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A smiling young man in white ritual clothes with an orange saffron shawl sits in a small workshop, raising a long wooden rod wrapped in red and gold cord above his head with one arm. A red tilak mark is on his forehead. Behind him, white garments hang on a wall, and bundled straw or grass brooms rest on a concrete counter with a calculator and papers. A metal bowl sits on the floor in front, and a folding chair and wooden stand are at the left edge. This appears to show a sannyasi learning the traditional making of a kattumurthy and udal, a musical drum-stick-like instrument, rather than a formal ceremony. The page identifies the event as Nithyananda University courses in Tiruvannamalai, but the man is not clearly identifiable from appearance.

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2008 - Nithyananda University - Udal and Kattumurthy Courses2007-05-09A smiling man in an orange turban and orange shawl sits at a table, turned over his shoulder toward the camera. He wears a red top, has a red tilak mark on his forehead, and his long dark hair falls over one shoulder onto a white cloth draped behind him. A metal cup and a small dark object sit on the table in front. Indoor setting with cream walls. Appearance-based candidate: Swamiji (probable), identified by orange turban, saffron shawl and long swept hair; role: seated sannyasi at a desk.2008-11-20A photograph of a long-haired man seated on a white cloth-draped chair in front of a stone shrine platform, smiling with eyes lowered and one hand raised in gesture. He wears a saffron-orange shawl over the shoulders and a red and gold-tipped white border cloth, with a red bindi on the forehead and a long rudraksha mala with dark beads. A white walking stick with a curved handle rests beside him. Behind him on the platform are a brass bell, a fruit tray with apples, bananas and mangoes, a small deity murti in an orange cloth draped with white jasmine garlands, and yellow marigold flowers. The scene appears to be a darshan setting, with a single person visible in the frame.2007-07-28A smiling man with long, swept-back black hair sits in front of a stone platform, wearing an orange-saffron shawl draped over his shoulders and a long rudraksha mala of dark beads. A red bindi marks his forehead. Behind him is a white cloth draped over a seat, edged with pink and green borders, and a silver-handled walking cane rests against it. On the stone ledge behind are brass lamps, a tray of fruit, marigold garlands and yellow flowers, and an orange-draped deity murti with garlands. The scene appears to be an outdoor darshan setting at a temple.2007-07-28A photograph of a man with long dark hair swept back and tied at the nape, wearing a saffron-orange sleeveless wrap and a small red tilak on his forehead, smiling as an older man with white hair, a white moustache, a white shirt, a rudraksha mala and a gold bracelet holds a dark rod or tool above his head. A grey wall and green foliage are blurred in the background. a person based on the distinctive long swept-back hair, saffron wrap and ornate ceremonial setting; the older man appears to be a devotee or attendant performing a service.2008-06-22June 22 20082008-06-22June 22 20082008-06-22A man seated on a red cushioned throne with ornate gold carved back and fresh flower garland, wearing an orange long-sleeved top and a multi-strand rudraksha mala. He has white and red tilak marks on his forehead and smiles while raising his right arm to hold a black staff wrapped with white rope and small brass bells. Red cloth and a tray with red offerings sit at the bottom, with flowers and a red curtain behind him. a person, seated with a staff in a darshan setting. One person visible.2012-08-29A seated man in orange sannyasi robes sits on a white cloth-covered seat, resting his chin on his right hand and smiling. He wears an orange shawl draped over his shoulders and a small red bindi on his forehead. Behind him, a framed picture with a garland of yellow flowers stands on a white-draped table, with another person in orange cloth partly visible. Sugarcane stalks lean against the wall at left, and a coconut and offering items rest on a striped mat at right.2008-01-16March 31 20082008-03-31A photograph in a hall with a concrete floor and exposed metal roof trusses. A man with long, curly dark hair wears an orange saffron wrap draped over one shoulder and a dark rudraksha mala around his neck, and he holds a braided brown wooden staff with a gold-coloured handle while looking down and smiling. Beside him on a striped mat are an assortment of gold-coloured ritual objects and figurines. In the background a woman in a white sari with an orange shawl stands near glass display cabinets, and another person in white is partly visible at the left edge. Appearance-based candidate, probable in this scene: a person, shown with long hair, saffron wrap and rudraksha mala, but identity is uncertain.2007-08-08November 28 20082008-11-28