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A smiling man with short dark hair and a trimmed beard sits before an ornate gold-toned backdrop carved with deity figures. He wears a saffron-red garment with bare chest and shoulder, a thick garland of white jasmine and pink flowers, another of marigolds, a rudraksha-style mala, a gold chain and a bangle. A brass hanging bell and an oil lamp stand at left on a red cloth.

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May 24 20172017-05-24May 24 20172017-05-24A smiling man sits on an ornate gold throne with intricate repoussé carvings, wearing a rust-orange robe and a long garland of white, pink and orange flowers with gold-coloured bead ornaments. He has a white vertical tilak with a red central mark on his forehead and a gold chain around his neck. To the left, a brass hanging oil lamp and a brass bell hang beside a gilded ornamental vessel. Strings of small lights glow on the dark background at right. a person by appearance cues: an orange-robed figure with a flower garland on a throne, seated in a ritual setting.2017-05-24A man with eyes closed and a broad smile sits before an ornate gold-embossed throne backdrop. He wears a white vertical tilak and red bindi on his forehead, a red-brown cloth draped over his shoulders, and a large garland of white flowers and pink lotus-like blooms with yellow marigolds. A rudraksha-style mala hangs at his chest with a gold chain. In the left foreground a brass handbell hangs on a chain.2017-05-24May 24 20172017-05-24May 24 20172017-05-24May 24 20172017-05-24A seated man in a rust-red robe sits before an ornate gold throne with a red cushion, eyes closed and smiling. He wears a thick multi-coloured garland of white, pink, yellow and orange flowers across his chest, gold armbands, a gold necklace and a white vertical forehead mark. Brass hanging oil lamp and bell stand to the left, a brass bell hangs at right, and string lights glow in the background.2017-05-24A photograph of a smiling man with closed eyes and palms pressed together in anjali mudra, seated before an ornate gold-leaf backdrop with a relief of a seated deity. He wears a white tilak on his forehead, a red bindi-style mark, a long garland of white jasmine, pink lotus and yellow marigold blossoms, rudraksha beads, gold bangles and armlets, and a rust-red cloth over his shoulder. A brass bell hangs on a chain at left against a red cloth. Probable Swamiji by appearance, with long swept-back hair, ceremonial gold armlets, ornate garlands and rudraksha malas; he is seated in a puja setting.2017-05-24A photograph of a bearded man with a white-and-red tilak on his forehead, seated in front of an ornate gold-embossed backdrop with a carved deity relief. He wears a red-orange shawl, a gold necklace, and a garland of white and pink flowers with yellow blossoms draped over his shoulders. A small gold chain hangs at the left edge. Visible text in the corner reads Nithyananda Paramashivam, , and the archive credit, which is not transcribed here. Appearance-based cues such as the saffron-toned shawl, gold ornaments and garland match the page's identification, so this is a person in a satsang setting, with a single person visible2017-05-24May 24 20172017-05-24A man seated before an ornate gold-embossed throne backdrop with a central relief of a deity figure. He wears a saffron-red garment, a multi-strand gold chain, and a thick garland of white and pink lotus flowers with orange marigold accents, plus gold armlets. A white-and-red tilak marks his forehead and his hair is long and swept back. Brass bells and a brass lamp stand in the foreground, with string lights at right. a person seated on the throne in a devotional setting.2017-05-24