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A seated man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, sits on a white-draped chair in front of a red curtain, receiving a steel plate of offerings from a standing devotee in orange robes and a shawl who wears a rudraksha mala and gold bangles. A man in a white dhoti stands at left wearing a rudraksha mala and a purple forehead band, and a seated man in white at lower left holds yellow offerings. Plastic water bottles and sandals sit on the green-and-blue mat. The scene reads as a ritual offering, with no visible fire or deity murti.

A photograph of two seated men on a white and pink floral mattress in a plain room with white walls. The central man wears an orange-saffron sleeveless robe and a multi-coloured garland of pink and white flower petals, with a red bindi on his forehead and long dark hair, gazing upward. Beside him, a second man in an orange kurta with a gold wristwatch sits with eyes lowered and hands folded. Behind them is a wooden armchair with a dark cushioned seat, and at right a small wooden table holds a steel container, papers and a brass tray. The figure in the garland shows distinctive orange robe, garland and hair cues, but appearance alone is not conclusive, so this is an uncertain candidate.

A photograph inside a hall where a man with long, swept-back dark hair wearing an orange saffron robe sits cross-legged on a white-draped seat near a small easel-style board, while bare-footed around him, several monastics in orange robes kneel and sit. A kneeling monastic in the foreground, in orange, holds up a long bamboo-like stick and sits beside a tray with small heaps of coloured powder and a flat white plate of rice-like material. Other orange-robed people sit behind, one in white near the back. Flowers, a water bottle and a patterned cushion are visible in the lower left. a person is.

Indoor photo in a small room with white walls and a window with dark red frame. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing saffron-orange robes, sits cross-legged on a striped rug at left, arranging flowers and offerings from a tray. On the right, a seated man in orange robes with a gold-beaded necklace and bare feet sits on an orange cushioned seat, smiling. Behind them, a white-draped table holds fruit including apples, a brass oil lamp, a brass bowl of flowers, and small ritual items. Above, a framed image in orange robes is garlanded with yellow and orange flowers. Rose petals scatter the floor.

February 08 2013

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A seated man in an orange saffron dhoti and orange shawl, with long swept-back dark hair and a thin necklace, holds a steel plate of food in his hands on a white-draped chair in front of a red patterned curtain. A standing priest in orange robes with a yellow border and rudraksha beads stands at right, palms open toward the plate. Another orange-clad man stands at the far right edge with hands folded. Two bottles of water and small offerings lie on the green floor mat in the foreground. Swamiji (probable): the seated man in saffron with long swept-back hair, rudraksha and a shawl matches the candidate cues, presented as a seated figure receiving or offering food in a ritual setting.

October 09 2008

February 09 2013

A seated man in an orange-saffron robe sits on a white-draped chair in front of a backdrop of gerbera and carnation floral arrangements in orange, yellow, red and pink. He wears a long garland of white jasmine and pink flowers and has long, swept-back dark hair. A younger man in orange clothes at right holds a steel tray of pink rose petals, smiling. A third person in orange stands partly visible at the left edge. Two dark, handheld items sit near the chair base. The setting suggests a padapuja-style honouring, with the seated figure receiving flowers. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), seated in the chair, with the orange robe, long swept-back hair and jasmine garland as cues.

Indoor meeting in a plain room with a long beige-covered table set with steel plates, steel tumblers, folded napkins and a brass-rimmed tray. Seated at the table in saffron and orange robes are several sannyasis: a bearded elder with long grey hair and a large rudraksha mala, a man in orange with a red tilak and beads, a man in orange with a shaved head, and a turbaned figure on the right in orange with gold ornaments. A younger boy in pale orange stands behind the table beside a standing monk in orange. A banyan tree backdrop hangs on the wall and a red curtain is at left. The seated monk in orange on the left gestures while talking; no identification is made from appearance.

August 11 2009

A photograph of a seated man in orange saffron robes on a large white cushioned throne-like seat in front of dark red velvet drapery. He has short dark hair, a red bindi, and is smiling with his right arm extended toward a standing man at left. The standing man, shown from behind-left with long dark hair and a beard, wears an orange robe and holds a small object in his hand, reaching toward the seated figure. White bolster pillows, a microphone on a stand, and green foliage with flowers appear on the stage. A Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam style meditation-programme setting; the seated figure is an appearance-based a person candidate, identified by his saffron clothing and central seated position on the throne.