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A long-haired man in a rust-red draped garment and a brown rudraksha mala stands beside an ornate brown leather throne trimmed in gold, holding a tall gold staff with a carved top in his right hand and smiling with eyes half closed. Behind the throne a gold-framed deity murti or portrait is placed on a red cloth. A silver trident stands upright beside the throne, a gilded lion figure sits at its base, and a crowd of seated devotees, some in white and red, fills the hall in the foreground and background. Rudraksha bands are worn on his wrist and upper arm. Photograph of a public gathering with a throne, staff and seated audience.

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May 12 20162016-05-12A man in a rust-red saffron wrap and a rudraksha mala, with long dark hair swept back, stands beside a gold-and-brown throne, smiling and raising a tall gold trident in one hand while resting the other hand on his hip. Beside him a gold lion-form statue sits at the base of the throne, a brass kalasha-style vessel and a small ceremonial trident stand at lower left, and a large crowd of seated devotees in white and red clothing fills the foreground and background. Upper left, a few people in white and red ritual dress stand in the background.2016-05-12A photo of a large seated audience in a hall. In the foreground, a smiling man with long dark hair and a headset microphone stands beside a gold lion-armed throne, wearing a rust-red robe, a brown rudraksha mala draped over his shoulders, and rudraksha bracelets on his arms. He raises a tall gold trident in his right hand. Beside him stand a silver trident, a silver vessel and a small brass pot on a wooden table, with water bottles nearby. Many people in the crowd wear white and red clothing and sit closely together.2016-05-12May 12 20162016-05-12May 12 20162016-05-12A smiling man stands on a raised platform before a large crowd, holding a tall gold trident in his raised right hand. He wears a rust-red robe, a long rudraksha mala necklace, rudraksha bracelets on his arm, and has long dark hair with a red bindi on his forehead. Beside him is a golden lion figure and a smaller silver trident on a stand, with a brass pot and water bottle at left. Audience members in white and dhoti-style clothing fill the background, some with glasses and some with folded hands. a person cues are the long hair, rudraksha malas and ornate trident setting, with the person shown as the main figure on the stage.2016-05-12May 12 20162016-05-12May 12 20162016-05-12A photograph of a crowd gathered in front of a stage. A man stands centre, smiling, holding a tall golden trident in his right hand. He wears a rust-orange saffron-toned wrap over his shoulder, a long rudraksha-style bead necklace, bead bracelets and a red tilak on his forehead, with long swept-back dark hair. Behind him is an ornate gold and brown throne with carved lion-like armrests. Smaller trident staffs and a brass kalasha-style vessel are near the front. Many devotees with folded hands and raised palms fill the foreground, and a camera on a tripod and a black monitor sit at the right edge. The man has distinctive long hair, saffron-orange clothing, rudraksha beads and a trident, consistent with the appearance-based label a person as the figure seated or standing before the throne.2016-05-12A seated figure in an ornate gold-framed throne with lion-head armrests sits at the centre of a hall, wearing long dark hair, a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, a leopard-print cloth at the waist, a long rudraksha mala, a gold necklace and a red bindi, with a silver trident standing to the left. Around him a large audience sits close together, mostly women in orange, white and blue clothing, with some men in glasses and light shirts. A water bottle sits in the foreground. The scene reads as a seated discourse or satsang. a person in the throne with long hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha mala and gold ornaments, seated as the central figure.2015-12-19May 12 20162016-05-12May 12 20162016-05-12 +1 copies