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A smiling man with long dark dreadlocks and a silver crescent ornament at the top of his head sits on a silver and red-cushioned seat before a microphone on a thin black stand. He wears a rudraksha mala across his bare chest, a gold pendant necklace, a leopard-print cloth wrap and a small white-and-red tilak on his forehead with a red bindi. Behind him, out of focus, are a deity murti draped in red and gold garlands and white flowers, with warm lamp light. a person, seated as a speaker in a devotional setting.

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December 20 20172017-12-20December 20 20172017-12-20A smiling man with long dark dreadlocks sits on a silver-embroidered seat decorated with red roses and white flowers, in front of a microphone. He wears a crescent ornament and a small sculpted head on top of his hair, white and red tilak on his forehead, a long rudraksha mala with a gold pendant, and a leopard-print garment with a bare shoulder. Behind him, a deity murti is draped in orange fabric and strung with yellow marigold garlands and sparkling ornaments, with a blurred illuminated backdrop. This appears to be a person, seated as speaker, with cues of long dreadlocks, rudraksha malas and ornate jewellery.2017-12-20December 20 20172017-12-20 +2 copiesA man seated at a microphone smiles while looking off to the side. He wears a crescent moon ornament and a red bindi on a white horizontal tilak across the forehead, with long dreadlocked hair and a full beard. He has a rudraksha mala draped over his bare shoulder and a leopard-print cloth wrapped at his chest, with a gold necklace and a silver snake armlet. Behind him are flower garlands in red, yellow and white, and a decorated deity figure in red and gold garments. Swamiji (probable): the crescent, long matted hair, rudraksha malas, ornate jewelry and mic-side seated position match the cues for the Nithyananda Paramashivam candidate.2017-12-20December 20 20172017-12-20 +1 copiesA smiling man with long dreadlocked hair, a crescent moon and small deity ornament on his head, and a red bindi-like mark with white sacred ash on his forehead stands at a wooden podium with a microphone. He wears multiple rudraksha mala beads, a gold pendant necklace, a leopard-print cloth wrap, and a silver serpent armlet. Behind him are red roses, white flowers, and a silver-draped throne with gold ornaments. The setting appears to be a satsang or discourse hall.2017-12-20A bearded man with long dark hair coiled up under a silver crescent-and-skull headpiece sits at a microphone during a session. He wears a white horizontal forehead mark with a red dot, red-beaded rudraksha malas across his chest, a gold pendant, and a leopard-print garment, with bare shoulders. A bejewelled, red-and-gold deity murti and garlands of marigolds and roses fill the background, with a floral arrangement at left. Probable Swamiji is visible here: the crescent headpiece, long hair, and rudraksha malas are the qualifying cues, and he is seated and speaking in person.2017-12-20 +1 copiesDecember 20 20172017-12-20A smiling bearded man with long dark matted hair swept up and bound, wearing a silver crescent ornament and a red beaded band on his head, sits before a microphone at a seated discourse. He has white and red forehead markings, a bare upper torso with rudraksha mala necklaces, a small gold pendant, and a leopard-print cloth draped over his shoulder. Behind him stand a deity murti and rows of marigold and jasmine garlands with red roses on a silver-patterned cushion. The probable Swamiji cue is his long swept-back hair with crescent ornament, rudraksha malas and ceremonial adornments, seated as the speaker.2017-12-20Close photo of a man seated at a microphone during a discourse, smiling and turned slightly to one side. He has long dark hair with a crown-like ornament and crescent moon at the top of his head, a white horizontal tilak with a red dot on his forehead, a rudraksha mala around his neck and a gold pendant, and wears a leopard-print cloth over one shoulder with his chest bare. Behind him are a silver-and-gold ornamental seat, red and yellow marigold garlands, and a decorated deity murti in red and gold with pink and white beaded garlands. Appearance-based identification cues (long hair, crown, rudraksha, ornate attire) are present for the seated speaker; the page identifies the event as a discourse and the figure as Swamiji (probable).2017-12-20December 20 20172017-12-20