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A photograph from a seated audience hall at a Nithyanandoham session. In the foreground, a standing figure with long swept-back dark hair, a red-orange draped garment, a large rudraksha mala and a gold pendant, with a vertical pale staff beside them, eyes closed in a calm pose. A bald, partially visible priest in the lower left has a dark crown-like tuft and an orange cloth around his shoulders. Behind them, a seated crowd of devotees, several wearing orange and red shawls, and a carved brown chair on the right.

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A standing man in a red-orange draped garment with a large rudraksha mala across his chest, a gold pendant and a green bead necklace, holds a tall white trident-like staff while seated devotees in orange and white look up at him in a hotel-style hall. A large leather throne-like chair appears at right, and a shaved-headed devotee in orange sits in the foreground. The man's hair is long and swept up, with a crown-like swirl, and he wears a red-orange shawl with earrings.2015-12-11December 11 20152015-12-11A standing figure in a red-orange draped garment wears a thick rudraksha mala with a gold pendant, a small gold necklace and a red-banded wrist cord, with long swept-up dark hair and a red tilak on the forehead. He stands in a hall before a seated audience of devotees in orange and saffron clothing, some with white and red forehead markings. A wooden chair with orange upholstery is at right and a black speaker sits on a stand.2015-12-11December 11 20152015-12-11A standing man with long swept-back dark hair, saffron-red robe draped over one shoulder, large rudraksha mala and a gold pendant, holds a tall white staff in an indoor hall. Seated audience members in orange and white, some with hands folded in prayer, fill the room; a shaved-headed figure in orange sits in the foreground. A wooden wall, cream panels and a speaker appear behind. The standing figure matches a Swamiji (probable) appearance based on swept-back hair, saffron robe and rudraksha mala, shown in an active satsang-style setting.2015-12-11December 11 20152015-12-11December 11 20152015-12-11A standing man in a red-orange draped robe and a long rudraksha mala with a gold pendant, with swept-up dark hair and a red forehead mark, stands with eyes closed and palms open at a seated gathering. Behind him, devotees in orange and white clothing sit and some have hands joined. A tall ceremonial staff rises beside him, and the blurred audience fills the hall.2015-12-11A standing figure in a flowing red-orange draped garment and a long rudraksha mala with a golden pendant stands with eyes closed beside a tall clear crystal-like staff, in a hotel conference hall. Above the head the hair is swept up and back, and a yellow mark is on the forehead. Seated audience members in orange and white attire, some with hands joined, sit in rows in front of wooden panels; a shaved-headed person in orange sits in the foreground. A large orange-upholstered chair is at right. The scene is a seated gathering of roughly 21 to 100 people.2015-12-11December 8th 2015A standing man in an orange-red dhoti and wrap with gold border stands at a lectern in a large hall with cream walls. He wears a long mala of large rudraksha beads, a thin gold necklace, and a yellow-orange tilak on his forehead, and his dark hair is swept up. A silver trident rests upright at left. Seated audience members, many in white and bright tops, fill the rows behind him.2015-12-08 +1 copiesA standing figure in a red-orange dhoti and draped wrap, bare-chested, wears a long multi-strand rudraksha mala with a gold pendant and a gold necklace, and has a swept-back dark crown of hair and a red tilak. He holds a tall silver staff and stands at the front of a large wood-panelled hall while a seated audience in orange and white clothing faces him. Several people in the foreground and mid-ground are seated, including a shaved-headed monk in orange robes. Swamiji (probable) appears in this scene, identified by the long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala, gold necklace and saffron-red clothing, as a standing speaker before the audience during a Nithyanandoham session.2015-12-11