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A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi walks barefoot through a doorway, smiling and gesturing with one hand. He wears an orange-saffron shawl draped over the shoulders and an orange lower garment. Behind him, several people in saris and casual clothes are in a hallway beneath a red EXIT sign, and a pair of sandals rests on an orange mat beside the golden-panelled door. The patterned brown carpet and gilded door frame suggest an ashram or temple interior. Long hair, saffron clothing and the appearance of a sannyasi make this a probable identification of Swamiji.

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A photograph inside a hall with grey carpeted aisle and rows of grey chairs. A barefoot man in a flowing saffron-orange robe walks down the centre aisle with palms pressed together in anjali namaste, eyes lowered and smiling, a red bindi on his forehead, long dark wavy hair swept back. Seated and standing devotees line both sides: a woman in a green salwar kameez, a woman in pink and a man in orange on the left, and people in white and green saris on the right, many with hands folded. Behind is a stage draped in orange with floral arrangements and potted plants, and a projection screen above. A red exit sign is visible at upper left, and a striped rug runs along the right aisle.2007-11-15October 24 20062006-10-24February 14 2009 -Kalpataru Convention at Chennai Tamilnadu2009-02-14A barefoot figure in a flowing saffron-orange robe and a long rudraksha mala walks down a grey carpeted aisle with palms pressed together in namaste, head bowed. A thin white vertical mark is on the forehead. Audience members on both sides, some in saris and a green salwar, also stand with hands folded in greeting, flanking blue-grey auditorium chairs. Behind the stage a golden throne with red cushions and a floral arrangement sit on an orange draped platform, under a banner reading Nithyananda Speaks on Shiva Sutras. A projection screen hangs at top left.2007-11-13A long-haired man in a flowing saffron-orange robe walks forward along a grey carpet inside a large tented hall, carrying a dark beaded mala in one hand. He wears a red bindi and a red undershirt, and gazes ahead with a slight smile. Behind him, a man in white dhoti and an orange shawl walks beside him, and another in white kurta bends low near the floor. Red plastic chairs, striped green mats and white cloths line the hall, with a banner and a few seated attendees in white in the background. a person: the long swept-back hair, saffron robe and rudraksha-style mala are visible cues of the walking central figure, who appears to be a presenter of the Salem event.2007-12-13October 16 20102010-10-16A photograph of an indoor hall with grey carpet and a striped runner along the left side. A man with long dark hair, a red bindi and an orange saffron cloth wrapped around his body walks barefoot down the aisle with palms pressed together in namaste, eyes lowered and smiling. Along the left, seated and standing attendees in saris and casual clothes also hold their hands in anjali, including a woman in a dark top with an orange shawl and a bald man in a light blue shirt. Blue upholstered chairs line the aisle, and an exit sign is visible at upper right. A person in orange robes stands in the background at right. The man in orange is a person by appearance cues: long swept hair, saffron robe and a red bindi, presented as in-person.2007-11-15October 23 20102010-10-23July 12 20092009-07-12A man in a flowing orange-saffron wrap and orange dhoti walks barefoot down a green carpeted aisle toward the camera. He has long dark hair swept back and a red bindi on his forehead. Behind him a woman in white with a yellow shoulder cloth walks the same aisle. Seated devotees in white and pale clothing line both sides of the hall, some wearing white head cloths. The setting is an indoor satsang hall with a plain grey wall and overhead lights.2010-08-21January 18 20092009-01-18A smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair stands in a doorway of a whitewashed building, wrapped in flowing saffron-orange cloth draped over one shoulder and body, holding a tall wooden walking staff with a carved pattern in his left hand and wearing orange thong sandals. Behind him, a second man in a white dhoti and white shirt with an orange shawl and an ID badge stands in the dark interior. A green leaf frames the left edge.2006-10-24