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A photograph of a Mandala Process session in a hall with a red and orange banner and framed religious pictures on the wall. A man with a tall, swept-back dark hairstyle stands beside a brown leather armchair, wearing an orange-saffron upper cloth, a leopard-print lower garment, a rudraksha mala, a large gold pendant necklace, gold bangles and armbands, and a red tilak. He gestures with both hands toward a seated audience. Seated devotees in white and saffron clothing fill the foreground and background, with a silver trident on the left and a microphone on a stand at right. a person, standing and gesturing at the front of the hall, with the seated audience around him.

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December 10 20152015-12-10December 10 20152015-12-10A photograph of a ceremonial gathering in a hall with orange and red banners. A figure stands before a brown leather throne-style chair, wearing a tall dark turban-like headwear, an orange top, a leopard-print wrap, a rudraksha mala and a large gold pendant necklace, with gold bangles and hands joined in front. A silver trident stands at left and a microphone stands at right. Seated devotees in orange, white and saffron clothing fill the foreground and background, many with hands folded, and water bottles sit on the table at lower right. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), based on the turban, rudraksha mala, gold necklace and orange clothing, standing before the throne.2015-12-10A photograph of a seated audience at a hall event. Standing centre, a figure with a tall black hair crown, red forehead mark, large rudraksha mala and gold ceremonial necklace, and an orange and saffron garment with a leopard-print lower wrap, holds a silver staff-like ceremonial sceptre in one hand and rests the other hand on his hip beside a large brown leather throne chair. In the foreground a bald man in an orange shawl sits with his back to the camera, and rows of seated devotees and attendees in dark and light clothes fill the room. A microphone stand is at right and a red and orange banner hangs on the wall behind.2015-12-10A figure with a tall black upswept crown of hair stands before a brown leather armchair at a large indoor gathering, blowing a kiss upward with one hand. He wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over one shoulder, a leopard-print lower wrap, multiple strands of red-orange rudraksha beads, a gold pendant necklace, gold armbands and bangles, and a red bindi. A silver trident stands to the left, and a microphone on a stand is at right. Behind him, seated and standing devotees in orange, white and blue clothing fill the hall, with a large banner in orange and white script and a framed image of deities on the wall. Swamiji (probable) appears in person, identified by the crown of hair, saffron cloth, rudraksha malas and gold ornaments.2015-12-10December 10 20152015-12-10A photograph of a large indoor event hall with a standing man in a saffron-orange shawl over his shoulder and a leopard-print lower wrap, wearing long dark swept-back hair, a dark rudraksha mala, and a heavy ceremonial gold necklace. He stands beside a brown leather throne chair and holds a silver trident at left. A shaved-headed person in orange sits in the foreground facing him. Audience members in orange and white clothing, some with orange lanyards, fill the seats. Behind them hang orange and red banners with framed deity images. The scene is a mandala process session.2015-12-10December 10 20152015-12-10December 10 20152015-12-10A man stands beside a large brown leather throne in front of a seated audience at an indoor hall. He wears an orange silk garment over his torso, a leopard-print wrap around his waist, layered red-orange and dark beads necklaces, gold armbands and bangles, and has long swept-back dark hair with a red tilak on his forehead. He holds a silver trident at left, while a bald man in orange robes sits in the foreground. Behind him are red and orange draped banners and framed deity imagery, and rows of attendees wear red and orange lanyards and sit in front. Appearance-based cues suggest a person standing as the event presenter.2015-12-10December 10 20152015-12-10December 10 20152015-12-10