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A man with long, swept-back dark hair sits cross-legged on an ornate gold-and-red throne, bare-chested beneath an orange shawl and wearing an orange dhoti with a blue border. He wears a long rudraksha mala, gold chain pendant, beaded arm bands and a silver mace-like staff held upright against his shoulder; his bare foot rests on the throne. A patterned backdrop with a colourful mandala-like design hangs behind him. Appearance-based candidate: a person, seated in a speaker's position during a satsang setting, with the throne and staff as his ceremonial seat and insignia.

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A man with long, swept-back black hair and a red forehead mark sits cross-legged on an ornate gold-and-red throne in front of a draped stage backdrop. He wears orange ochre garments with a blue-edged border, a shawl draped over one shoulder, and a gold pendant with multiple rudraksha malas around his neck. He holds a silver-wrapped staff to his chin with one hand while the other rests on his knee, gazing off to the side. Only one person is visible. Probable Swamiji (Nithyananda Paramashivam) is seated in a presiding role, with the distinctive long hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha malas as the qualifying cues.2012-04-19April 19 20122012-04-19A seated man in saffron-orange robes sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne, holding a long silver staff across his chest with one hand and resting his other hand on his knee. He wears long dark swept-back hair, a red tilak on his forehead, rudraksha mala necklaces, a gold pendant, silver bangles and a draped orange shawl over bare shoulders. A red and black tiger-striped cushion props his side, and a colourful concentric circle design hangs in the background. Probable Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha malas and ceremonial gold necklace, seated in a satsang setting on a throne. Watermarked photo is described as a photo of a seated teacher during a satsang session.2012-04-19A man with long swept-back dark hair sits cross-legged on a gold-edged throne with a red and black tiger-striped cushion behind him. He wears an orange saffron garment with a blue border, many rudraksha beads, a gold pendant and a silver chain, and wooden arm bands. He holds a long white chamara-style staff against his shoulder while resting his other hand on the armrest. A red bindi marks his forehead. Behind him hangs a large backdrop with a multicoloured concentric circle mandala. Swamiji (probable) is seated on the throne, identified by his long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha malas.2012-04-19April 19 20122012-04-19A man with long dark hair and a red bindi sits cross-legged on a gold-carved throne with a red tiger-stripe cushion, bare-chested except for an orange shawl with blue trim and an orange dhoti. He wears layered rudraksha malas, a gold ceremonial pendant and bead bracelets, and rests a silver staff against his knee while holding another silver staff to his chin, gazing to the side. Behind him hang a colourful circular mandala-patterned banner and red striped drapes with light beams. The man's appearance matches the page's a person cues, long hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha malas, but identity is uncertain.2012-04-19April 19 20122012-04-19April 19 20122012-04-19A man with long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi sits on an ornate gold-framed throne with red tiger-striped cushions, smiling. He wears saffron-orange ceremonial robes draped over one shoulder, a blue-and-gold bordered dhoti, multiple rudraksha malas and a large gold pendant, plus beaded arm bands. Behind him hangs a backdrop of carved stone pillars and red draped curtains. A microphone stands at the right edge of the throne.2012-04-19April 19 20122012-04-19April 19 20122012-04-19April 19 20122012-04-19