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Outdoor ritual on a red carpet with men in saffron-orange robes and gold chains. In the foreground, a bearded man with long hair pours liquid from a silver vessel over an ornate gold-trimmed altar with white and red flower garlands. Beside him, a man with a bearded face and palms pressed together sits with a bell in hand, and a man on the left holds a bell and wears a gold necklace. Behind the altar, a red and gold throne draped in orange cloth and flower garlands stands empty. Two people are seen from behind in the bottom foreground, one with a long braid. The scene suggests abhishekam or puja at a temple event. Probable Swamiji appears as the bearded man in the centre pouring the offering, wearing long swept-back hair, a gold necklace and saffron-orange robes.

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A photo of a padapuja ceremony on a stage. A seated figure with long dark hair, red forehead mark, white flower garland, orange saffron robes and a rudraksha mala sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, his bare feet resting on a flower-covered platform. A standing young man in orange robes pours liquid from a large golden vessel over the seated figure's feet. A gold trident stands behind, with garlands of white and red flowers and a microphone on a stand to the right. The seated figure is an appearance-based probable Swamiji by his long hair, saffron robes and rudraksha mala, with the page indicating his presence at this event.2009-07-07November 17 20092009-11-17 +1 copiesNovember 17 20092009-11-17A long-haired man in an orange saffron robe with a white flower and green leaf garland sits on an ornate gold throne with red velvet cushions, hands pressed together in namaste with eyes closed and a red tilak on his forehead. A woman in a pink dupatta kneels at his feet pouring water from a conch-shaped vessel over his feet in a silver tray, a padapuja-style foot washing. A younger person in orange sits at lower left, another person in orange sits at right with hands folded, and small silver vessels and a tray of fruit sit nearby on a white cloth. Swamiji (probable): the long hair, orange robe, floral garland and gilded throne match the Nithyananda Paramashivam candidate, and he is physically present, so the appearance cue is present.2009-08-13January 01 20082008-01-01A photograph of a ritual scene. A man with long dark swept-back hair wears a saffron-orange robe, a rudraksha mala with dark beads and a red-and-orange bindi, and sits-crouched beside a seated elderly bald man in orange robes and beaded necklaces on a red throne. The standing man places his hand on the head of a kneeling devotee in white garments who bows at his feet, where flowers, a brass plate and offerings lie. Behind them a priest with bare chest and sacred ash markings wears a maroon dhoti, and a man in white dhoti and gold chain stands at right. Blue wall, brass plates with offerings and a padapuja-style foot-worship setting.2010-11-22A seated man in orange and saffron robes with a gold necklace and rudraksha-style beads sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, hands joined in namaste with eyes closed. Long hair falls past his shoulders and a gold crown with a peacock feather sits on his head. He is framed by garlands of white, red, yellow and magenta flowers, under a pink tent canopy with a gold umbrella-like canopy above. A kneeling attendant in orange robes sits at left beside silver bowls and fruit on a white-draped table, with a flower-decked staff at right.2008-01-01April 21 20132013-04-21 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20082008-01-01A photograph taken on a stage in front of a golden ornate throne with red zebra-patterned cushions and a golden deity murti at its top. A woman with long dark hair in a saffron-orange robe sits on the throne edge with her hands extended, smiling. An older man with grey hair and a white dhoti kneels on a white cloth at her feet, pressing his palms together in reverence. Behind them stand two men in orange robes, one bearded with glasses wearing a pendant, and a younger man in orange. Bamboo leaves and marigold garlands decorate the backdrop.2008-10-18 +1 copiesOctober 25 20152015-10-25Photo 11731193