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A man with long dark hair and a white tilak on his forehead sits with eyes closed on a silver-and-wood seat in front of a microphone. He wears a leopard-print garment, red cloth at the waist, multiple rudraksha malas across his chest, and a gold crescent ornament in his hair. A crescent-moon-shaped ornament and a red headband are visible. Behind him stand dark deity murti figures draped in red cloth and yellow and white marigold garlands, with ornate jewelled decorations on a red-and-white background.

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A seated man with eyes closed and a faint smile sits on a wooden chair before a microphone stand in a temple-style setting. He wears a leopard-print cloth wrap, a rust-red dhoti-like waist cloth, long rudraksha malas across his chest, a gold necklace and dangling earrings, with a white tripundra and red bindi on his forehead and a small white armband. Behind him stands a large black deity murti draped with red and yellow flower garlands and a jewelled necklace, with a silver backrest and silver ritual vessels in the foreground. Other garlanded deity figures and red cloth hang around the stone hall, and a brass vessel with offerings sits at the lower edge. The man's appearance with long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and ornate adornments fits the Swamiji (probable) label, seated as a speaker during a session.2017-12-20A bare-chested man seated on a wooden-framed ceremonial seat with a silver-toned base, speaking into a microphone on a stand. He wears a crescent-moon crown, a leopard-print cloth wrap, a long rudraksha mala across his chest, and white tilak on his forehead. Behind him stand dark stone deity murti adorned with yellow and red marigold garlands, red drapes, and jeweled ornaments, with a red-and-white flower garland on the right. Stage lighting gives the scene a warm glow.2017-12-20A man seated on a wooden chair in front of a microphone stand, dressed in a leopard-print sleeveless top, rust-red dhoti and a long multi-strand rudraksha mala with a gold chain. He has long dark hair with a crown-like ornament, a white sacred ash band and a red tilak on his forehead, and rests one hand on a chair arm. Behind him are dark stone deity murtis draped in yellow, red and white flower garlands, pearl necklaces and silk cloth, with a silver vessel and brass pots in the foreground. Swamiji (probable): long hair and crown, rudraksha malas and gold ornament, seated as a speaker. The setting suggests a discourse or satsang in a temple-like hall.2017-12-20December 20 20172017-12-20December 20 20172017-12-20A man seated on a wooden chair before a microphone, eyes closed in a calm expression, wearing a leopard-print garment on the upper body and a heavy necklace of dark red rudraksha malas. He has a white horizontal tilak with a red dot on the forehead, a crescent ornament and a red-accented headpiece in his hair, and a silver armlet. Behind him are heaped red roses, white and yellow marigold garlands, and a large draped cloth in gold and blue. Stone and gold statuary, including a deity murti with jewelled adornments, fills the background of a temple-like stage.2017-12-20A man seated on a wooden chair in front of a microphone stand holds a silver ceremonial staff topped with a crown-like finial. He wears a leopard-print cloth, a red waist cloth, a rudraksha mala across his chest and a necklace, with a tilak on his forehead and a crown-shaped headpiece. Behind him, flower garlands in yellow, red and green drape a large Shiva linga and several black deity murtis dressed in red cloth and jewelled ornaments. Silver offering vessels sit in the foreground, and a sign reads 2020 Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam . The setting resembles a temple or stage dais with decorated murtis. Swamiji (probable): the seated man has long swept-back hair, a crown-style headpiece, rudraksha malas and ceremonial adornments, matching the page's note that Swamiji was present2017-12-20December 20 20172017-12-20December 20 20172017-12-20A seated man in a wooden chair, bare-chested, with long dreadlocked hair swept up and a crescent ornament at the crown, wears a leopard-print cloth wrapped at the waist, a red sash and rudraksha beads, and has white tripundra and a red bindi on his forehead. He sits before a microphone on a stand, with a red-and-gold garland draped behind him. Behind him are black stone deity murtis adorned with red and gold garlands, pearl-style necklaces and red cloth, and a brass vessel rests in front of the chair. Swamiji (probable) is the seated figure, identified by his long hair, crown ornament, rudraksha mala and ornate clothing.2017-12-20December 20 20172017-12-20December 20 20172017-12-20