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A photograph inside a canopied tent with red and gold draped fabric. A man in orange robes and a red-orange shawl with a flower garland sits on an ornate gilded throne with his palms pressed together in greeting. In front of him, a man in orange robes with a bare back is seated on the floor, facing the throne with hands folded, and a row of devotees in white, yellow and purple saris and white dhotis sit with palms joined. A small table holds apples, a water bottle and offerings, and a brass kalasha-style vessel sits near the throne. The setting suggests a darshan or satsang gathering.

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A photograph of a padapuja-style ceremony in a tented open hall. A figure in saffron-orange robes with a red and orange garland sits on an ornate gold throne with carved backrest and lion-form armrests, hands pressed together in prayer. In front of him a devotee in orange robes kneels with a fruit tray, bottled water and apples on a small table nearby. Around them seated devotees in white, yellow and purple saris and white dhotis fold their hands in prayer, and the red drapes and brick pillars frame the scene. Roughly a dozen people are visible, including partial figures in the foreground.2009-11-17September 17 20102010-09-17January 02 20102010-01-02 +2 copiesNovember 17 20092009-11-17 +1 copiesA photograph of a padapuja ritual in an ornate hall with orange-painted walls. A man seated on a gold-and-red throne wears an orange robe and a rudraksha mala, his bare feet resting on a wooden footstool, eyes closed. In front of him, devotees in white and pale-yellow clothing sit with palms pressed together; one woman wears a yellow shawl. A woman in blue and a priest in white kneel at brass trays holding flowers, fruit and lamps. Another gold throne stands empty at left, and figures in white stand in the open doorway behind.2010-09-22A seated man on a gilded throne with a red cushioned seat sits in the centre, palms pressed together in namaskar, wearing an orange-saffron robe with a garland of red and yellow flowers around his neck. Around him on the floor, a group of devotees sit in a semicircle; several women wear white or cream saris with yellow borders and yellow shawls, a woman in a pink sari leans forward holding a brass plate, and a young man in white leans in with his hands raised. Brass vessels and flower offerings lie near the throne, and the setting is a open-sided hall with red draped cloth and pillars behind. Pressed palms and offerings suggest devotional worship.2010-01-02 +2 copiesA seated man in a saffron-orange robe with long swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala sits with palms pressed together in namaskar on an ornate gold-carved throne with red velvet upholstery, a Swamiji (probable) by appearance cues: long hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala. Before him, a gold-trimmed wooden table holds fruit and flowers. In the foreground, a shaven-headed priest in white dhoti with a red shawl and a woman in a white sari with a red-bordered cloth and pendant pray with folded hands beside a brass plate of offerings and flower garlands, and a man in white stands by. Several seated devotees sit at lower right. A dark blue curtain hangs behind the stage and a purple bird logo appears at upper left, indicating a ritual pada puja offering.2010-10-19December 16 20092009-12-16A seated man with long dark hair, eyes closed, sits on an ornate gold and red throne wearing an orange saffron robe and a long rudraksha mala, with bare feet resting near a gold footstool. a person based on the orange robe, rudraksha mala and long swept hair; he is seated in meditative pose. In front, a bald man in white with a red-beaded mala and seated devotees with palms pressed together face the throne; a woman in red sari and a man in orange robe sit nearby. On a wooden table behind the throne rest red apples, a silver tray and offerings. A forest backdrop and a gold-trimmed temple-style panel frame the scene. Several devotees in the foreground, one wearing a red sari, have hands folded in prayer. Five to six physical people are visible in total.2010-09-16December 16 20092009-12-16A photograph of a seated man on an ornate gold-and-red throne, wearing an orange saffron robe and a long rudraksha mala, with long dark hair swept back, in an outdoor temple courtyard. A garlanded deity murti in an orange-draped shrine stands behind him. Around the front of the throne, about a dozen devotees sit on the orange floor cloth: several women in white and orange saris, a woman in a yellow shawl, and white-clad priests, one shaved-headed with a gold necklace. They hold incense sticks and aarti or puja plates with fruit, flowers and oil lamps. Red-and-white striped walls and an ornate gateway frame the scene. The seated man's identity is an appearance-based candidate with several cues, so he is labelled Swamiji (probable) as the figure in orange robe with rudraksha mala and long hair on a throne.2010-10-31 +2 copiesNovember 18 20092009-11-18