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A smiling man seated on an ornate gilded throne with a red cushion and a fan of peacock feathers behind him, wearing a rust-red dhoti-style garment, gold necklaces, a long pink and white flower garland, rudraksha beads, and red and gold armbands. He has a white tilak with a red bindi and extends one hand toward a woman in a white top who holds a wooden tray of red fruit. Two men in red turbans stand behind him. The appearance matches the Swamiji candidate through several cues: long swept-back hair, ceremonial gold, rudraksha and a seated, honoured position, so the identity is probable rather than confirmed. The scene suggests a festival or procession offering.

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August 14 20172017-08-14August 14 20172017-08-14A seated man on an ornate gold throne with peacock-feather backrest, wearing a pink-and-white flower garland, rust-red robes with gold border, gold necklaces and ear ornaments, and white-and-red forehead markings. He reaches out to take a fruit from a tray held by a priest in a red turban and bare chest, with white ash markings, who offers from a wooden tray of orange fruit. A woman in a colourful checked sari kneels in the foreground. a person is seated on the throne, identified by the garland, red robes and throne cues.2017-08-14August 14 20172017-08-14August 14 20172017-08-14August 14 20172017-08-14A photograph of a man seated on an ornate golden throne decorated with peacock feathers, eyes closed in meditation. He wears a rust-red garment draped over his shoulder, a white-and-red forehead marking with a red bindi, a gold necklace, a wooden rudraksha mala with a gold pendant, a pink and white flower garland, and red and gold armbands. His long hair falls over his shoulders as he rests one hand on a red cushion. Behind him stand people in orange and red clothing, and a few other figures are partially visible at the edges of the frame.2017-08-14August 14 20172017-08-14August 14 20172017-08-14August 14 20172017-08-14August 14 20172017-08-14August 14 20172017-08-14