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A photograph from an indoor session hall. A figure stands barefoot on a striped rainbow mat, seen from behind, with very long dreadlocked black hair falling to the waist and a bare upper body draped in a rust-red cloth. Seated audience members in white clothes and orange-saffron shawls occupy plastic chairs on both sides, some with folded hands. Behind them, banners in red and blue hang on the wall and a small brass object sits on the floor. The standing figure has distinctive long hair and ceremonial-style attire but the face is not visible, so the identity is uncertain. Roughly ten to twelve people are visible.

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A photograph from a seated session in a hall. A figure with very long dark dreadlocks, bare-shouldered and wearing a rust-red wrap, stands barefoot with their back to the camera on a striped rainbow mat. Seated attendees in white clothes and orange-red shawls face them on black chairs, including a bald man in white at right and a woman in white with folded hands. Banners with red and gold designs and a small side table with glass vessels are visible behind. The figure's appearance is not clearly consistent with the a person candidate cues, so the identity is uncertain; the figure is described by role only as the central practitioner.2017-03-17A photograph from an indoor Sadashivoham session at Adi Kailasa, Bengaluru. A bare-chested person with very long dark dreadlocks down the back, wearing a rust-orange wrap, stands barefoot on a striped rainbow mat and faces away from the camera toward a seated audience. Several seated devotees in white ritual clothes with orange shawls sit in black plastic chairs; one bald man in white and one bearded man in white with an orange shawl are prominent in the foreground. Behind them are red and yellow banners and a bright screen. The long-haired figure has distinctive long dreadlocks, a bare upper body and an orange wrap, so the appearance-based candidate is Swamiji (probable), standing as the central figure leading the session.2017-03-17 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual hall where a barefoot figure with very long dark braided hair stands with their back to the camera, wearing a rust-orange wrap over a bare upper body, on a striped multicolour mat. Seated devotees in white clothing and orange shawls face them on black chairs, including a bald man in white at right and a grey-haired man at left. Behind them are red banners with portrait images and a small wooden side table. Visible people number about ten, all seated except the standing figure. The setting suggests a sadhana or initiation session, with the standing figure at the centre of the rows of attendees.2017-03-17A photograph of a Sadashivoham session in a hall with a striped runner rug on a tiled floor. A bare-shouldered figure with long dreadlocked black hair, wearing a rust-red wrap, stands facing away from the camera at the centre. Seated devotees in white clothes, some wearing rust-coloured shawls, face the figure on black plastic chairs. Behind them stand banners in red and maroon with figures and flags, and a screen is mounted above. A tripod-mounted camera stands at the left edge.2017-03-17March 17 20172017-03-17A photograph taken from behind of a long-haired figure standing barefoot on a striped mat in a hall, wearing a rust-red wrap draped over the shoulders and body. The figure has very long dark locked hair falling to the back, with a red-banded wrist. Rows of seated participants in white clothing face the figure on black mesh chairs; one seated man wears a white shirt and grey hair, another bald man wears white, and a woman in white sits with hands pressed together. Behind them a stage area holds a red-draped table and a backdrop with framed saffron-robed portraits and red banners. The figure is shown from behind and no face is visible. Visible people total about ten, including the standing figure and seated participants. The person standing is a person by long dreadlocked hair and rust-red wrap, and the seated saffron-robed figure in the background is not clearly identified.2017-03-17March 17 20172017-03-17 +1 copiesPhotograph from behind of a barefoot figure with very long dark dreadlocks down the back, wearing a rust-red draped garment, walking along a striped multicolored runner toward the front of a large hall. Seated participants in white clothes and orange-red shawls line both sides on black plastic chairs, some with hands joined. Banners in red, orange and blue hang on the walls behind, and a small golden deity murti sits on a table at lower right. The setting appears to be a convention or ritual session.2017-03-17March 17 20172017-03-17A photograph of a long-haired figure seen from behind, walking barefoot down a striped runner through a seated assembly in a bright hall. The walking figure has very long, dark, loose hair falling to the back, bare shoulders and an orange-rust wrap draped around the waist and legs. Around them, rows of seated participants wear white clothing and some wear orange-red shawls; a bald man in white sits with his hands folded in front of him. Black plastic chairs, a tripod camera on the left, and red and orange banners on the back wall complete the scene. a person cues are visible in the walking figure's long hair and rust-orange wrap, but the figure is seen only from behind.2017-03-17A photograph of a long-haired figure seen from behind, walking barefoot along a striped runner through a hall of seated devotees at a satsang event. The figure wears a rust-orange saffron wrap draped over one shoulder and a matching orange cloth, with a rudraksha mala at the neck and long dark locks down the back. Seated attendees in white dhotis and cream clothing, some with orange shawls, line both sides of the aisle. Behind them a silver trident stands on a pole, and a white throne sits near the back. Banners on the back wall show a portrait labelled "Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam" style red placards. A man on the right wears a white dhoti with an orange shawl.2017-03-16March 17 20172017-03-17