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A seated man with long, swept-back dark hair wears a sleeveless saffron-orange garment with a gold waist sash and multiple rudraksha malas and bead bracelets. He holds a folded white paper and looks down at it while another man kneels before him with palms pressed together in anjali, wearing a red shirt and a lanyard. Behind them, people in red and black clothing stand with hands pressed together in namaskar near a window. Appearance cues of the seated man are distinctive (long hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha malas, ceremonial gold necklace), consistent with the page's claim of Swamiji present.

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A 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 photograph of a long-haired figure in orange saffron robes with a gold-and-beaded waistband and a rudraksha bracelet, smiling as they press one palm onto the forehead of a young man in a deep red shirt who stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. Rudraksha beads are visible on the robed figure's arm. A plain pale wall and window sit in the background, with a person in red partly visible at right. Appearance-based identification is uncertain, so this figure is described by role as the robed giver of blessing, with the young man as a devotee receiving darshan.2012-04-16April 17 20122012-04-17Photograph of a satsang exchange. A man with long, swept-back dark hair wears a sleeveless saffron-orange garment, rudraksha malas, a beaded bracelet on his upper arm and a gold ceremonial necklace, seated on a patterned cushion and smiling as he listens. Facing him, a younger man in a white shirt with a lanyard lifts an open hand while speaking. A brass oil lamp with a flame stands in the background beside a red cloth, and a partially visible bald devotee in orange sits at the right edge. Probable Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha malas and ceremonial gold necklace, in a satsang role of answering a delegate's question.2012-04-16April 16 20122012-04-16A photograph of a seated figure in an orange sleeveless top and orange dhoti-style wrap with a gold-bordered sash, wearing a long rudraksha mala and beaded bracelets on the upper arm, with long dark hair swept back. Beside them a younger man in a deep red kurta with a lanyard kneels and joins his palms in anjali mudra, facing the seated figure. Behind them a person in a red top wears a name badge, and a brass oil lamp with a flame glows at the left edge. The setting appears to be a satsang or darshan gathering. a person is not confidently identifiable from appearance here, so the seated figure is described by role.2012-04-16A photograph of a seated figure in an orange saffron garment with a gold-bordered cream waist wrap and multiple rudraksha mala strands, long dark hair swept back, leaning forward with open palms raised toward a man in a white short-sleeved shirt and rudraksha mala. The seated figure is probable Swamiji, identified by long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha malas, shown in a satsang-style dialogue. The standing man gestures with both hands and wears a blue lanyard. Behind them a monk in orange sits partly visible, and a red-and-black striped cushion sits beside the seated figure. Blurred onlookers appear in the background.2012-04-17Photo of a seated man in an orange sleeveless garment with a gold-trimmed sash and multiple rudraksha-style beaded malas and gold armlets, with long dark hair, reading from a folded paper in his left hand while holding a small silver object. Facing him, a man in a white shirt with a blue lanyard raises both palms outward in an open gesture. Behind them, several people in orange and white stand or sit in a hall with a maroon curtain and a wall-mounted fan at right.2012-04-17April 17 20122012-04-17Indoor event photo of a woman in an orange sari with a rudraksha mala and beaded bracelets, long dark hair loose, seated and holding a small white folded paper toward a man in a white kurta with a lanyard badge who raises both hands in an animated gesture. Behind them a standing man in white clothing and a seated man in orange clothing watch. Maroon curtains and a brass oil lamp are visible in the foreground. The woman's appearance is not sufficiently distinctive to confirm the presence of a person, so no identification is made.2012-04-17April 25 20122012-04-25A photograph of a satsang setting where a long-haired figure in saffron-orange clothing with a gold-and-red sash and rudraksha beads on the wrist sits at the left, palms raised toward a smiling man in a white shirt with a lanyard who raises both hands in return. Behind them, several seated and standing devotees in white and saffron robes, one bald man with a vertical tilak, and a red-clad person in the background observe the exchange. The scene looks like an ashram gathering with a warm, joyful greeting.2012-04-16