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A printed poster with a Gujarati headline in red script reading "ગુરુકૃપા હી કેવલમ્" above a large photograph. On the left, an elderly figure wearing a light peach head cloth and peach robe is garlanded with white and red flower garlands, with a floral arrangement above. On the right, a bald man with a yellow-orange tilak on his forehead wears a peach robe and a dark rudraksha mala. Smaller framed photographs of the same garlanded figure run along the bottom edge, with a further image at the bottom right. a person depiction status is unsure because the right-hand man's appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm identity beyond a rudraksha mala and peach robe.

September 15 2015

A photograph of a man in orange robes and an orange turban reaching up to touch the head of a white wax figure dressed in orange robes and an orange turban. Both wear white and yellow flower garlands with green leaves and purple blossoms, and a brass kalasha-style vessel of flowers and marigold garlands sits in front. Behind them, a man in white clothes stands near the doorway, and flower petals cover the base of the figure. The setting is a pale green room with a white wall ornament at the top left.

A devotee in an orange turban, orange sleeveless top and white jasmine and red flower garland stands at right, one hand resting on the head of a white statue and the other touching its raised hand. The statue wears an orange turban and shawl with garlands of yellow marigolds, purple flowers and green leaves. Behind them a cameraman films, and a brass oil lamp stands on a table. Walls are pale blue. The scene is a statue honouring ritual in a room.

A photograph of a celebration on a stage with a green banner printed with red Kannada lettering and yellow marigold strings. A seated elderly man in orange robes sits on a red-and-silver throne-like chair, heavily garlanded with red roses, white jasmine and yellow flowers. Around him stand several men: a bald man in white on the left, a long-haired man in white beside him, an older man in orange robes, and a man in a white cap in white clothing bending to the seated figure. On the right, a tall man wears an orange turban, orange robe and a long gold-coloured necklace, smiling and standing with hands together; next to him a bald man in orange robes stands with hands folded. At far right an older bearded man in orange and red robes with a tilak holds a tray of fruit and flowers. Swamiji (probable) appears as the tall man in the orange turban and gold necklace, identified by his orange turban, ornate gold necklace and long hair; he is in_person.

February 12 2013

A photograph of a shrine room where an orange-robed sannyasi with a shaved head, wearing an orange shawl draped over his shoulders, stretches his hand toward a framed portrait. The portrait shows a bearded smiling man in a light blue robe, garlanded with white jasmine and yellow and pink flowers, labelled in print as a portrait of Paramahamsa Nithyananda. Brass oil lamps with lit wicks, a brass bell, fruit and flowers sit on a white cloth before it. Behind the frame hang gold and maroon brocade drapes with yellow and orange marigold garlands. A second orange-robed man stands behind him at left, and a white-dhoti-clad man with a sacred thread is partly visible at the left edge. The scene is a ritual honouring of the portrait.

A photograph of a man in orange robes and a red-and-gold turban, garlanded with white flower strings, placing his hand on the face of a white seated statue draped in orange cloth with an orange turban, rudraksha mala and pink and white flower garlands. A framed portrait on the left wall shows a smiling man in orange with a rudraksha mala. Rose petals lie around the statue's base. The man's hand gestures toward the statue in a blessing-like act. The statue is not a living person and is counted as a depiction.

A photograph of a seated figure on a carved wooden throne-like seat draped in a peach-saffron garment with a multicolour and white flower garland, its face and forehead marked with a white tilak, placed behind a wooden desk. Behind and above, a man in a light peach-coloured robe stands against a dark curtain, holding a white cloth to his face with both hands. On the desk front a nameplate reads a Tamil-script and English caption naming a Bhaktivedanta Swami, and a Tamil heading and small framed images are visible. The seated figure appears to be a statue or sculpted likeness rather than a living person, so the standing man is counted as the only physical person.

Outdoor photo of two young men in a garden walkway with red-green ornamental shrubs and a white stone pillar. In the centre, a young man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits with eyes closed, chanting. Before him is an orange-robed seated statue with a saffron turban, rudraksha beads and garlands of white flowers, raising one hand in blessing. On the left, a man in white with a yellow shawl and forehead markings holds a flower-garlanded brass object. On the right edge, another person in white holds a similar garlanded vessel.

A photograph of a young man in a saffron-orange robe with a maroon border and a rudraksha mala, walking across a grassy lawn and carrying a red tray. On the tray sits a painted statue of a seated figure in orange with an orange turban, a red tilak mark, a rudraksha mala and a white jasmine garland, its right hand raised in blessing. To the left, a man in white with a yellow shawl holds a brass oil lamp, and to the right another man in white holds a tray of marigolds and jasmine garlands. Red and green garden plants and a white stone pillar stand behind them.

A photograph of a seated figure on an ornate gold throne with a canopy, wearing an orange robe and a long red and white flower garland with a yellow tassel, with long swept-back dark hair. A bald man in a white dhoti and orange shawl kneels on the stage in front of him, hands pressed together in reverence. A large red-toned backdrop with a close-up of a smiling face forms the background, with a gold kalasha-like vessel beside the throne.