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A photograph of a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a maroon border, smiling as he holds a small white card or paper in one hand while gesturing with the other. He wears rudraksha mala necklaces, a red bead strand, a gold pendant, and gold armlets with red threads. Beside him, a bald man in orange robes holds a silver tray with small silver and gold items. Several people stand behind them, including a child in a white top at left. Swamiji (probable): the long-haired man wears swept-back hair, saffron robes, rudraksha malas and ceremonial gold ornaments, consistent with the page's attribution. A bald priest in orange assists with the tray.

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A smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair and an orange saffron shawl with a maroon border stands at center, holding a small white paper or plate in his left hand while another person's arm reaches in from the left. He wears multiple strands of rudraksha-style beads, a red bead necklace, gold pendant ornaments and gold armlets. Behind him, a shaved-headed man in a white dhoti and a bespectacled man with a tilak mark stand nearby, and a silver tray with small lamps or offerings is held at lower right. Pink and orange paper decorations hang in the background.2011-02-11October 18 20102010-10-18A smiling man with long dark hair tied in a bun wears a saffron-orange sleeveless garment edged with gold, and a heavy necklace of gold beads with black spacers over a pearl and rudraksha mala. He is smiling and looking down as a woman on the left, wearing an orange sari, extends her arm and hands him a small red bowl. Behind him stands a shaved-headed man in orange robes with a gold-beaded necklace, and an older woman with curly blonde hair in a white outfit watches in the background. The setting is a bright, pale-walled room.2011-02-22November 07 20102010-11-07November 02 20102010-11-02A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead stands in an orange saffron garment with a golden-beaded rudraksha-style mala necklace, smiling as he extends a folded white paper toward a young man in a yellow-and-white checked shirt. Behind him, a shaven-headed young man in white and a tray of offerings with orange cloth are visible in a temple-like hall with maroon and cream draped decor. The orange-robed man matches the page's a person cues: long hair, saffron garb and gold-beaded mala, so he is labelled a person.2011-02-27A photograph of a temple darshan setting under a corrugated metal roof with exposed rafters. In the centre, a man with long swept-back black hair, a rudraksha mala, and an orange saffron garment smiles while accepting slips of paper from devotees. Beside him, a shaven-headed man in orange robes holds a silver tray containing a folded orange cloth and a gold kalasha-shaped object. On the left, an older man in a checked shirt and a figure in white stand near the offerings. The scene suggests a satsang or darshan gathering.2010-11-02November 03 20102010-11-03A seated man in an orange sleeveless garment with a gold-bordered cloth and rudraksha malas receives a folded paper from a standing man in red who holds his palms together in anjali. The seated figure has long swept-back dark hair and rudraksha bracelets on his arm, and is seated on a striped red-and-black cushion. Behind them, people in red and orange clothing sit or stand in a hall with white walls. The presentation of a written note suggests a darshan or question exchange. Swamiji (probable): the seated man in orange with long hair, rudraksha malas and gold-trimmed cloth is the probable Nithyananda Paramashivam; the standing man in red is a devotee.2012-04-17A 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.2011-02-27February 26 20132013-02-26Photograph of a temple or ashram setting where a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes, wearing a multi-strand necklace of gold beads and a red tilak on his forehead, places his hand in blessing on the head of a young woman. Several women in orange and white garments with hands pressed together or receiving blessings stand close by. A man in saffron robes on the right holds a gold-coloured ritual tray. In the background other figures in white dhotis and orange clothing stand near a colourful temple backdrop with a red and yellow banner. Swamiji (probable): the central figure has long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a gold bead necklace, matching the page's reference to Swamiji. Four prominent people are visible, with more partly seen in the background.2011-02-27