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July 20 2013

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A photograph in a bright hall with a tiled floor and a line of devotees behind silver stanchions. A man in ornate reddish-brown robes with a gold border and gold waist sash stands with a white vibhuti line on his forehead, a red bindi, a long gold-and-bead garland and a rudraksha mala. He holds a folded white paper and raises one hand toward a white-shirted devotee on the left, who bows with palms joined, touching the crown of his head. An attendant in a red top holds a red tray of red apples and packaged sweets, with rudraksha malas draped over it. Several other people in white or red clothing stand in the background. a person: the robed central figure has long swept-back hair, gold ornaments and a ceremonial garland.2013-07-25July 20 20132013-07-20A photograph in an indoor hall with a patterned ceiling and rows of silver stanchions with chains. A smiling man in a rust-brown dhoti and shawl with a gold border, wearing a heavy gold necklace with a gold pendant, rudraksha malas and a thick pink-and-white flower garland, is walking forward, with one hand raised and resting on the head of a young man with brown hair who bows with palms joined. A man in a light shirt and glasses on the left also bows with folded hands. On the right, a priest in white dhoti with gold border holds a red box of sweets, and a deity shrine with a gold canopy stands in the background. a person: the smiling man in the rust dhoti wears rudraksha malas, gold ornaments and a garland, matching the candidate's distinctive ceremonial cues.2013-07-20A smiling man with long dark hair and white sacred ash marks on his forehead stands in an indoor hall, wearing a rust-brown sleeveless garment with a gold-bordered saffron-orange dhoti. He wears a long garland of white jasmine and red flowers with green leaves, a large gold ornate pendant and gold necklaces, gold bangles and an arm band. His right hand rests on a red tray holding red apples and other offerings. Behind him stand other people in white and red clothing, with steel barrier railings in the foreground.2013-07-25May 16 20132013-05-16Photograph of a satsang setting where a man with long, swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron robe, a red and white flower garland, and a heavy gold bead necklace with a rudraksha mala, reaches out to bless devotees. He holds a red tray containing fruit and malas. Beside him stands a shaved-headed attendant in orange robes with white ash markings on his bare back. In the foreground, devotees with folded hands and folded paper slips approach, one woman in a yellow sari and others in red and white clothing. The hall has white walls and soft lighting. Swamiji (probable): the long swept-back hair, saffron robe, gold beads and rudraksha cues suggest Nithyananda, shown in the role of giving blessings to devotees.2013-05-16January 12 20132013-01-12A man in a reddish-brown dhoti-style garment with broad gold borders, wearing a long rudraksha mala and a vertical tilak on his forehead with a red dot, walks down a central aisle smiling and raising one hand in greeting. Devotees in white on the left stand with palms pressed together in namaskar behind a metal stanchion barrier. On the right, a person holds a box of red apples and packaged sweets. In the background, a stage holds a colourful deity murti and a gold-framed altar in a hall with ceiling fans and lights. Swamiji (probable): the man has long swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala and saffron-toned ornate clothing, so he is a probable in-person candidate.2013-07-27A photograph of a smiling person with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange robe, a thick layered garland of red and yellow flowers, a heavy ceremonial gold bead necklace, rudraksha mala beads and gold bangles, with a red bindi and a raised right hand returning a greeting. Behind him a shaved-headed attendant in saffron clothing with a white forehead mark stands beside him, and to the left a man in white shirt and a blurred devotee with folded hands are visible. The background shows a plain cream wall and maroon drapery.2013-05-28July 12 20132013-07-12A smiling man with long swept-back dark hair and a vertical vibhuti mark on his forehead stands in a hall, wearing a rust-brown draped garment with broad gold borders and a long double strand of gold beaded necklace with a large gold pendant. Gold bangles adorn his arms. Two devotees in white and gold stand beside him, one with a white tripundra on his forehead. At left, a man in a grey shirt presses his palms together in greeting, and at right a person holds a red tray of fruit and sweets. Swamiji (probable) appears as the central figure, wearing the distinctive ornate gold necklaces, long swept-back hair and saffron-brown clothing.2013-07-11A man in an orange-red turban and rust-brown dhoti with gold borders walks down a carpeted aisle in a hall, smiling and raising one hand in blessing. He wears a long mala of rudraksha beads with a large gold ceremonial pendant and gold bangles. To his left, men in white shirts stand with palms pressed together in namaste, and to his right women in orange and red saris stand with hands folded. A red wooden tray of apples is held beside him. At the far end, a large golden throne with red cushions stands on a stage with a red curtain and a camera tripod. Swamiji (probable) is the central figure in the robes, turban, gold pendant and rudraksha mala, with a red chandlo on the forehead.2013-07-30