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A single man stands before an ornate golden arched backdrop with a textured stone wall behind him, lit in red and green stage light. He has long, swept-back dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, and wears a red-orange dhoti with a green-and-black patterned garment across his chest. He wears multiple rudraksha malas and a red and green garland, with dark beaded armbands and waistband. He holds a long ceremonial staff with a round metal finial in his right hand and smiles toward the camera. Garlands of white beads hang on the stone wall to either side. a person appearance-based label applies to this figure.

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September 20 20122012-09-20September 20 20122012-09-20September 20 20122012-09-20September 20 20122012-09-20A photograph of a single man seated on an ornate throne under a red-lit arch decorated with a raised gold-and-red pattern. He wears a saffron-orange wrap with a leopard-print shawl across the chest, several strands of rudraksha malas with red and white beads around his neck, red and rudraksha bracelets on his wrists and upper arm, and a beaded belt over a tiger-print cloth. He has long dark hair, a white vertical tilak with a red dot on the forehead, and a small headset microphone. His right hand rests on a long trident-like staff. Pink and red stage lighting fills the background. Probable Swamiji (in_person cues: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, multiple rudraksha malas).2012-10-09September 20 20122012-09-20A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi stands before a large ornate golden arch lit with red and green light. He wears a leopard-print garment, multiple rudraksha malas with bead ornaments, and red rudraksha armlets, and holds a silver trident-like ceremonial staff in his raised left hand. Swamiji (probable): the long hair, rudraksha malas, leopard-print clothing and ceremonial staff are consistent with the page's identification of Paramahamsa Nithyananda as the figure in this event photo.2012-09-20October 09 20122012-10-09A photograph of a man with long, swept-back dark hair and a white tilak with a red dot on his forehead, wearing a leopard-print garment over red fabric, layered rudraksha malas and beaded white-and-gold necklaces, and a dark beaded bracelet. He holds a silver trident upright in his right hand, with green and red stage lighting. Behind him is a large ornate golden-bronze embossed arch with a red cloth draped on the seat below. a person is shown in a performance-style pose, consistent with a deity-form enactment, and the image is not an identified ritual event.2012-09-20September 20 20122012-09-20September 20 20122012-09-20September 20 20122012-09-20