A photograph of a smiling man in saffron-orange robes waving to a crowd. He has white sacred ash markings across his forehead, a red bindi, long rudraksha mala beads across his chest, a gold necklace and gold armbands. Around him, several people in white shirts stand with palms pressed together in greeting. The background shows a maroon curtain and warm lighting. - Nithyanandapedia

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A photograph of a smiling man in saffron-orange robes waving to a crowd. He has white sacred ash markings across his forehead, a red bindi, long rudraksha mala beads across his chest, a gold necklace and gold armbands. Around him, several people in white shirts stand with palms pressed together in greeting. The background shows a maroon curtain and warm lighting.

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A smiling man in saffron-orange ochre robes stands at centre, raising his right arm to bless a devotee's head. He wears rudraksha mala strands, ornate gold necklaces with a pendant, gold armbands, and a red kumkum dot with white vibhuti on his forehead. Other saffron-robed men stand behind him, and devotees in white and yellow clothing with folded hands receive the blessing in the foreground. A purple curtain and a pillar with coloured bands form the background.

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May 10 2012

Photograph of a smiling man with long swept-back dark hair, vertical red kumkum dot and white ash markings, wearing a rust-orange robe with a shawl and a heavy gold bead necklace, raising his right hand in greeting toward a man in a white checked shirt facing away from the camera. Behind them, several men in white shirts and a shaved-headed priest with white tripundra marks stand near draped curtains with red and gold patterns. A woman in a green and colourful sari appears at the right edge.

A smiling man in a saffron-orange sannyasi shawl and red-and-white flower garlands stands centre frame with his right arm raised in greeting. He wears a gold ceremonial necklace, layered rudraksha-style beaded malas, a bead bracelet and white tilak with a red bindi. Behind him, two men in white clothing and a bare-headed man in orange stand among a blurred crowd, with hands folded at the lower left and draped fabric and orange tassels in the background. a person: the centre man has a crowd-facing greeting pose, garlands, ornate gold necklace and saffron shawl consistent with the page.

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A photograph of a satsang setting where a man in an orange-saffron dhoti-style garment and matching shawl stands with a raised right hand, smiling, while accepting a gesture from a devotee. He wears a thick necklace of gold beads over a red-orange rudraksha-style mala, gold armlets and bangles, gold earrings, and a sandalwood tilak. Several men in white and khaki clothing stand at left with palms pressed together in namaskar, and a partially visible bare-chested figure with sacred ash markings occupies the right foreground. A red draped canopy and a colourful backdrop are behind them. Probable Swamiji cues present: swept-back long hair, saffron ornate clothing, rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklace.