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A smiling man with swept-back long dark hair and a red bindi sits on an ornate gold-and-brown leather throne with carved lion-head armrests. He wears a red-orange draped garment bare at one shoulder, a dense multi-strand rudraksha mala with large seeds, a gold necklace, and a red-and-white wrist band, and a small headset microphone is attached near his face. Behind him a seated audience fills the hall, with a few partially visible people in the foreground and a staff member standing in the background.

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A photograph from a seated gathering where a man sits on an ornate gold-framed throne with lion-head armrests and tan leather cushioning. He wears a rust-red saffron robe, long multi-strand rudraksha malas with brown beads, a gold pendant necklace, a red bindi and a dark swept-up hair style, and a small headset microphone. He smiles while resting one arm on the throne's lion armrest. Audience members sit in the foreground and background, including a bald man in glasses at lower left and a woman in white at left. Overlaid text reads 2020 Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam, , and . Swamiji (probable): the seated man wears long swept-back dark hair, saffron robe and multiple rudraksha malas, consistent with the page's claim2015-12-21 +1 copiesA man sits on an ornate gold-framed brown leather throne, smiling, with one hand raised to his swept-back long dark hair. He wears a rust-red robe, a tan shawl draped over his lap, multiple rudraksha mala strands and a gold necklace, and a red bindi on his forehead. Around him a seated audience in orange and white clothing fills the foreground and background of a large hall, with a small headset microphone visible near his face. Probable Swamiji by appearance cues: long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas, gold ornaments and ornate throne.2015-12-21December 21 20152015-12-21December 21 20152015-12-21A seated man in a rust-red saffron-toned shawl and layered rudraksha mala necklaces sits on a pink-upholstered throne with gold-leaf carved arms and gilded lion heads at the base. He has voluminous dark swept-back hair, a red bindi and a smile, raising one hand toward the audience. A gold chain sits at his neck. Seated audience members in white and orange-accented clothing fill the foreground and background of a wood-paneled hall. Probable Swamiji (probable) seated on the throne, with his rudraksha malas, saffron wrap and swept-back hair as the qualifying cues.2015-12-21 +1 copiesA man with swept-back voluminous dark hair and a red bindi sits on an ornate golden throne with lion-head armrests and a pink leather seat. He wears an orange-red saffron-toned robe, multiple rudraksha mala garlands, a gold necklace and a wrist bead bracelet, and smiles while looking off to his right. Behind and around the throne, a seated audience of many people fills the foreground in a large hall with wooden wall panels. The appearance is a person seated in a ceremonial throne with rudraksha malas and saffron clothing.2015-12-21A seated man in a deep red-orange robe sits on an ornate brown leather throne with gold-carved lion-head armrests, in front of a dark wooden wall. He wears long rudraksha mala necklaces of dark brown beads, a gold pendant, a red bindi on his forehead and a bracelet on his wrist, and has a tall swept-back dark hairstyle. a person is the appearance-based label here: he is seated on the throne as the central figure, with a crowd of attendees in the seats and aisles around him, several wearing orange lanyards. Behind him people sit in the audience, and the lower corners show the blurred heads of the seated crowd.2015-12-21December 15 20152015-12-15 +1 copiesA photograph of a smiling man seated on an ornate gold-trimmed throne with a tan leather cushioned back and a carved golden lion-head armrest, speaking to an audience. He wears long swept-back dark hair under a dark crown-like headpiece, a rust-orange and gold-bordered robe, a long multi-strand rudraksha mala, a green bead necklace and a gold chain, with a red bindi on his forehead and a small microphone near his face. He gestures with his raised right hand. Behind him an indoor hall holds a seated audience, mostly women, some in saffron and white clothing. A silver trident is partly visible at the upper left. Visible physical people include the seated speaker and a crowd of audience members, with many more people in the foreground and background.2015-12-20A seated man in rust-orange robes sits on an ornate golden throne with brown leather upholstery and carved golden lion-head armrests, speaking into a small headset microphone. He wears a large rudraksha mala draped across his chest, a beaded necklace and a gold pendant, with a red bindi on his forehead and red-and-white wristbands. His hair is swept high and full. Around him a large seated audience fills the frame: some in orange and saffron clothing, a woman in pink, a woman in blue and orange, and a man with a white blindfold-style headband. A shaven-headed man in a white dhoti with a brown-framed pair of glasses sits at the lower left. Swamiji (probable): the throne-seated speaker shows long swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala and ornate gold necklaces, consistent with the page's identification.2015-12-22A seated man with swept-back dark hair and a red bindi sits on an ornate golden throne with gilded lion-head armrests, wearing an orange-red saffron robe, a thick rudraksha mala draped over his shoulders, a long black bead necklace and a gold pendant, and a small headset microphone. He smiles calmly with hands resting in his lap. Behind him a large seated audience of devotees fills a hall; several wear orange-and-saffron lanyards and sashes. At the right edge stands a table with marigold garlands. The appearance of the seated figure, with swept-back hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha mala and ornate gold adornments, matches the page's description of Swamiji, a probable identification based on these visible cues.2015-12-22A smiling figure seated on an ornate gold-and-brown throne with carved golden lion armrests, wearing a rust-orange dhoti-style robe, a long rudraksha mala with large beads, a gold pendant necklace, a red bindi and a bracelet, with a small headset microphone. Behind and around him, a large seated audience in saris and kurtas, some wearing orange lanyards, fills a gilded hall with decorative panels. A water bottle and papers sit on a wooden lectern at right. The seated figure matches the page's Swamiji context by long swept-back hair and saffron-orange ceremonial attire with rudraksha and gold, so this is a probable Swamiji (probable) seated in a satsang setting.2015-12-22