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A seated man in a rust-orange dhoti and draped cloth, wearing a leopard-print and gold-tasselled headwrap, multiple wooden bead malas and white beaded bangles, sits on a silver-embossed throne beneath a deep red canopy with tassels and reads a small white paper. In the right foreground a blurred figure in a white kurta with an orange-red sash and orange lanyard gestures upward. White lilies and green foliage stand beside the seat. Swamiji (probable): the seated man has long swept-back hair, a leopard-print headwrap and multiple rudraksha-style malas, matching the page's description of an event featuring him.

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A seated man with closed eyes wears a leopard-print cloth wrapped on his head with tasselled ends, multiple strands of beads around his neck and a beaded bangle on his arm, over a reddish-orange garment. Beside him stands a man in a white kurta with an orange sash over his shoulder and a rudraksha mala at his neck, raising a hand in a blessing gesture toward the seated figure. Behind them is an ornate silver-coloured throne with repoussé carving and a red canopy with floral decorations. The setting is an indoor temple-style darshan hall with purple lighting.2012-12-13 +1 copiesDecember 13 20122012-12-13December 13 20122012-12-13 +1 copiesPhoto of a temple ritual scene. A seated man with long dreadlocked hair wrapped in a leopard-print headband, garlanded with white jasmine and red rose and yellow marigold strands, wears an rust-brown shawl and gold bangles and smiles while leaning toward a kneeling devotee in white and yellow dhoti with a red rudraksha mala. Behind the throne, an ornate silver-framed red seat stands. On the left, a bare-chested attendant in orange cloth with rudraksha malas and white body markings holds a folded paper slip toward the devotee, while another attendant in orange stands behind. Decorated temple pillars and green drapery frame the background.2017-10-10 +2 copiesDecember 13 20122012-12-13A photograph of a seated figure on a silver-decorated throne beneath a red canopy with fringed tassels, smiling as a man in an orange-and-cream striped kurta with an orange waist sash bends forward to offer him something held in a white cloth. The seated figure wears a leopard-print turban, a saffron cloth, layered pearl and bead necklaces, and beaded armlets, with a leopard-print cloth draped over the lap. Potted white-flowered plants and a framed fruit painting stand behind them. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure has a leopard-print turban, saffron clothing and layered beaded malas, consistent with the page's attribution of this event to Swamiji, though the identification is appearance-based.2012-12-13 +1 copiesOctober 10 20172017-10-10 +1 copiesA seated figure on a gold ornate throne with a red cushion blesses a kneeling man in white dhoti and shawl with a striped orange border, placing a hand on his head. The seated figure wears an orange-saffron turban with a jewelled ornament, a dark brown robe, layered red bead garlands and a rudraksha mala, and holds a white card with a pink heart motif. The kneeling man has folded palms and bowed head, with a flower arrangement at the lower left. Purple backdrop.2011-08-31December 27 20152015-12-27A seated figure on an ornate golden throne under a red canopy with tassels wears an orange garment with a leopard-print shawl, a rudraksha mala and a white tilak on the forehead, with white beaded armbands. A standing man in a white shirt and white dhoti with an orange-red shawl raises his hand in blessing toward him. Behind them, a second man in white with an orange shawl sits near a tree of greenery, and two more men in white sit at the lower right. A framed painting hangs on the wall and purple lighting glows behind. Appearance-based candidate for a person on the throne, showing long swept-back hair, orange clothing, a leopard-print shawl and rudraksha mala. The seated figure's role is a throned guru receiving a devotee's blessing gesture during a darshan-type gathering.2012-12-13December 15 20122012-12-15December 15 20122012-12-15