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A seated figure in an orange saffron garment with a golden waist sash and rudraksha beads on the arm and neck sits on a red tiger-striped cushion, with long dark hair swept back, smiling and facing an older man in a white shirt with a blue lanyard who raises both palms in a gesture of greeting or prayer. Behind them, a shaved-headed monk in orange robes sits, and blurred figures in white clothing stand in the background. Probable Swamiji, visible by long hair, saffron robe, rudraksha malas and gold ornaments, seated in a satsang or darshan setting. Photo is credited to a Sri Nithyananda archive.

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A photo of two men facing each other in conversation indoors, one seated on a low cushioned seat in an orange sleeveless top with a gold waist sash, rudraksha beads on his arm and a long necklace, long swept-back dark hair, smiling and gesturing with open hands. Swamiji (probable): the man on the left matches the page's Swamiji reference through his long swept-back hair, orange clothing and rudraksha malas, and is seated as the teacher. Opposite him, an older man with white hair and a beard in a white t-shirt raises his palms in a greeting gesture. A gold oil lamp glows at left and a bald seated man is partly visible at lower right.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.2012-04-16A photograph of a seated figure in an orange-saffron sleeveless garment with gold waist cloth and rudraksha bracelets and necklaces, long swept-back dark hair, smiling and facing an older man in a white t-shirt with a lanyard who stands with palms pressed together in a greeting. Behind them, several people in white and orange clothing stand or sit in a hall, with a lit oil lamp at the left edge and a red tiger-striped seat cover beneath the seated figure. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), the seated figure, with rudraksha malas, long swept-back hair and saffron clothing; the standing man is a devotee in white.2012-04-16April 17 20122012-04-17April 17 20122012-04-17A 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.2012-04-16April 17 20122012-04-17A photograph of an indoor satsang setting. On the left, a man with long dark hair, wearing an orange sleeveless top, rudraksha malas and a gold ceremonial staff, smiles while reading a small pink paper. Opposite him, a man in a white shirt with a dark rudraksha mala and gold bracelets raises both palms in a gesture of reverence with eyes closed. A bald man in orange sits blurred in the foreground, and other people stand in the background.2012-04-16Photo 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.2012-04-17A smiling man in a saffron-orange sleeveless kurta with a long rudraksha mala and a gold ceremonial necklace sits on a red and black striped seat, appearing to speak with a fair-haired young man in a white collared shirt who gestures with raised hands. Behind them a bald man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits with eyes lifted, and several men in white clothing stand in the background near a maroon curtain and a window.2012-04-16A photograph of a satsang-style gathering in an indoor hall with a dark red curtain behind. A man with hair in a topknot, wearing an orange sleeveless top, rudraksha malas and a gold-coloured waist cloth, sits on a red patterned seat, smiling and gesturing with open palms toward a man in a white kurta with a purple lanyard. The white-clad man raises both palms in greeting toward him. Behind them, several people in white and in orange robes stand or sit, including a shaved-headed man in orange with a tilak. Appearance-based label: the seated figure in orange with the rudraksha malas and topknot is a person candidate, shown in person, identity uncertain.2012-04-17