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September 09 2012

Photograph inside a shrine room at an ashram. A seated figure in an orange turban, orange-saffron garments, a white and yellow flower garland and red beaded necklaces leans forward to offer a fruit to a kneeling man in a red t-shirt and glasses, who receives it with folded hands. Behind them, a woman in white with a tilak and a woman in an orange and cream sari with a gold border stand by. Brass oil lamps, a decorated deity murti area with flower garlands, and brass plates with offerings sit in front. Several people are visible; the seated figure is an appearance-based a person candidate.

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September 04 2012

A seated man in a rust-orange turban and rust-orange garment with gold trim sits before an ornate gold throne, wearing a multi-strand garland of pink, white and yellow flowers and gold armlets. He holds a gold vessel with his right hand while a man in white dhoti and pink-patterned shawl offers a tray of pink and white flowers and greenery. Behind them a smiling woman in red sari and a standing woman in orange garment and rudraksha mala watch, with two electric fans and a pink-lit backdrop. At left, a shaved-headed child with white tilak and a monk in saffron robe sit in the foreground. A visible printed credit reads the 2020 Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam copyright.

June 12 2014

A seated person in an orange-saffron dhoti and wrap, wearing a long red-and-white beaded garland and gold bangles, leans forward with both hands lifting a pink and gold kalasha-like pot over the head of a small girl in a purple dress with gold trim. A woman in a white and gold sari with a beaded necklace smiles behind the girl, and another woman in an orange and gold sari with a rudraksha mala stands to the right. A red velvet chair, an orange towel and a tray of wrapped sweets sit in the foreground, with a wall air conditioner and red curtains in the background. The seated person has long hair swept back and an ornate gold necklace, consistent with the a person appearance cues while the girl receives the blessing.

Indoor photo of a man seated on red cushions wearing a white floral garland with blue and yellow accents and a rudraksha mala across his chest, a red-brown robe over a leopard-print cloth, with white sacred ash on his forehead and a red dot. He smiles and extends his hand toward a devotee bowing low at the bottom right, dressed in a brown top, with fruit visible on a red cloth. Behind them a woman in an orange sari with a long rudraksha mala and another woman in a cream sari stand near a red curtain and white wall. A watermarked copyright line appears on the right.

A seated figure in a deep red-orange robe and matching turban, with long beaded necklaces and rudraksha malas, sits on a gold-and-yellow throne in an ornate temple-style hall. Behind him hangs a large garland of yellow, orange and green flowers, and a gilded lamp stand is visible at left. An elderly woman in a cream sari, wearing gold bangles and glasses, kneels and offers a white cloth to the seated figure's extended hand. Beside her, a bald man in white with a yellow shawl and a rudraksha mala stands with hands folded, and a younger woman sits at the right near gold ritual vessels. A man in white stands at far left near an air conditioner, and a further person is partly visible behind the throne. The seated figure's appearance is consistent with Swamiji (probable), with the red turban, long beaded necklaces and rudraksha malas as cues, receiving a devotee in a blessing-type exchange.

Night outdoor event. A man seated on a red throne with a gold-edged back wears a rust-orange garment, a rudraksha mala, layered gold necklaces, gold armlets and bangles, and a tilak on his forehead. He takes a small yellow pouch from a young woman in a white top with a rust-coloured shawl and a beaded mala, who holds it out over a striped green-and-pink cloth on a table. Behind them, several people in white and rust clothing stand near a garlanded deity murti and pink draped fabric.

A seated figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, wearing pink and white flower garlands and gold armlets, extends a hand toward a young man in a dark blue shirt kneeling before him. A red offering vessel is passed between them. Behind, two women in cream and red saris with rudraksha malas and a woman in a cream sari with red-and-white garland stand watching; a golden throne frame is visible at the edges. The kneeling young man is a devotee receiving the offering.