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A smiling man with long dark hair, a full beard and a white vertical tilaka on his forehead sits on an ornate silver-and-red throne-style chair in a temple-like hall. He wears a rust-brown robe, a pink-and-white flower garland, a heavy gold bead necklace over a brown beaded mala, and red-beaded bracelets. He holds an open book with a microphone on a stand beside him. Behind him is a gold-and-brown deity statue wearing jewelled garlands, a brass lamp stand, and green potted plants. A printed caption on the photo reads Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam, indicating the photo's copyright credit. The description reflects appearance-based cues of a person seated in a discourse setting.