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A seated man in cream and gold ceremonial dress sits on an ornate gold throne with red velvet cushions, raising his right hand in a blessing gesture. He wears a long rudraksha mala with a gold pendant, a gold chain, and a white and red forehead marking. Gilded lion figures flank the throne, and pink flowers and offerings rest on the platform in front. A dark curtain forms the backdrop, and a microphone is visible at right.

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A man seated on an ornate gilded throne with a red velvet cushioned back and carved lion-shaped armrests raises his right hand in a blessing gesture. He wears a cream and gold-bordered dhoti and shawl, a maroon waistband, a gold necklace, and multiple strands of rudraksha beads with a green stone pendant. He has a white vertical tilak with a red bindi on his forehead. Pink lotus flowers and fruit sit on a gold tray at the base of the throne, and a dark blue curtain hangs behind. A printed caption on the right edge reads Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam. The figure is seated on a peetha, with a microphone visible at the right edge. a person is a visual candidate here: the rudraksha malas, ceremonial gold necklace and ornate saffron-free ceremonial dress are noted, with the printed caption attributing the name to the image.2011-03-05A seated man on an ornate gilded throne with a red velvet back and cushion, raising his right hand in a blessing gesture. He wears a cream and gold-bordered dhoti and shawl, a red waistband, a rudraksha mala with a green and gold ceremonial pendant, and a gold chain. He has a white vibhuti line with a red kumkum dot on his forehead. Gilded lion figures flank the throne, and pink flowers and offerings sit on a gold tray in front. a person is shown on the throne with a rudraksha mala, ceremonial gold necklace and cream and gold ceremonial dress, while a shaved-headed figure is partly visible at the left edge.2011-03-05 +1 copiesA man seated cross-legged on an ornate gilded throne with a red velvet seat and back, speaking into a gooseneck microphone. He wears a cream and gold-bordered dhoti and a matching shawl draped over one shoulder, a long rudraksha mala with a gold pendant, a gold chain, and white and red tilak marks on his forehead. One hand is raised in gesture. Flowers lie on the throne's lower step, and a dark curtain backs the stage. a person: the saffron-free white ritual clothing is paired with rudraksha malas and gold necklaces, and the person is seated as a teacher on the throne.2011-03-05A man with short slicked-back hair, a white tripundra forehead mark with a red bindi, and gold earrings sits cross-legged on an ornate gold throne with a red velvet back and seat, flanked by carved gold lions. He wears a cream dhoti with gold borders, a bare shoulder, a gold necklace, multiple rudraksha malas, and a red-and-gold armband. He smiles while holding a microphone on a stand near his hand, with a small bouquet of pink and white flowers at the base of the throne and blue curtains behind.2011-03-05 +1 copiesA seated man in cream and gold-bordered ceremonial dhoti and shawl sits cross-legged on an ornate gold throne with red velvet cushions and carved lion supports, speaking into a handheld microphone. He wears a rudraksha mala with a gold pendant, a gold armlet, a white vertical tilak with red bindi on his forehead. Behind him hangs a dark blue curtain, and a small bunch of pink and red flowers rests on the throne's base. The throne has a gold framed medallion with a deity relief at its top. The man is a single physical person, and his appearance matches several cues for the a person figure: rudraksha mala, ceremonial gold ornaments, and a seated teaching role on a throne, with a cream and gold ceremonial shawl.2011-03-05A photograph of a seated man on an ornate gilded throne, raising his right hand in a blessing gesture. He wears cream and gold draped clothing with a deep red waist cloth, multiple strands of rudraksha beads and a gold pendant necklace, a gold earring, and white and red forehead markings. Behind him is a red cloth and a golden carved throne, with a microphone and a tray of wrapped sweets at the left edge. He appears to be giving a discourse or blessing at a sitting.2011-03-05 +1 copiesA man seated cross-legged on an ornate gold-and-red throne on a stage, speaking into a headset microphone. He has long dark hair tied back, a white vertical tilak on his forehead, and wears a cream-coloured sleeveless garment with a gold border over his shoulder, a cream dhoti with gold edging, and multiple strands of rudraksha beads with a gold pendant. Behind him is a dark blue curtain and an elaborately carved gold throne with red velvet cushions. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and ceremonial gold necklace while seated on the throne as the speaker.2011-03-05A man with short slicked-back hair sits cross-legged on an ornate gold throne with a red velvet seat and back, lion-headed armrests and a gold-carved base decorated with flowers. He wears a cream dhoti and shawl with gold borders, a red waist cloth, a red-brown rudraksha mala with a gold pendant, a gold bangle, and white forehead markings with a red bindi. He has his eyes closed, smiling, with one hand raised in a gesture near a microphone on a stand. Flower garlands rest on the base in front of him, and a dark blue curtain backs the stage.2011-03-05A seated man in a cream and gold-bordered dhoti and shawl, with a maroon waist cloth, multi-strand rudraksha malas and a gold pendant, sits on an ornate gold throne. He has white vibhuti lines and a red kumkum dot on his forehead and raises one hand in a teaching gesture while speaking. A microphone and a tray of wrapped sweets sit beside him, with red flowers at the right edge and a black curtain behind.2011-03-05 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated man in white clothing on an ornate gold throne with a red velvet seat and backrest, carved lion-face armrests, and a gold filigree base. He sits cross-legged with hands clasped, wearing a white shoulder wrap and white dhoti, multiple strands of rudraksha beads around his neck, and a red dot on his forehead. He smiles and looks upward while a microphone on a stand is positioned beside him. Pink and white flower petals lie at the base of the throne, and a red and gold backdrop is visible behind.2011-01-28A man seated on an ornate gold throne with red velvet cushions raises his right hand in blessing while holding a tall staff. He wears a cream turban with a red bindi, white dhoti and shawl, and a long rudraksha mala with matching bracelets. Gold oil lamps stand on either side, and a hand holding a lit lamp appears at lower right. Appearance-based cues (turban, rudraksha mala, ceremonial throne) are consistent with a person seated in a temple setting.A seated man in a cream and gold dhoti and shawl with a maroon waistband sits on an ornate gilded throne with a deep red velvet back and cushion. He holds his palms together in namaste and smiles. He wears a white vertical tilak with a red bindi, a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace. Golden lion figures flank the throne, and a gold-framed altar in front holds pink flowers, fruit and brass vessels. Below the throne, a dark-clad hand and a partially visible person appear at the frame edges. A golden deity medallion is set in the throne's crown. Dark blue drapery forms the backdrop.2011-03-05