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Photograph of three men seated closely in prayer with palms pressed together at the chest and eyes closed. The central figure, in the foreground, has long dark hair, a white horizontal tilak across the forehead with a red mark, and wears a sleeveless saffron/orange garment with a gold-bead ceremonial necklace. The man on the left wears a similar saffron garment, gold beaded mala and white forehead marking. The man on the right has short dark hair, a red-and-white forehead mark and a saffron robe with a gold-bead necklace. Behind them, a man in white clothing with a light shawl sits with hands folded. The scene appears to be a devotional gathering. Photo credit overlay reads 'Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam' with a source line

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January 08 20102010-01-08A photograph of three men in saffron-orange robes with gold necklaces, seated before white and pink cloth in a temple-like setting. The foreground man with long swept-back dark hair and a crown-like style, wearing a saffron robe and gold chain, presses his palms together in namaskar and looks upward. Beside him, a younger man in orange with a long gold and bead mala and a small framed pendant also joins his palms. Behind them an older man with glasses and a red bindi sits in the background. a person appears to be the foreground figure with long hair, saffron clothing and gold ornaments, shown in an in_person appearance-based candidate capacity, with the role of devotee in prayer.2010-01-08January 08 20102010-01-08Photograph of a crowd at an outdoor temple setting with a central figure in orange saffron robes and a long gold ornamental necklace, hands pressed together in anjali mudra with eyes closed, a white vibhuti line and red kumkum bindi on the forehead, and dark long hair. Beside him, a man in orange robes with a gold necklace also holds his palms together in prayer with closed eyes. Other devotees, including a woman in a yellow shawl and a man in white, stand behind them in prayerful stillness.2010-01-08December 29 20102010-12-29Seated devotees chant with palms pressed together at a satsang gathering. In the foreground, a young man with long hair, saffron-orange clothing, a rudraksha mala and a gold forehead tilak has eyes closed in prayer, beside another young man in a white dhoti-style garment with a yellow border and a rudraksha mala, also with palms joined. Behind them, a row of people in orange and white robes with yellow tilak marks sit in rapt attention. The scene shows a group meditation or chanting session in an indoor hall.2016-07-04December 29 20102010-12-29A row of young men seated cross-legged on the floor in orange saffron robes, eyes closed and chanting, hands folded in front of them. Several wear rudraksha malas and gold necklaces, and some have white vibhuti or tilak marks on their foreheads. A line of brass lamps and small offerings sits along the floor in the foreground. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person in this frame.2016-07-12A row of seated monastic disciples in saffron-orange robes with hands pressed together in namaskar during a puja, eyes closed. Several wear white vibhuti or tilaka marks on forehead and arms; one young man in the foreground has a rudraksha mala and dark curly hair, and another in the right foreground wears a rudraksha mala too. Before them along the floor is a long line of banana-leaf plates holding food offerings, arranged on a colourful cloth. The setting is an open hall with warm, soft lighting.2017-05-08Photograph of a row of young male devotees seated on the floor in prayer, palms pressed together at chest level. They wear orange-saffron dhoti-style garments, rudraksha malas and beaded bracelets, with white horizontal stripes painted on their arms and foreheads. Green leaves and food offerings lie on a cloth at the lower right. Eyes are closed and faces are focused. The background is blurred and contains a stand and a red light. a person is not visibly present in this frame.2016-02-23A photograph of a long-haired man in saffron-orange shawl with a rudraksha mala, his palms pressed together in namaste with eyes closed, a microphone in front of him. Behind him stands a second man in an orange shawl and white garment, also with palms joined and eyes closed, and a person in white clothing partly visible at the left. A red tilak mark is visible on the forehead of the front figure. Swamiji (probable): the front figure's long hair, saffron shawl and rudraksha mala match the appearance cues for the Paramashivam; he is shown in a devotional pose at a microphone during an event.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25