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A photograph inside an orange tent with orange fabric walls. A bald man in orange robes sits at left holding a mobile phone to his ear. Beside him a person in a light orange head-covering sits at a low wooden table. At centre, a smiling man wears a deep red turban, a tilak mark on his forehead, several long rudraksha malas and a gold ceremonial necklace over orange-red clothing, with a gold armlet. At right, a bearded man with long dark hair wears orange robes and a rudraksha mala. Marigold garlands and yellow flowers sit on metal plates on the tables, with a folded orange cloth and a dark cup. Four people are visible. The central man shows cues consistent with a person identification, based on the turban, several malas, gold necklace and tilak; the identification is appearance-based only.

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April 23 20162016-04-23April 21 20162016-04-21Photograph inside an orange-draped tent with three seated people in saffron and orange robes. On the right, a smiling person wears a rust-orange turban with a tilak on the forehead, a rudraksha mala and ornate gold necklaces, and a long dark hair falling behind. A bald man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits to the left, and a woman in orange with a yellow tilak and orange shawl sits in the middle. Yellow marigold garlands lie in the foreground, along with a small orange-wrapped object. Their appearance matches the Swamiji (probable) presentation cues of a turban, saffron clothing and rudraksha with gold ornaments, so the central figure is a candidate.2016-04-23Several saffron-robed sannyasis sit cross-legged on the floor of an orange-draped tent, facing wooden low tables set with steel thali plates heaped with marigold garlands and white flowers. On the left, a bald man in glasses and orange robes wears a rudraksha mala and a silver necklace. In the centre, a smiling bald man in orange robes and a silver necklace gestures with his hand. Beside him, a man in a red turban, a bronze-brown robe, a brown and gold shawl, a rudraksha mala and gold armbands sits smiling. Further right, bearded men in orange robes sit along the row, one holding a plate.2016-04-21April 21 20162016-04-21May 06 20162016-05-06 +1 copiesSeptember 11 20152015-09-11 +1 copiesApril 21 20162016-04-21April 21 20162016-04-21A seated group of saffron-robed sadhus and devotees at a tented event with pale yellow-green drapes behind them. In the centre, a smiling man wears a red-orange turban, a red-brown shawl over his shoulders, and multiple strands of beads, with a bindi on his forehead. Beside him, a bald man in saffron robes and a beaded mala sits at a small table, and at right a woman in an orange head covering and mala holds a phone. Several other saffron-clad men with beards sit at the left. Small tables hold banknotes, papers and a mobile phone. Faint white text reads 2020 Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam2016-04-22A photograph of seated saffron-robed sadhus at a stage event with marigold garlands on silver trays in front of them. The central figure wears a red turban, a red and gold robe, a beaded rudraksha-style mala and gold armbands, and speaks into a headset microphone. To his left sits a bald sadhu in orange, and to his right a white-bearded elder with long white hair in orange robes. Another elder in orange sits at the far left edge, and a red curtain and a white statue are visible behind.2015-09-11 +1 copiesApril 21 20162016-04-21