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A bearded man with long dreadlocked hair wrapped under a rust-orange turban decorated with a jeweled brooch sits on a red-cushioned throne-like seat in a large hall. He wears a rust-orange shawl over bare shoulders, a leopard-print cloth at the waist, multiple layers of gold necklaces with rudraksha beads, and bead armlets. He holds a small gold trident in one hand and a tall gold trident staff rises beside him. A gilded deity murti, partly visible at left, and a blurred audience of devotees in white and saffron fill the background.

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A bearded man with long dreadlocked hair wrapped in an orange-red turban decorated with a jewelled ornament sits on a golden throne-like seat. He wears an orange-saffron draped cloth over his bare upper body, multiple strands of gold beaded necklaces with rudraksha beads, gold armbands with beaded bracelets, and a leopard-print lower garment. He holds a golden trident and a golden staff topped with an ornate finial, and a golden bull figure is partially visible at left. Behind him a blurred audience of many people sits in a hall. Appearance-based probable Swamiji (probable) seated on the stage, identified by long swept-back hair, turban, saffron clothing and rudraksha malas.2016-12-07A man in a rust-orange turban with a jeweled brooch and a red bindi sits on a golden seated bull figure beside a tall golden trident-topped staff. He wears a long rust-orange shawl over bare shoulders, layered ornate gold necklaces, rudraksha mala bands on his arms and a leopard-print lower garment. Blurred audience members in white and pink fill the background against a soft lavender backdrop. Probable Swamiji (in-person candidate): long swept-back hair, a jeweled turban, saffron-orange clothing and ceremonial gold necklaces with rudraksha are visible, presented in a ceremonial seated setting.2016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07A smiling bearded man in an ornate setting sits on a golden throne-like seat. He wears a rust-orange turban with a jeweled brooch, a red bindi, an orange-red shawl over bare shoulders, layered rudraksha malas, a gold ceremonial necklace with pendant, beaded armlets, and a leopard-print waist cloth. He holds a small golden trident in one hand. A golden staff stands at the right edge, and a gilded hand is visible at the left. Blurred devotees in orange and white fill the background. a person cues: distinctive orange turban and ornate ceremonial adornments.2016-12-07 +2 copiesA smiling man with a long beard and a dark braided topknot wrapped in an orange-red turban with a jewelled ornament sits on a dais, bare-shouldered and draped in a rust-orange shawl over a leopard-print cloth. He wears heavy gold necklaces, rudraksha beads, beaded arm bands and a red bindi, and holds a small golden trident-tipped staff. A tall golden staff stands at right, with blurred figures and purple-toned hall background behind.2016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07 +1 copiesDecember 07 20162016-12-07A seated man in a rust-orange turban with a jeweled ornament and long dark hair swept up at the back sits on a raised platform beside a golden trident-like staff and a brass bull figure at left. He wears a saffron-orange shawl, a leopard-print waist cloth, a heavy gold necklace, rudraksha mala beads, orange rudraksha armbands and beaded wrist bracelets, and smiles while looking to the side. Behind him a large audience of people in white and bright clothing sits in a hall with pale walls.2016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07A smiling bearded man with long dreadlocks wrapped in a rust-orange turban decorated with a jewelled ornament sits cross-legged on a raised seat, holding a small golden trident-tipped staff. He wears orange-red draped cloth over his bare shoulder, layered rudraksha malas, heavy gold temple-style necklaces with a pendant, a leopard-print waistcloth, and rudraksha armbands. A tall gold staff stands at right, and seated devotees in orange clothing are visible at the bottom.2016-12-07A smiling man with long dreadlocked hair wrapped in a rust-orange turban with a jewelled ornament, seated on a throne-like chair in orange and gold ceremonial attire. He wears a rudraksha mala with a large gold pendant necklace, orange shawl draped over the shoulder and a leopard-print lower garment; rudraksha armlets are on his arms. A tall gold trident-staff stands at right and a gilded figure appears at left. a person is the seated figure, shown in an in-person ceremonial setting with blurred crowd in the background and a lavender backdrop.2016-12-07A seated man in an orange-red turban with a red tilak on his forehead sits cross-legged on a raised platform, smiling broadly. He wears a saffron-orange shawl over his shoulder, a leopard-print waist cloth, a long gold necklace and a wooden rudraksha mala with a gold pendant, plus gold armlets and bangles. Long dark hair falls behind him, and a gold-plated bull figure stands at the left edge, with a tall gold staff at the right. A large audience of blurred seated people fills the background of a bright hall. Swamiji (probable): the saffron clothing, turban, long hair and rudraksha mala match the cues for the Swamiji candidate, seated as the speaker of the discourse.2016-12-07