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A man with long dark hair and a short beard sits on an ornate silver-and-red velvet throne, holding a silver staff raised in his right hand. He wears a rust-orange draped cloth, a gold chain necklace and a gold flower-shaped brooch, with a red tilak on his forehead. A copper vessel rests on the seat beside him, and a silver lectern stands to the right. Seated devotees in white and cream clothing, some with rudraksha malas, sit around the stage under red drapes and gilded panels.

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July 30 20172017-07-30July 30 20172017-07-30July 30 20172017-07-30 +1 copiesA man with long dark hair and a trimmed beard sits on an ornate silver-and-red velvet throne, bare-shouldered and wearing a rust-orange wrap, a gold necklace and rudraksha beads. He has white and red tilak marks on his forehead and a white ornamental armlet on his upper arm. He holds a gold trident-tipped staff in one hand and gestures with the other while seated before a seated audience of devotees in orange clothing. A silver ceremonial staff stands behind him and a copper kalasha sits on the left. The setting is an indoor hall with pink walls.2017-09-22A man in a saffron-orange draped garment sits on an ornate silver throne with a red velvet seat, smiling and holding a silver ceremonial staff topped with a decorative finial. He wears a red-brown wrap, layered gold necklaces, a rudraksha-style red bracelet and a red tilak on his forehead, with long dark hair swept back. Behind him stand silver trishul-shaped ornaments. Seated devotees in white and saffron clothing fill the foreground and background of a hall. Swamiji (probable): the seated man with long swept-back hair, saffron wrap, gold necklaces and staff on a silver throne fits the role of the Nithyananda Paramashivam at this satsang. Printed copyright text is visible on the image.2017-07-31A man in a red-orange sleeveless garment with gold chain necklaces, rudraksha-style beaded bracelet and a vertical tilak on his forehead holds a silver ceremonial staff topped with ornate finials while seated beside a red-cushioned silver throne with carved floral detailing. Long dreadlock-style hair falls past his shoulders. Behind him stands a silver trident and a shrine area with a deity murti. Seated figures in white and red clothes appear at the left edge. The scene is a formal satsang or discourse setting. Swamiji (probable): the man has long hair, gold necklaces and an orange-red garment, and sits on the throne; the page identifies him as present.2017-07-31A man seated on an ornate silver-framed red velvet throne in a hall, wearing a rust-orange draped robe with a rudraksha bead cord across his chest and waist, a gold necklace with a pendant, and white-and-red sacred markings on his forehead. He holds a gold trident-topped staff in one hand and rests his other arm on the armrest. A tall silver pole stands at the right edge. Several seated devotees in orange and white clothing sit blurred behind him, and a copper vessel rests on the left side of the throne. Swamiji (probable): the figure has long swept-back hair, rudraksha beads and gold ceremonial ornaments consistent with the page's description of the Supreme Pontiff at a mandala process session.2017-09-22July 30 20172017-07-30 +1 copiesJuly 31 20172017-07-31 +1 copiesA photograph of a man seated on an ornate silver-and-red throne in a hall with a seated audience. He wears a rust-red draped robe, a long gold chain necklace, and a gold pendant, with a red bindi and tilak on his forehead. He holds a silver ceremonial staff with a decorative finial in his right hand. Behind him and to the left, audience members sit on the floor, including a bald man in glasses and a woman in orange. Ornate silver ceremonial stands are at the left edge.2017-07-31 +1 copiesA man seated on an ornate silver-and-red throne with carved silver backrest and red velvet cushion, wearing a rust-orange draped garment, rudraksha beaded belt and a gold necklace, with white and red forehead markings. He holds a gold trident-topped staff in one hand and rests his arm on a silver rail, smiling. Several seated devotees in orange and white clothing are visible in the blurred background of a hall. Appearance is consistent with a probable Swamiji (probable) in a ceremonial seat, identified by long swept-back hair, saffron-orange attire, rudraksha and gold ornaments.2017-09-22July 30 20172017-07-30