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A seated man in an ornate golden throne wears a rust-orange robe draped over his shoulders, with a dark rudraksha mala and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace, rudraksha armbands and a red bindi. He smiles and sits in a cross-legged posture with one hand resting on his knee. In front of him on a silver tray lie pink flowers, green leaves and a small brass deity murti with a small lamp. A wooden door and silver vessels stand in the background. The appearance is consistent with the page's identification, but facial features are not used to confirm identity.

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June 01 20122012-06-01 +1 copiesJune 01 20122012-06-01A man with long, swept-back dark hair sits cross-legged on a gold-framed ornate throne, wearing a rust-orange shawl and dhoti. He wears a gold and rudraksha mala with a central gold pendant, rudraksha armbands and wrist bands, and has white horizontal tilak lines on his forehead and arms with a red bindi. His eyes are closed and he smiles while one hand rests on his knee and the other is raised near a brass tray. On the tray sit a small brass deity murti and a crystal shivalinga, with a silver-plated container behind. Walls of carved wood and a glass-fronted cabinet are visible in the background. Photograph of a seated figure during a ritual or meditative moment.2012-06-01 +1 copiesA man seated in lotus posture on a gold-carved throne, eyes closed in meditation, wearing an orange-red shawl and robe with a gold border, a long gold-and-rudraksha necklace, rudraksha bracelets on both arms, and a red bindi on his forehead. Long dark hair falls past his shoulders. In front of him on a silver tray lie a small gold figurine of a deity, a brass kalasha-style vessel and pink flowers, with a pink petal-filled bowl at the right edge. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklace, rudraksha malas and saffron-orange clothing matching the page's Nithyananda identification; the figure is seated in meditation with a tray of puja items.2012-06-01 +1 copiesPhotograph of a long-haired man seated cross-legged in a rust-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing layered rudraksha malas and heavy gold bead necklaces, with rudraksha bracelets on his wrists and upper arms and white and red markings on his forehead. He sits before an ornate gold-framed backdrop with a lion relief. In front of him on a golden tray stand a small bronze figure and a brass oil lamp, with yellow liquid or turmeric water spread across the tray. Swamiji (probable): long hair, saffron-orange clothing and rudraksha and gold ornaments match the candidate's presentation, so the figure is identified as a probable depiction of the guru performing a ritual. Stainless ritual vessels are visible on a shelf at right.2012-06-01 +1 copiesJune 01 20122012-06-01 +1 copiesPhotograph of a man with long dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead, seated cross-legged on a gold-carved throne in a meditative posture with eyes lowered. He wears a rust-orange robe, a heavy gold-and-rudraksha mala with a gold pendant, rudraksha bracelets, and a silver necklace. Before him stands a silver tray holding a small copper deity murti and a metallic lingam-shaped object, with white powder scattered on the tray. Behind him, a person in white dhoti with gold border stands with hands folded in namaskar. Probable Swamiji depicted by long swept-back hair, saffron-orange robe, and ornate rudraksha and gold malas; the person is seated on a throne, shown in an in_person setting.2012-06-01 +1 copiesA seated man in saffron-orange robes and multiple rudraksha malas with ornate gold beaded necklaces sits on a carved gold-framed throne with eyes lowered and a faint smile, a red bindi on his forehead, rudraksha bracelets on his arms. Behind him, a man in white dhoti with folded hands is partly visible at the edge. At the lower right, a small gold figurine and a silver tray hold ritual items. a person, seated in ceremonial attire, with a robed devotee nearby.2012-06-01June 01 20122012-06-01 +1 copiesJune 01 20122012-06-01 +1 copiesJune 01 20122012-06-01 +1 copiesJune 01 20122012-06-01