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A smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi sits on an ornate golden throne with brown leather upholstery and golden lion-head armrests. He wears an orange-saffron robe, a thick rudraksha mala, a ceremonial gold necklace and a heavy garland of red roses and white flowers. He holds a small headset microphone to one ear with both hands. Behind him, seated devotees and a figure in colourful patterned attire fill the hall, and a bald priest in orange sits at lower right. The image is a copyright-marked photograph from the archive.

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December 24 20152015-12-24 +1 copiesDecember 20 20152015-12-20A man seated on an ornate golden throne with brown leather cushioning and carved golden lion armrests. He wears saffron-orange robes, a multi-strand rudraksha mala with gold beads, a gold pendant necklace, and a red bindi on his forehead, and has a head microphone. His right hand rests against his cheek as he smiles. Behind him, seated audience members in colourful saris and salwar, some with orange lanyards, fill the background. The clothing, rudraksha mala, long swept-back hair and throne fit the appearance-based candidate for a person, but the identification is uncertain. The visible people are the seated man and several audience members in the background.2015-12-24December 22 20152015-12-22A smiling bare-chested figure with a long dark swept-back hair style and a red bindi sits on an ornate gold-and-brown leather throne with carved golden lion-head armrests. He wears a rust-orange wrap, layered rudraksha malas and a gold chain, and holds a dark snake draped across his lap. Several people in the background, including a woman in pink and a man in white with a lanyard, watch from the audience. The stage setting suggests a satsang or discourse hall.2015-12-15 +2 copiesA seated figure in saffron-orange robes sits on an ornate brown leather throne with gold carved lion-head armrests, speaking to an audience. He wears long swept-back dark hair, a large rudraksha mala and a gold ceremonial necklace, and has a red tilak on his forehead. Around him, a large seated crowd of attendees fills the hall; several wear orange lanyards and sashes, and a tray of yellow-orange flowers sits at the right edge. a person is seated on the throne, identified by his distinctive hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala.2015-12-22December 15 20152015-12-15A seated man with swept-back dark hair and a red bindi sits on an ornate gilded throne with red cushions, smiling and wearing an orange-saffron robe with a brown rudraksha-style shawl and a red, pink and white flower garland. A carved golden lion sits at the left edge of the throne, and a hand offers a red fruit at the lower left. Another person in the lower right, partly visible, reaches toward the seated man with a red fruit and wears a brown beaded mala. Ornate carved wooden panels surround the throne, which is decorated with gold-leaf figures. Photo credit overlay reads Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam and2016-05-02December 15 20152015-12-15 +1 copiesFebruary 17 20132013-02-17December 22 20152015-12-22A smiling figure with long dark hair sits on an ornate golden throne with carved lion heads on the armrests, wearing rust-orange robes, a brown rudraksha mala necklace, a green bead strand and a gold pendant. Behind him a large seated audience fills the hall, many wearing orange and saffron sashes and lanyards; a silver ceremonial staff stands at the left edge. A probable Swamiji appearance is visible through long swept-back hair, saffron robes and rudraksha malas, seated as the speaker at a satsang-style gathering.2015-12-22