Close photo of a man seated on an ornate golden throne, smiling softly with eyes turned to his right. He has long dark hair swept back, a red bindi on his forehead, and wears a leopard-print shawl over orange clothing with a long rudraksha mala draped on his chest. Behind him, blurred figures in white and orange move through an orange-walled hall. - Nithyanandapedia

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Close photo of a man seated on an ornate golden throne, smiling softly with eyes turned to his right. He has long dark hair swept back, a red bindi on his forehead, and wears a leopard-print shawl over orange clothing with a long rudraksha mala draped on his chest. Behind him, blurred figures in white and orange move through an orange-walled hall.

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November 08 2010

A man with long, swept-back dark hair sits in front of an ornate gold carved chair with a red upholstered cushion, against a dark navy curtain. He wears an orange saffron garment, a leopard-print shawl over his shoulders, and a long rudraksha mala of brown beads. He has white paste on his forehead with a red dot, and he gazes off to the side with a slight smile. Cues are consistent with a person seated for satsang, as the page indicates, though the face-free appearance alone leaves identity uncertain.

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December 02 2010

A photograph of a man with long dark hair seated in an ornate black and gold chair against a painted backdrop of white and orange clouds. He wears an orange saffron robe with a leopard-print shawl draped over one shoulder and a long gold bead necklace with rudraksha-style beads. A red bindi and white forehead markings are visible. A microphone stand is at the right edge. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron robe, ornate gold necklace and a seated dais position with ceremonial bearing.

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Close-up photograph of a man seated in front of a gold-toned ornate throne-like backdrop with red and white striped drapery behind him. He has long dark hair swept back, a red kumkum dot and white vibhuti marks on his forehead, and wears a leopard-print shawl over an orange garment with a dark rudraksha mala. He gazes off to the side with a calm expression. Swamiji (probable): the long swept-back hair, orange clothing and rudraksha mala are visible cues, and the page notes Swamiji at this event.

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