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A photograph of a devotee in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl, carrying a silver tray with a garland, fruit and offerings, handing it to a smiling man in orange robes with a red undergarment. Behind them, a man in white with a yellow shawl stands near a wall with a signboard reading Nithyananda Import Express, and a man in orange robes with a maroon-bordered shawl stands beside wooden pallets. Green leaves and marigold garlands hang above the doorway. Three to four people are visible.

Outdoor photograph of a ritual exchange in front of a whitewashed building with a wooden-framed window and an open doorway. A long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes, with a bare upper body and a draped orange cloth, leans forward holding a small silver dish with offerings over an orange cloth tray. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a red border and an orange shawl receives it, while another man in white clothes stands at right, half-turned toward the group. Two men in white robes with yellow shawls stand in the shadowed doorway behind them. Wooden planks, a stack of firewood and debris lie on the ground at left, with a ladder leaning against the wall. Appearance-based candidate: a person, identifiable by long hair and saffron-orange robes with a bare upper body.

A photo inside a newly painted room with pale blue walls and a red-framed window. A man in an orange turban, orange shawl and rudraksha mala holds a lit oil lamp near the window while performing a ritual, with a brass lamp base and flowers in the foreground. Behind him, a smiling man in white clothes holds a tray, and a bald man in white with a rudraksha mala stands with hands folded in namaste. The setting suggests a house blessing or inauguration ritual.

Outdoor photo of four men on a paved courtyard in front of a white building with barred windows, a small white relief figure above the door and green foliage with pink flowers behind. The central man has long, swept-back dark hair, a tilak mark on his forehead and wears a flowing saffron-orange robe; he gestures with one hand while speaking. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron robe and tilak are the cues for the central figure. To the left, a smiling man in orange robes wears a rudraksha mala and a gold pendant. Behind him a bald man in white dhoti-style clothing smiles. To the right, a smiling man in a white kurta holds a rudraksha mala and a small book, with an orange shawl over his shoulder.

A long-haired figure in a saffron-orange shawl wrapped over the shoulders and multiple gold-beaded rudraksha-style necklaces stands at the centre, extending a folded white paper or prasadam to a row of men in white shirts and white dhotis with hands folded in greeting. Behind him a shaved-headed attendant in a saffron cloth and beaded necklace stands by a tray of fruit, and an older man in white with an orange shawl is visible at right. The setting is an indoor hall with a projection screen and blue drapery. The central figure matches the probable Swamiji appearance cues of swept-back long hair, saffron clothing and ceremonial beads, and is presented as the one giving prasadam to devotees.

December 08 2011

A photograph of five men standing outdoors in front of a pink building decorated with a doorway garland of white jasmine and orange and yellow marigolds. At left, a man in white clothes with a saffron shawl listens. Next, a smiling man with long curly hair wears a bare chest, an orange-red wrap and a rudraksha mala, holding a dark bag. Beside him, a man in an orange robe holds the dark bag and faces away. At right, an older man in glasses wears an orange-brown robe, and a bald man in an orange robe and wrap stands near the wall. Another man in white is partly visible behind them. The scene shows casual conversation among sannyasi-style devotees.

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A photograph of an orange-walled building with a black signboard listing names beside an entrance. In the centre, a man with long dark swept-back hair wears an orange shawl over orange clothing and rudraksha beads, smiling as he walks forward. Two men in white dhotis and white shirts stand to the right: the one in the middle holds a brass kalasha with an orange cloth, and the one on the right, with a yellow shawl, holds a silver plate of flower petals. A woman in white with dark hair stands at left, and a few more people in white are visible behind, some in white saris. Steps, a red railing and potted plants frame the scene. a person: the central figure's long swept hair and orange shawl are cues, but the depiction is in person and the identification rests on appearance alone.

Outdoor photograph at a shrine with a stone plinth and a deity murti decorated with marigold and red flower garlands, flanked by colourful painted figures. In the foreground, a man in a saffron-orange robe with a yellow and magenta flower garland stands smiling and holds a folded red and gold cloth, while two saffron-robed men beside him reach toward it. A man in white clothing stands at the left edge, and a small red cloth with a black-and-white symbol lies on the floor. Flower petals are scattered on the ground.