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A bearded man with long dreadlocked hair and a white vertical tilak on his forehead sits on a red velvet throne with an ornate silver-gilt back, eyes lowered, holding a small gold trident in both hands. He wears a rust-orange robe and a long brown rudraksha mala draped across his shoulders and chest. Behind him, a blurred figure in white and a seated devotee with white forehead markings are visible, with silver railings and a row of gold-coloured items in the background. The scene suggests a ritual darshan setting.

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May 21 20182018-05-21A man with long dreadlocked hair, a white horizontal tilak across his forehead, and a full dark beard sits with eyes closed, holding a small gold trishula in his raised right hand while his left hand rests in his lap. He wears an orange-red sannyasi wrap and multiple thick rudraksha mala strands across his shoulders and chest. Behind him is an ornate silver-and-red throne with carved lion-head detailing, and blurred figures and golden items sit in the background. Swamiji (probable) appears to be the person pictured, with his long hair, rudraksha malas, orange wrap and trishula cues, seated in meditative devotion during a darshan.2018-05-21May 21 20182018-05-21May 21 20182018-05-21 +1 copiesA bearded man with long dreadlocks and a white vertical tilak on his forehead sits with eyes closed, bare-shouldered and wearing a rust-orange cloth, with a thick brown rudraksha mala draped across his chest. He holds a silver-and-gold ceremonial staff with colourful beaded ribbons in his right hand. Behind him several seated people in white and orange clothes, some with white forehead markings, sit in a hall with a wooden panelled wall and a round brass plate.2018-05-21Photo of a bearded man with long dreadlocked hair and a white vertical tilak on his forehead, eyes closed, wearing a rust-orange wrap and a thick brown rudraksha mala draped over one shoulder. He holds a silver ritual implement with a green and orange handle in his raised hand. Behind him, two blurred people wearing white forehead markings are partly visible, and a red-and-white cloth edge appears at the right. a person: long dreadlocked hair, rust-orange clothing and rudraksha mala, performing ritual handling of an implement during the event.2018-05-21 +1 copiesA bearded man with long dreadlocked hair and a white vertical tilak on his forehead sits with eyes closed and a faint smile beside a silver ceremonial staff with a decorative finial. He wears a rust-orange bare-chested wrap over one shoulder and a thick brown rudraksha mala draped across his chest. Behind him, a woman in orange robes stands blurred, and seated devotees are partly visible in the background against yellow and red decor. a person: long dreadlocks, orange wrap, rudraksha mala and ceremonial staff in a darshan setting.2018-05-21 +1 copiesMay 21 20182018-05-21 +1 copiesA seated man in an orange-red robe with a rust-brown knitted shawl and multiple rudraksha mala beads around his neck, with long dreadlocked black hair falling past his shoulders, a white forehead marking, and a full beard. He sits on an ornate silver-and-red throne chair, looking to his side, and holds a decorated ceremonial fan with green and red tassels near a silver stand. Behind him are blurred red and white draped backdrops and a framed painting, with a few out-of-focus heads in the lower left. a person: the long dreadlocks, rudraksha malas, saffron-orange robe and ornate ceremonial setting are the qualifying cues for the seated presiding figure.2018-05-21 +1 copiesA photograph of a bearded man with long dreadlocked hair and a white tilak on his forehead, eyes closed in a serene expression, wearing a rust-orange robe with a heavy brown rudraksha mala draped over his shoulders. He extends his right arm holding a silver ceremonial implement with an orange-and-green tasselled handle, while a red thread is tied on his wrist. Blurred people in white clothing with white forehead markings stand behind him in an indoor hall. a person: the long dreadlocked hair, orange robe and rudraksha mala are the cues, performing a ritual gesture with the silver implement during darshan.2018-05-21A photograph of a bearded man with long dreadlocked hair seated on an ornate silver-and-red throne, his bare upper body draped with a rust-red cloth and a brown rudraksha mala. He grips a silver staff topped with a red and gold tasselled finial, and a trident-tipped ornament hangs near his hand. A silver pillar stands beside him, a silver stand with a cup sits in front, and a woman in orange clothing is partly visible at left. A white tripundra marks his forehead and his eyes are closed. a person: the long dreadlocks, rudraksha mala and ceremonial staff are visible cues, shown in a ritual throne setting.2018-05-21 +1 copiesA bearded man with a white tilak on his forehead and long swept-back dark hair sits on an ornate silver-and-red throne, wearing a rust-orange wrap over bare shoulders and a large multi-strand rudraksha mala with a brown woven shawl across his chest. He smiles toward the camera, holding a small decorated staff with silver and colourful beaded fringe in his left hand. Blurred devotees sit at the right edge of the frame in a bright hall during darshan.2018-05-21 +1 copies