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November 21 2009

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August 06 20092009-08-06Photo of a ceremonial welcome inside a decorated tent with red, white and purple bunting and a crowd seated behind. In the foreground a figure with long dark hair wears orange-saffron robes and a long garland of white flowers, yellow marigolds and green leaves, with red flowers at the chest, and bends forward as a man in a white shirt and white dhoti, with a gold wristwatch, smiles and reaches toward him. To the right two men in white shirts stand with palms pressed together in greeting, and a figure in orange clothing stands at the edge. Behind them a man in white holds a mala of beads. Several people in saffron and yellow saris sit in the audience. a person cannot be confirmed from the visible cues, so the identity remains uncertain.2009-08-11A crowded indoor event under a tent-like canopy with dark red scalloped valance. In the centre, a bald elderly man in a white shirt and dark trousers with a brown belt stands with palms pressed together in a namaste greeting. Behind him a man in an orange kurta with a red tilak and a sacred thread-like cord stands close. On the right, a figure in an orange turban and orange clothing with long dark hair turns toward him, and a man in a yellow striped shirt watches. Other onlookers in white kurtas, a yellow floral dress and checked shirts crowd around. The orange-clad figure with the swept turban is a candidate for the a person depiction, but identity is uncertain from appearance.2009-09-10A photograph of three men at a satsang gathering. On the left, an elderly man with white hair and rimless glasses, wearing a white kurta with dark piping and a red thread on his wrist, sits and gestures with his hand. In the centre, a standing man wears a cream kurta and dark trousers, cropped at the torso. On the right, a man with long dark swept-back hair and a red bindi wears an orange saffron shawl and a long dark rudraksha mala, smiling and looking to the side. A yellow wall is visible behind them. The right figure shows appearance cues associated with a person, seated among devotees at the satsang.Indoor photograph in a plain whitewashed hall with a thatched ceiling and fluorescent light. A middle-aged man with grey hair and a moustache, wearing a white shirt, a dark rudraksha mala and a gold bracelet, holds his cupped hands out toward a woman seen from behind in a sleeveless orange top with dark hair in a low bun. Her hand rests over his. Other white-clad men stand behind, and a person in a red shirt is at the left edge. A red cloth fills the right foreground.2009-12-13A photograph of a seated figure in a red-brown robe with a leopard-print cloth at the waist and a white-and-orange flower garland, bowing forward with a hand extended to rest on the shoulder of a woman in an orange sari with a floral-embroidered shawl and glasses. A man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala stands bending over, and another person in orange appears behind them. Devotees in the background stand near a wall of framed photos. A tilak mark is visible on the seated figure's forehead.2014-05-31A photograph of a white-haired older man in a white shirt seated and leaning forward, receiving a green lime or fruit from a young shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti with a gold border. The priest, bare-chested with bead bracelets and a long flower garland of white jasmine and red blossoms, extends his hand toward the man. Behind them, a crowd of people in white clothes stands in a hall, and an orange-robed figure and a gold-tipped staff appear at the upper right. a person is not visibly identifiable in this frame; the visible figures are devotees and a priest.2017-02-19A photograph at an indoor event showing a smiling man in an orange sleeveless garment with his long dark hair swept back into a bun, leaning in to place a hand on the shoulder of an older white-haired man in a white-and-pink striped shirt. Behind them stand a young girl in a white top with a dark ponytail, and other attendees, some in white and orange clothing. a person: the orange-clad man has long swept-back hair and orange clothing, though the appearance is only moderately distinctive.2009-09-12January 12 20132013-01-12A seated figure in an orange turban and sleeveless orange robe, long dark hair visible at the back, places a hand on the forehead of an elderly bald man in a white short-sleeved shirt and a gold wristwatch. Behind them a smiling older woman with white hair and glasses, wearing a beige sari with a red border, presses her palms together. Other people in white and cream clothing stand in the background, and a red box with offerings sits to the left. A camera operator in white appears at the top left, and a faint text overlay reads Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam . a person is seated in orange, performing a blessing touch on the devotee's head during a darshan2010-02-17A photograph of an elderly man in a cream striped kurta with rudraksha mala and white flower-bead necklace, bowing with hands pressed together while a younger man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a white jasmine garland and orange clothing, places his hand on the elder's forehead in blessing. Warm yellow and beige walls form the setting. The elder wears gold-rimmed glasses and a small pendant. The younger man appears to be Swamiji (probable), identified by long hair, orange clothing and a jasmine garland as ceremonial cues; he is blessing a devotee in pada-puja style.2009-09-10A photograph of a smiling man in orange saffron robes and a gold-coloured headband with a red bindi, wearing a long garland of white flowers, red blooms and gold beads, raising one hand in greeting toward an older man in a white shirt with gold-bead garland who stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Behind them a bald monk in orange with gold beads and a red forehead mark stands among other onlookers in a pale yellow room. a person: the central saffron-robed figure wears a gold headband and gold garlands, a distinctive presentation cue, so he is recorded as a probable in-person candidate.2012-05-10