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A person with long dark wavy hair and a red bindi sits smiling in front of a microphone, wearing an orange saffron sleeveless garment and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace of bead-like pendants. Behind him a deity murti in red is decorated with a large garland of white, yellow and purple flowers, set against a dark red backdrop with a white curved seat cushion in front. Visibly this is a stage setting at an outdoor event.

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A smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair sits on a white cushioned seat on a stage, wearing an orange-saffron garment with gold trim and a multi-strand gold bead necklace, with a red dot on his forehead. A microphone on a stand is in front of him. Behind him is a large framed image of a deity murti draped in a garland of marigold and multicoloured flowers, with a red background and a decorated panel. The scene appears to be a stage event with a speaker seated before a backdrop. Swamiji (probable): the long hair, orange clothing, and gold beaded necklace match the appearance of the seated speaker.2008-04-19April 19 20082008-04-19A seated man in an orange saffron robe with a gold-coloured ceremonial necklace and a red bindi sits on a white draped throne-like seat at an outdoor stage. He has long, swept-back dark hair and smiles while looking off to the side. A microphone stand is beside him, and a white cushion and rudraksha mala lie on the platform in front. Behind him is a maroon backdrop with a garland of marigolds and a colourful flower decoration. Swamiji (probable): the long hair, orange robe and ornate gold necklace fit the presentation of the Nithyananda Paramashivam, seated in a ceremonial role; appearance-based only.2008-04-19April 19 20082008-04-19June 05 20112011-06-05A photograph of a man seated before an ornate gold-embossed backdrop, speaking into a black microphone on a stand. He has long, dark, swept-back hair, a red bindi and white markings on his forehead, and wears an orange-saffron shawl with a gold border over bare shoulders. A heavy gold bead garland of large segmented beads hangs around his neck, and a thin dark cord is visible at his chest. He is smiling as he speaks, appearing to give a discourse or satsang. Swamiji (probable) is identified by the long hair, saffron shawl and ceremonial gold garland, seated as the speaker.2011-01-29November 12 20102010-11-12Close-up photo of a long-haired man in an orange-saffron garment with a red bindi on his forehead, smiling and looking to the side while speaking into a microphone. Behind him stands a white backdrop and a large framed decorative arrangement of flower garlands in purple, yellow and white, with a red panel above. Appearance-based label: a person, in a speaking role at a public event, identified by long swept hair and saffron clothing with ornate gold necklace cues.2008-04-19A photograph of a man with long dark hair, a red bindi and white vertical markings on his forehead, speaking into a small black microphone. He wears an orange-saffron shawl with a gold border and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace of large bead-like pieces. Behind him is ornate gold repoussé metalwork in a temple-like setting. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), shown in person as the speaker at a discourse, based on long hair, saffron clothing and ornate gold necklace.2011-01-29November 12 20102010-11-12A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi on his forehead, wearing an orange-saffron shawl with gold border and a thick ornate gold necklace of beads, speaks into a black microphone in front of an ornate gold-embossed backdrop. Cues are consistent with a person, who is speaking in person at a discourse.2011-01-29April 19 20082008-04-19