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A photograph of an indoor meeting in a plain whitewashed room with a brown wooden door. A seated man on the left wears an orange saffron robe, a beaded orange necklace and has long swept-back hair; he raises one hand and smiles. Next to him a low table holds a brass tray of fruit, a water bottle and papers. A barefoot young man in white dhoti and an orange shawl walks in carrying a small orange bag. A standing man in a striped shirt and grey trousers holds a fruit. Seated people in white clothes and a pink-bordered sari sit on the floor at the lower right and bottom edge. Several people are visible. Appearance-based label: a person for the seated man in orange, given his long swept-back hair, saffron robe and ornate beaded necklace.

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A seated man in an orange robe with long dark hair sits on a leopard-print cushioned sofa, gesturing while speaking. Beside him a bald man in orange robes sits behind a brass tray holding fruit. On the right a man in a white striped shirt and grey trousers stands holding a red object, facing the seated figure. Several women in white saris sit on a mat along the right wall, some with palms pressed together. Wooden chairs stand against the white walls and a small window is above.A photograph of a meeting in a plain whitewashed hall. A man with long, dark, curly hair and an orange sleeveless garment sits on a leopard-print cushioned seat at left, his hand near his chin, facing a standing man in a white striped shirt and grey trousers who holds a red apple. Behind them stands a bald man in an orange robe. Women in white saris with coloured borders sit on striped mats on the floor, many wearing name badges and beaded necklaces. A girl in a teal top and orange trousers with a plaited braid stands at right, and a child is held at the far right. Wooden chairs line the back wall beneath barred windows.A small indoor room with pale pink walls and an orange floral curtain. A man in saffron/orange sleeveless robes with long swept-back hair and a red bindi sits on a leopard-print cushioned sofa, gesturing with his hands while speaking. Swamiji (probable): the seated man in saffron robes with long swept-back hair and a red bindi, sitting on a leopard-print sofa. Nearby, a man in a striped collared shirt sits on the floor and listens, while others in white shirts stand at the edges of the frame. A side table holds a tray of apples, bananas, mangoes and sweets, with a water bottle and papers beside it.2010-09-19A photograph of a meeting in a white-walled hall with wooden chairs along the back wall. A seated woman in an orange sleeveless top and orange garment with long dark hair holds an orange fruit and sits beside a low tray of oranges and a steel tumbler. Beside her a man in orange with a red shawl sits cross-legged, and a shaven-headed man in white with a red shawl sits at the left. A standing man in a white shirt and light trousers bends forward, and a woman in white with a dark mala stands at right holding a black notebook. Many seated devotees in white fill the background, some with dark-bordered white saris.Indoor photo in a plain room with cream walls and a small window. A man in an orange saffron garment with a long rudraksha mala and long hair tied up stands by a zebra-print chair, holding red fruit and offering items. A bearer in orange at left holds a red tray with sweets and packets. Several men in white dhoti and shirt stand before him, one reaching toward the offering. Two men in white at right await their turn, and a wooden bench lies in the foreground.2012-04-06A seated man on a blue floral sofa wears an orange robe and a long rudraksha mala with a red bindi, smiling and gesturing with his right hand. In front of him a man in white kurta and lavender vest with a cream shawl bends forward with folded hands, holding a small yellow object. A man in a grey shirt stands at right and another figure stands behind. A white tray with a rudraksha mala and small items sits in the foreground. An orange cloth covers the floor and a white rug lies in the room. Faint text reads 2020 Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam and2010-07-01April 06 20122012-04-06Indoor photo of a seated figure on a white-draped chair in an orange saffron robe with a red and white flower garland, barefoot on an orange mat, with a tall dark plait down the back. A man in a light beige short-sleeved shirt and trousers stands bowing with hands folded, facing him. On the left, a standing man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl looks toward the seated figure. On the right edge, a man in a blue shirt stands with hands together. Behind them, a framed devotional picture of deities hangs on a white wall beside a barred window, and a low wooden table holds a tray of red fruit, flowers and a basket. Probable Swamiji: the seated figure wears orange robes, a long hair plait and a flower garland, so the in-person candidate is the seated figure receiving a visitor.2010-02-17Indoor photo in a hall with a deep red curtain behind. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange sleeveless robe, orange wrap and dark rudraksha mala, sits smiling on a pale green cushioned seat with red bolsters, extending his hand. A middle-aged man in a white shirt and green shawl bends forward to take a red fruit from him. Behind them stand two men in white dhotis: one bald with a gold-beaded necklace, the other bald with an orange shawl. A white fabric canopy and a wooden door are visible at left. The orange-robed seated man appears to be a probable Swamiji (long swept-back hair, orange robe and rudraksha mala), so this is an appearance-based label only.2010-08-04A photograph taken indoors in a plain whitewashed room with a concrete floor. A figure in orange robes with long dark hair, a beaded necklace and a saffron shawl sits on a leopard-print cushioned seat and extends his hand to hand a small item wrapped in foil to a seated devotee in a white shirt. Beside him on an orange-draped table stands a tray of fruit and flowers. A standing attendant in orange robes with a shaved head stands at right. Several people in white clothes sit on mats along the left side, and two women in white saris sit in the foreground. A framed painting of a robed figure hangs on the wall, with a deity murti and a red armchair in the background.January 12 20072007-01-12Indoor photo in a plain white-walled room with tiled floor. A man in white dhoti and shirt drapes a gold-bordered saffron shawl over the shoulders of a long-haired figure in orange robes and rudraksha mala who stands before a zebra-print armchair. Another saffron-robed monk stands near, and a man in white holds a tray of fruit at left, while a tray of red fruit sits on a white cabinet.2012-01-08