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Photograph at an evening event where a man with long swept-back hair, a red kumkum dot and white vibhuti stripes on his forehead, wearing a saffron-orange wrap, a dense orange and gold rudraksha mala with gold bead ornaments, and a gold ring, reads a sheet of paper while extending his arm to receive a small object from a man in a checked shirt. Around him, men in white dhotis and checked shirts, some with white forehead markings and rudraksha malas, stand close and watch. A projector screen and draped red-and-gold tassel decorations are visible in the background. a person is the central figure, identified by long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and dense gold-bead rudraksha malas, though the identification is an appearance-based label only.

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April 02 20132013-04-02April 02 20132013-04-02April 02 20132013-04-02 +1 copiesA photo of a satsang-style gathering. A man with long, swept-back dark hair, a white vertical tilak and red bindi on his forehead, wearing an orange-red dhoti-style cloth, stacked rudraksha malas, gold beaded necklaces and gold armlets, stands at right reading from a sheet of paper. Appearance-based candidate: Swamiji (probable), with long hair, rudraksha malas and ceremonial gold ornaments. To the left, several men in shirts and a young girl in green stand close; the older man at left presses his palms together in namaste, and another person extends a hand holding a paper. A black-and-orange backdrop and a golden deity image appear at upper right.2012-09-15September 02 20132013-09-02April 01 20132013-04-01April 14 20132013-04-14A photograph of a man in a saffron-orange robe wearing a long gold-and-rudraksha mala with rudraksha bracelets on his upper arms, a red tilak on his forehead and long swept-back dark hair, reading a small white paper in his hands at an indoor gathering. Several people crowd around him, including an older man in white with white hair and a younger man in a dark shirt, a man in a red striped shirt in the foreground, and a man in white dhoti in the background. Behind them is a golden shrine area with a red curtain. The photo is credited to Sri Nithyananda Paramahamsa and Nithyanandapedia. Appearance-based probable identification: Swamiji (probable), the person in the saffron robe with the long gold-and-rudraksha mala and swept-back hair, reading paper in a satsang-type setting.2013-07-13A figure in an orange-brown and gold silk garment with a gold-bordered shawl, wearing heavy gold bead necklaces, bangles and a red bindi, stands at the centre-right holding a folded paper and extending a hand in blessing over the head of a bowed devotee in white. The devotee wears a white shirt and dark-rimmed glasses, hands pressed in anjali. Nearby, a woman in white with a rudraksha mala and a man in white with a vertical tilak and mala watch; a young child in blue stands at the bottom. Other people in white and saffron-coloured clothing fill a hall behind, with red curtains, a screen and ceremonial brass vessels at the right edge. Swamiji (probable): the central figure has long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklaces and an orange-gold shawl, and is performing the blessing.2013-10-19June 03 20122012-06-03 +1 copiesMarch 27 20132013-03-27June 30 20132013-06-30