A seated man with long swept-back dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead sits on a red cushioned throne with an ornate gold-embossed backrest. He wears an orange saffron shawl draped over his shoulders and a long rudraksha mala of dark brown beads across his chest, with eyes lowered and hands resting in his lap. - Nithyanandapedia

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A seated man with long swept-back dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead sits on a red cushioned throne with an ornate gold-embossed backrest. He wears an orange saffron shawl draped over his shoulders and a long rudraksha mala of dark brown beads across his chest, with eyes lowered and hands resting in his lap.

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August 09 2010

A man with long dark hair sits cross-legged with eyes closed on an ornate golden throne with a red cushioned backrest. He wears a saffron-orange sleeveless wrap and a long double strand of brown rudraksha beads, with a red tilak mark on his forehead. His hands are clasped in his lap in meditation.

Close-up photograph of a man with long, swept-back black hair and eyes closed, seated against an ornate gold throne with carved peacock-like motifs and gold knobs. He wears an orange sleeveless garment and a long rudraksha mala of dark beads, with a red kumkum dot and white vibhuti marks on his forehead. A pink textile covers the throne behind his shoulder. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha mala and a gold throne are the qualifying cues, shown in a meditative seated pose.

Close-up photograph of a man seated with eyes closed in meditative stillness, wearing an orange-saffron shawl draped over his shoulders and a long rudraksha mala of dark brown beads across his chest. He has long dark hair swept back, a red bindi-style mark on the forehead, and sits before an ornate gold-embossed throne with round gold studs and a red cushion, with green foliage and red railings blurred behind.

A seated man in an orange saffron robe and a long rudraksha mala sits eyes closed on an ornate gold-and-red throne with cushions. A vermilion bindi marks his forehead and his hands rest folded in his lap. In the foreground, two devotees with their heads bowed are seen from behind, and silver bowls holding pink flowers and red fruit sit before his bare feet, indicating a padapuja. Behind the throne are painted temple-pillar backdrops.

September 21 2010

A man with eyes closed sits on an ornate gold throne with a red upholstered back, wearing a saffron-orange shawl wrapped over his shoulders and a long rudraksha mala of dark brown beads across his chest. He has long dark hair swept back and a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him is a red metal railing and greenery. Appearance-based cues including swept-back hair, orange ornate clothing and rudraksha malas are consistent with Swamiji (probable), seated in meditation during a ritual setting.

A man seated on a red velvet throne with an ornate gold-leaf backrest, his palms pressed together in anjali mudra with eyes closed. He wears a saffron-orange shawl draped over his shoulders and a long rudraksha mala of dark beads across his chest, with a red tilak mark on his forehead and long dark hair swept back. Behind him is a red railing and green foliage.

A seated man with eyes closed and hands folded in his lap sits on an ornate gold throne with a red cushioned backrest. He wears an orange saffron cloth wrapped over the shoulders, a dark rudraksha bead mala, and a white beaded garland draped across his chest. A red kumkum mark is on his forehead with white tilak lines. The setting is a ceremonial satsang or pada puja. Swamiji (probable): the long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha mala and ceremonial garland on a throne match the cues for the Swamiji candidate; he is shown in person.

August 02 2010

2010-08-02 +1 copies

A man seated on an ornate gold-and-red throne with eyes closed and hands folded in his lap, in a meditative pose. He wears an orange saffron shawl over orange robes and a long rudraksha mala. Behind him stands a dark stone carved shrine with a deity murti and a carved makara-like figure, beside a red curtain. Fruit and offerings lie on the golden table at the right edge of the frame. Probable Swamiji is visible by long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala, seated in a meditation pose on the peetha.

2010-08-02 +1 copies

A man with long dark hair sits with eyes closed in meditation on an ornate golden throne with a red cushion. He wears an orange saffron shawl over his shoulders and a long rudraksha mala reaching to his lap, with a red tilak on his forehead, hands folded in his lap. Only one physical person is visible.