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A digitally composited portrait of a smiling bare-chested man seated on an ornate gilded silver throne, raising his right hand in a blessing gesture. He wears a tall black turban-style crown with a silver crescent moon ornament, white vertical tilak marks on his forehead, layered gold and jewelled necklaces, multiple rudraksha mala strands, and a maroon waist cloth. A snake motif is tattooed on his upper arm. Behind him is a painted multi-headed, multi-armed deity figure with many faces and hands in gold and orange tones. Visible cues include the crown, rudraksha malas and jewelled ceremonial necklaces, so this appearance-based candidate is labelled Swamiji (probable), and the image is a digitally altered composite rather than a live event shot.

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November 06 20202020-11-06A seated man with a tall black top-knot of hair and a white vertical tilak on his forehead sits cross-legged on a leopard-print cushion before a silver ornate backrest. He is bare-chested, wearing a maroon dhoti, layered rudraksha malas and ornate gold-and-silver necklaces, gold earrings and a snake armlet. A microphone stands beside him. Behind him rises a golden multi-headed cobra canopy with a row of serpent heads and an orange sunrise-like backdrop. A printed caption in the bottom corner reads Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam copyright text, which is not transcribed. a person appears as the seated man, identified by the tall top-knot, rudraksha malas, ceremonial gold necklaces and the bare-chested ornate presentation, seated in discourse position at the microphone.2020-09-03A composite image of a seated man in meditation pose on a gold ornate throne with carved floral scrollwork. He is bare-chested, wearing a maroon dhoti with rudraksha beads at the waist and multiple strands of rudraksha malas across his chest. A white crescent ornament is set in his dark topknot, and a white band marks his forehead. His right hand is raised in a mudra and his eyes are closed. Behind him is a painted backdrop of a multi-headed, many-faced deity form with gold jewelry, pale clouds fill the sky. Appearance cues include the topknot, rudraksha malas and saffron-toned ceremonial styling, so this is a person depiction in an appearance-based label.2020-11-06October 31 20202020-10-31August 26 20202020-08-26 +1 copiesNovember 07 20202020-11-07September 10 20212021-09-10A seated man with a tall black topknot wrapped in a dark cloth with a small white crescent ornament on top, white vertical tilak on forehead, smiling and making a mudra with his raised right hand. He is bare-chested, wearing multiple strands of rudraksha beads across the chest, a rudraksha waist cord, and maroon/burgundy shorts-style dhoti. He sits in lotus-style posture on a red velvet cushion before an ornate silver-gilt throne with floral repoussé carving. Behind him are rows of painted deity faces with tilak marks against a golden sky. A copyright line and source credit appear at lower right. a person with rudraksha malas, distinctive topknot and ornate attire, seated on a throne.2020-11-06September 03 20202020-09-03A seated man with eyes closed and a slight smile sits before an ornate gold-embossed throne against a pink wall. He wears a tall black turban-like headwrap with a silver crescent ornament and rudraksha beads, a white horizontal forehead marking, and layered rudraksha mala necklaces across his bare chest. Rudraksha armbands with white rosettes are on both upper arms, and he wears a leopard-print cloth around his waist.2020-12-08A smiling bare-chested man with a tall black matted topknot decorated with rudraksha beads and a silver crescent ornament sits before an ornate gold-embossed throne. His forehead bears white markings, and he wears a gold chain with a large jewelled pendant, gold bracelets, layered rudraksha mala strands across his chest, and a reddish wrap over one shoulder. He raises one hand in a blessing gesture. Behind him are carved faces and a dark cosmic background. a person: the topknot with crescent, rudraksha malas and ceremonial gold jewellery match the a person presentation noted on the page, but the appearance is not conclusive enough for a firm identification.2020-11-04A smiling bare-chested man in a tall black turban with a white vertical mark on his forehead stands before an ornate gold-carved throne and a gold ceremonial canopy under a grey-orange sky. He wears layered brown rudraksha malas, a wide gold collar with red inlay and a gold pendant, rudraksha armbands with gold clasps, and a patterned cloth wrap at the waist. A microphone is angled toward him from the right, and he rests one hand on his hip while speaking.2020-12-22