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2002 - Adi Kailash Kutir - first humble abode of The SPH in Adi KAILASASpiritual Products -Blessing Card2003 - Exclusive Portraits Collection2003-01-01A smiling man with long dark hair, wearing an orange turban with a red tilak mark on his forehead, sits cross-legged on a red cushioned wooden seat carved with floral motifs. He is dressed in flowing orange robes, wears a long rudraksha mala around his neck, and raises one hand in a blessing gesture. Behind him, the thick, twisting aerial roots and trunk of a large banyan tree rise against a sunlit dirt ground.A man sits cross-legged on a pink cloth on sandy ground in front of a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots. He has long, swept-back dark hair, a red bindi on his forehead, and wears saffron-orange cloth draped over his shoulder and body with a gold-yellow border. A dark rudraksha mala with gold spacer beads hangs around his neck with a gold pendant. His right hand is raised in a gesture of greeting or blessing and he smiles softly with eyes half open. Overall this is a calm, outdoor sitting pose with sunlight on the trunk and roots behind him. a person: the long swept-back hair, saffron cloth, and rudraksha mala are visible cues, so this is a probable in-person candidate.2003-10-31A printed photograph of a seated man framed by a garland of yellow, white, pink and purple flowers, set against a backdrop of large tree roots. The man wears saffron-orange robes draped over his shoulder, a rudraksha mala with a central pendant, and a red bindi on his forehead. His right hand is raised in a blessing gesture and his left rests on his knee. A printed caption below the portrait reads "PARAMAHAMSA SRI NITHYANANDA SWAMIGAL", attributing the name to the caption. The picture is a portrait print, not a live person, showing a sannyasi in meditative pose beneath a banyan-like tree.Test Pictures2003 - Exclusive Portraits Collection2003-01-01A man sits cross-legged on a pink cloth mat at the base of a large banyan tree with many aerial roots. He wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with gold borders, a long rudraksha mala, and a gold pendant, with a red bindi on his forehead. His long dark hair falls to his shoulders, and he smiles with hands resting in his lap. A weathered stone pillar stands beside him against the tree trunk.2003-10-31A printed photograph shows a seated man in saffron-orange draped clothing with a gold-bordered shawl, bare-chested, wearing a long rudraksha mala and a gold pendant necklace. He sits cross-legged, raising his right hand in a blessing gesture, with a red mark on his forehead and long swept-back hair. Behind him, large twisting aerial roots and trunk of a banyan tree fill the frame, with a stone pillar at left. A faint copyright line is visible at the lower right edge of the print.2006-09-21A photograph of a seated man in saffron-orange robes, cross-legged on a leopard-print cushion before a large banyan tree with exposed aerial roots. He wears a long gold-bead necklace and a red bindi, has long swept-back dark hair, and raises one open hand in a greeting or blessing gesture. Large green leaves of a plant frame the foreground. Given the long hair, saffron robes and gold necklace, this appears to be a probable Swamiji (probable) depiction of the guru, seated in meditation pose.A seated man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on a pink mat beneath a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots. His long dark hair falls past his shoulders, he wears a red bindi and a dark rudraksha mala with a gold pendant, and his bare chest is partly visible under a saffron shawl edged with gold. He raises one hand in a blessing gesture while smiling. Pink-painted marks dot the tree trunk, and a stone pillar stands beside him. Appearance-based label: a person, given the long hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha mala and gold pendant; the page does not place him at this event.2003-10-31