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A framed portrait garlanded with marigold and orange-white-green flower strands sits on an ornate gilded chair with red cushions. The portrait shows a smiling man with long dark hair, a red bindi and orange robes, one hand raised in blessing and legs folded in meditation posture on a pale cushion. A caption printed at the bottom of the portrait reads Paramahamsa Nithyananda. The portrait is an image, not a physical person. Behind it, a blue-and-white draped figure and a brass lamp are partly visible, and a red-and-gold textile lies on the seat.

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A large framed portrait on an easel stands inside a temple hall, decorated with a garland of orange, white and green flowers on each side. The printed photograph shows a smiling man in saffron-orange robes with a white bead mala, seated cross-legged with one hand raised in a blessing gesture before a banyan tree trunk. The ornate gold frame is flanked by brass lamps and a red-cushioned seat in the foreground. The printed portrait is a depiction, not a person physically present in the room. Caption text at the bottom of the print reads Paramahamsa Nithyananda, attributed to the printed photograph.2011-01-17A framed photograph displayed as a portrait on a stand, garlanded with orange, white, red, and green flower garlands. The portrait shows a smiling man with long dark hair, seated cross-legged in meditation pose, wearing orange saffron robes and a long white beaded necklace with a gold pendant, raising one hand in blessing before a large tree with exposed aerial roots. Ornate gold frame edges and a dark drape frame the scene, with a rudraksha bead cluster at the base. Printed caption reads Paramahamsa Nithyananda. Swamiji (probable) cues appear in the printed portrait: long hair, saffron robes and a long beaded necklace, depicted on a screen-free print. No physical people are present in the scene.2011-01-01A large framed portrait on a stage, labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" in the caption strip at its base, shows a smiling man in orange robes seated cross-legged before a banyan tree with exposed roots, raising one hand in blessing and wearing a long white-and-gold beaded necklace with a pendant. The frame is ornately gilded, draped with orange, white, red and green garlands and rudraksha beads at the bottom corners. Red-cushioned chairs with gilt carved armrests sit in front of the frame against a dark curtain. No physical people are visible; the figure is a printed portrait.2011-01-01A framed photograph on an ornate gilded throne is garlanded with a thick floral garland of white jasmine, green leaves and red flowers. The printed portrait shows a smiling man with long dark hair, a red bindi, an orange saffron robe, a white and beaded necklace, sitting in meditation with one hand raised in blessing before a tree trunk backdrop. Brass lamps stand behind the throne and carved stone pillars appear at right. Because the portrait is a depiction, this is not a person physically present. The image is a photograph of a printed portrait on a throne, with no visible people in the scene.A framed photograph is displayed on an ornate gold throne-style seat decorated with yellow, white and maroon flower garlands. The framed print shows a smiling man with long dark hair and a red bindi, wearing an orange robe and a white-and-gold bead necklace with a pendant, seated cross-legged on a patterned cushion in front of a large banyan-like root tree, one hand raised in blessing. A printed caption at the bottom of the frame reads "Paramahamsa Nithyananda". Red cushions and orange cloth edge the foreground. No physical people are visible in the scene.2010-10-02A framed photograph is placed on an ornate gold throne-like seat with red cushions and yellow and white garlands draped around it. The printed portrait shows a seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a long beaded necklace, one hand raised in blessing, against a backdrop of large tree roots. A flower decoration sits at the top of the frame. Behind the seat are brass lamps and a red curtain in a temple setting. The printed caption at the bottom of the portrait reads Paramahamsa Nithyananda, which is attributed to the printed caption. No physical people are visible in the scene.2010-10-01A framed portrait of a smiling man seated cross-legged in saffron-orange robes on a cushion, with a long garland of white flowers and a bead necklace, one hand raised in a blessing gesture, set against a backdrop of large banyan roots. The framed portrait sits within an ornate gold-painted arched throne-like structure decorated with garlands in yellow marigold and maroon-white flower strands, a purple floral offering on top, and red cushions at the base. A red-clad deity murti stands on the right and golden lamp stands flank the scene, with a pink cloth hanging at upper left. The portrait is a printed picture, not a live person; it bears the caption a person printed along its bottom edge.2010-10-02A framed printed portrait of a smiling man in saffron-orange robes and a white flower garland, seated cross-legged on a cushion before a large tree trunk, one hand raised in blessing. The portrait sits on an ornate gold throne-like seat with a lion-face carved crest, decorated with yellow and magenta flower garlands and red cushions on a red cloth. Behind it stand gold lamp stands and a gold-and-green draped deity figure. A caption on the print reads Paramahamsa Nithyananda. In the foreground, the dark-haired heads of two devotees are visible at the lower left. The portrait is a depiction, not an in-person presence.2010-09-27A framed portrait photograph, edged with marigold and white-and-maroon garlands, shows a smiling man seated cross-legged in meditation posture, raising one hand in blessing. He wears saffron-orange robes, a long ornate gold necklace with large beads and a central golden pendant, and a red bindi on his forehead. A large banyan tree with aerial roots forms the background.2010-10-01A framed printed portrait of a smiling man with long dark hair, a red forehead mark and a white beaded necklace, wearing orange-saffron robes and seated cross-legged against a banyan-like tree trunk with one hand raised in a blessing gesture. The gilt frame is garlanded with orange, red, white and green flower strings. A printed caption is visible at the bottom of the portrait. Below the frame, out of focus, a dark red cushioned seat and a dark shape are visible. The portrait is a depiction on paper, not a person present, and no other physical people are clearly visible.2011-01-17A framed portrait of a smiling man seated in lotus pose on a cushion, wearing orange robes and a white flower garland with a beaded necklace, raising one hand in blessing before a banyan-root backdrop. The portrait, labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" at its base, rests on a gilded throne-style chair draped with a red cloth and garlanded with yellow marigolds, purple and white flowers and pink hibiscus. Brass oil lamps stand around the chair, and a man in white clothing is partly visible behind it near a deity murti and red shrine pillars.2010-10-01A framed photographic portrait of a smiling man with long dark hair and a red bindi, seated cross-legged in saffron-orange robes against a backdrop of large tree roots. He wears layered rudraksha malas and a gold ceremonial necklace with a pendant, raises one hand in blessing, and is garlanded with white jasmine strands interwoven with red flowers and green leaves. The portrait is set in an ornate gold-and-black frame, with a wooden box visible at lower left. a person appears in the portrait, which is a depiction rather than a person physically present. No physical people are present in the scene.2010-01-01