark background at right.2017-05-24A man seated before an ornate gold-embossed throne backdrop with a central relief of a deity figure. He wears a saffron-red garment, a multi-strand gold chain, and a thick garland of white and pink lotus flowers with orange marigold accents, plus gold armlets. A white-and-red tilak marks his forehead and his hair is long and swept back. Brass bells and a brass lamp stand in the foreground, with string lights at right. a person seated on the throne in a devotional setting.2017-05-24A seated man in a rust-red robe sits before an ornate gold throne with a red cushion, eyes closed and smiling. He wears a thick multi-coloured garland of white, pink, yellow and orange flowers across his chest, gold armbands, a gold necklace and a white vertical forehead mark. Brass hanging oil lamp and bell stand to the left, a brass bell hangs at right, and string lights glow in the background.2017-05-24A seated man with eyes closed, wearing a rust-orange robe with a gold armband and gold necklace, a rudraksha mala draped across his chest, and a thick garland of white and pink flowers with yellow marigolds and orange-red blooms around his neck. A white horizontal tilak with a red mark marks his forehead. Behind him is an ornate gold repoussé panel with a raised deity figure, and gold bells hang at either side against a dark backdrop with string lights. a person: he wears ochre robes, rudraksha beads and a gold ceremonial necklace, seated in a place of honour before the gold throne backdrop.2017-05-24May 24 20172017-05-24A photograph of a smiling man with closed eyes and palms pressed together in anjali mudra, seated before an ornate gold-leaf backdrop with a relief of a seated deity. He wears a white tilak on his forehead, a red bindi-style mark, a long garland of white jasmine, pink lotus and yellow marigold blossoms, rudraksha beads, gold bangles and armlets, and a rust-red cloth over his shoulder. A brass bell hangs on a chain at left against a red cloth. Probable Swamiji by appearance, with long swept-back hair, ceremonial gold armlets, ornate garlands and rudraksha malas; he is seated in a puja setting.2017-05-24May 24 20172017-05-24May 24 20172017-05-24