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An indoor photograph of a seated figure in a plain room with pale pink walls and a window with bars and louvred shutters. On the right, a man with a shaved head, smiling, wears an orange saffron shawl draped over the head and shoulders and a red bindi, seated in a light brown chair beside a flowering plant. Standing behind him, a younger man in an orange-saffron robe wears an orange turban and a long gold-coloured necklace with a pendant. At left, a woman with a long grey braid wears a lavender-blue top and a red earring, leaning in toward the seated figure, and another woman in an orange saffron garment with embroidery stands at the edge. A man with a moustache at the far left wears a plaid shirt.

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A photograph inside a small room with pink walls, white-framed barred windows and a potted plant. On the right, an older man with a shaved head and a red bindi wears an orange saffron shroud and sits in a cushioned chair, looking toward a standing group. A younger figure in a saffron-orange robe, orange head covering and a long gold necklace stands near the window with hands folded, facing a man in white dhoti and shirt with a white cloth tied at the waist, who stands with palms together. Beside them, a woman in a blue sari and maroon handbag and a man in a grey shirt stand listening, and a partly visible man in a blue shirt with a rosette badge stands at the left edge. Six people are visible in total, with the seated man in orange the apparent focus of attention.2007-01-30September 15 20152015-09-15 +2 copiesMay 07 20122012-05-07April 21 20162016-04-21Outdoor evening darshan at night. A man in an orange turban and orange robe, with long swept-back hair and rudraksha malas, sits on a raised seat at right, smiling and extending his arm toward a bald older man in white who bends forward with his head lowered. Around them, devotees in white shirts and orange sashes stand close, a woman in an orange sari with an orange cord at left, and a grey-haired person in the foreground. Behind them are orange drapes, a tent structure and a white cooler. The seated figure matches the a person candidate by orange turban, long hair and malas, so the appearance-based label is probable, but the face is not used. Photo credit overlay reads Sri Nithyananda Paramahamsa.2010-02-17January 12 20072007-01-12A photograph of two saffron-robed sannyasis greeting each other indoors on a white tiled floor beside a green potted plant and a wall of mailboxes. The figure on the left wears an orange turban, a bare shoulder, an orange dhoti-style robe and a long gold-coloured beaded necklace, smiling broadly with palms pressed together in namaste. The figure on the right, with a shaved head and a tilak mark, wears an orange shawl draped over the head and body and reaches out to clasp the other's hands. A man in white shirt and trousers with a rosette badge stands behind them.2007-01-30A seated man in an orange robe with a white flower garland sits on a white couch with gold-bordered cloth, smiling. Behind him stand a man in an orange robe holding a folded white cloth, and a man in a white shirt and cream dhoti with a black bead necklace. A woman in a white sari with a coloured border, red bangles and a bead necklace smiles at the right. A man in a cream shirt faces away at the right edge, and a child in a blue top is at the bottom right. Orange and white marigold and jasmine garlands hang on the wall behind the couch, and a small framed picture is on the upper wall. The seated man in orange is the central figure, with the people around him gathered in a room decorated with flower strings.2009-07-27A photograph of a seated group in a hall with cream walls and a wooden floor. In the centre, a woman in orange robes and a white-and-orange head covering sits on a black leather armchair, gesturing with her hands. Beside her, a man in a white shirt and white trousers leans down toward her, while a bald child in orange and a woman in orange with a white flower in her hair sit nearby. On the right, an elderly bearded man in orange robes with a white head covering and rudraksha mala sits on a plastic chair with hands clasped, and a bearded sadhu in orange with a tall matted topknot sits beside him. A man in white stands in the background, and a golden kalasha-style vessel sits on a low table in the foreground. Several other people in white and orange move in the background.2012-05-08July 27 20092009-07-27A photograph of a living room with pink walls, wooden-framed chairs and black leather sofas. A man in a white dhoti, shawl and white head covering clasps hands with a smiling man in a saffron-orange robe and saffron turban, who has long dark hair and a rudraksha mala. Behind them a monk in orange stands. On the left, a seated elderly woman in orange wears a saffron shawl. Seated at lower left, a woman in a brown sari and a man in a light blue shirt with a rosette. A framed picture on the wall shows a figure above a temple.2007-01-30Indoor photograph of a seated group in a plain pink-walled room with a framed picture above and a window with louvred shutters. On the right, a man in a saffron-orange robe and matching orange turban with a heavy gold necklace is seated on a floral-cushioned sofa, smiling and gesturing. In the centre, a man in white ritual clothing with a white shawl and white head covering sits in a wooden armchair, with a hand resting on the shoulder of a seated man in a light blue shirt wearing a blue and red rosette. On the left, an elderly person in orange robes sits on a black leather sofa, and a woman in a green-and-orange sari sits in the foreground. Petals are scattered on the floor.2007-01-30