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September 29 2006

A photograph of a smiling man with long dark swept-back hair and a small red tilak on his forehead, seated in smoke inside a temple, wearing an orange-saffron shawl over his shoulder and bare upper body, with heavy gold ceremonial necklaces and a gold bangle. He holds a yellow thread in both hands, apparently tying or preparing it. Behind him, a second man in an orange robe stands partly visible in the haze. Yellow and orange marigold garlands lie at the lower edge beside a granite wall.

A photograph of a ritual scene in which a woman in a green blouse and green-and-gold striped sari leans forward to tie a yellow-orange thread on the wrist of a seated man in saffron robes. The man has long dark hair, a red tilak mark on his forehead, a gold necklace and a rudraksha-style mala, and is smiling. Brass plates holding yellow turmeric or kumkum paste and orange offerings sit on the floor in front, and another saffron-robed figure is partly visible at right. The setting appears to be a temple interior with grey stone walls. Appearance-based cues for a person are present (long swept hair, saffron cloth, gold chain), so this is a person appearance.

A photograph of a seated figure on a golden ornate throne in front of gold-patterned marble walls. The seated figure wears saffron-orange cloth, a gold necklace, a rudraksha mala, gold bangles and a red bindi, and has long swept-back hair; they hold a small white cup or bowl and smile as they pour or sprinkle from it onto the head of a devotee seated before them. A standing attendant in orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands at right and steadies the devotee's arm. Three seated men in the foreground, two in white and one in a blue shirt, watch; one has hands folded in namaste. A framed portrait with a golden border hangs on the left wall.

A photograph of a temple abhishekam scene. A smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi wears saffron-orange robes and a heavy ornate gold necklace with a pendant, and is seated and receiving reverence. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron-orange robe and ornate gold necklace cues match the Nithyananda Paramashivam description. In front of him, a shaved-headed devotee in orange and cream robes with a red border bends forward to touch his feet. To the left, a small gold-crowned deity murti with jewelled ornaments stands beside a dark stone sculpture. A large brass lamp stand with a bowl sits at the right edge, and an ornate gold-framed doorway is behind them.

August 07 2017

Photograph of a temple or ashram ritual hall where a seated figure in an orange-red shawl and white ash markings on forehead and arms, with a dark rudraksha mala, receives offerings from devotees. A woman in a turquoise blue sari with gold bangles cups her hands toward him while a second devotee bows low at her side. Behind them, men in white dhotis and shirts stand, one in white with a gold-bordered dhoti. A white room cooler and a brass lamp or offering plate sit beside the seated figure on a gold-and-red throne. The seated man appears to be the presiding figure, and his identity is not established from appearance alone.

November 09 2007

August 07 2017

A photograph of a ceremonial moment inside a temple interior with grey stone walls. An elderly man with white hair and glasses, wearing a light cream shirt, leans forward and extends his hands to a seated figure. The seated figure wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a red border, a gold necklace and a long gold-beaded mala, and has long dark swept-back hair and a red tilak on the forehead. He sits on a yellow-cushioned seat and smiles while a gold bangle-clad hand is extended. Another seated person in orange robes sits to the right, and a silver plate and small brass items lie in the foreground. Probable Swamiji is seated in the centre, identified by his long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, gold necklace and mala. Two people are visible.

A seated man in rust-orange robes with long dark hair and a long rudraksha-style mala sits on a gold-carved throne with red cushions, smiling as he holds small objects in his hands. A devotee in a grey shirt, orange-beaded neck garland and glasses kneels before him, reaching toward his hands. Behind them, a woman in a cream and gold sari and another attendant in rust-orange robes with a beaded necklace stand near potted green plants and a deep red curtain. The seated man shows distinctive long swept hair, rudraksha mala and orange ceremonial robes, a compatible presentation for the page's subject, though the image is not clear enough to confirm identity.

A seated figure in a deep red robe with a gold ornate necklace and gold bangles holds a white thread or cord that is being passed toward a bare-shouldered devotee with long wet-looking hair who bows forward, the devotee's head bent into the frame. Behind them a second attendant in orange cloth and rudraksha beads, with white body markings, holds the cord. The seated figure wears a white tilak on the forehead, long dark hair swept back, and a red throne-like seat sits in front of an ornate silver backdrop. Other partially visible people are at the edges, including a person with hair in a bun at the bottom. The setting suggests a ritual blessing or thread-tying moment.