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A photograph of a large seated audience in a bright hall with white draped walls. In the centre, a bearded man with long dark hair sits on an ornate gold-and-brown throne, wearing saffron-orange robes, a rudraksha mala and a lapel microphone, one hand raised to his lips in thought. A gold-topped staff stands beside the throne. Audience members in saffron, orange, green and white saris and kurtas fill the foreground and rows behind. A digital clock reads 07:49 and a large screen is visible at right. Probable Swamiji, seated on the throne in saffron robes with rudraksha mala and long hair, giving a talk to devotees.

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A man with long dark hair and a full beard sits on an ornate gold-and-brown throne with carved lion heads, holding a tall golden staff topped with a trident-like finial. He wears an orange-saffron garment with a patterned leopard-print wrap and a long rudraksha-style mala, one finger raised to his lips. A seated audience fills the hall in the foreground, many in white and saffron clothing, with a large screen behind showing a close-up of the same figure. A digital clock reads 07:43.2016-12-12A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron garment and a dark rudraksha-style mala, sits on an ornate gold-and-brown throne with carved lion-head armrests. He holds a silver-tipped staff topped with a finial, and a small microphone is at his face. Dense seated audience in front fills the foreground, with many people in white, orange and green clothing. Hanging orange and blue banners and a white draped backdrop frame the hall. Photo credit overlay reads Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam2016-12-12A large hall filled with a seated audience, many in white, orange and yellow saris and kurtas. At the centre a bearded man with long dark hair wears an orange-brown robe with a leopard-print cloth and a long beaded mala, gesturing with one raised hand while seated on a brown leather throne with gold lion-head armrests and a tall gold staff beside it. A large screen behind shows a close-up of a similarly dressed man. Orange and red hanging banners and a white draped backdrop decorate the hall.2016-12-12December 04 20162016-12-04A man with long swept-back dark hair, a full beard, and a red-brown shawl over his bare upper body sits on an ornate gold-and-brown leather throne. He wears a leopard-print cloth around his waist and a headset microphone, and has a red bindi on his forehead. He rests one hand on a gold armrest beside a tall golden trident. Seated audience members in saffron, white and bright clothing fill the foreground and background of a hall, with a sign board and a digital clock visible behind him. The appearance matches the Swamiji (probable) label: distinctive long hair, saffron shawl, rudraksha-style styling and a trident, seated in a satsang-like setting.2016-12-12December 12 20162016-12-12A photograph of a seated figure on an ornate gold-and-brown throne with lion-head armrests, a tall gold staff with a finial beside him. The figure wears saffron-orange robes over a leopard-print cloth, long dark dreadlock-style hair, a beard, and a headset microphone, and extends one arm toward the audience in a teaching gesture. Dense seated crowd of devotees in front, many in orange, white and colourful saris and kurtas. Background shows white drapes, orange and maroon banners, a digital clock reading 07:22 and a large screen. Swamiji (probable): long matted hair, saffron robes, and a gold-topped staff on a throne, consistent with a discourse setting.2016-12-12December 12 20162016-12-12A seated bearded man in a saffron-orange robe and a leopard-print waist cloth sits on an ornate golden-framed brown leather throne, raising two fingers in a peace-like gesture while wearing a small headset microphone. A tall golden trident stands beside the throne and a long rudraksha mala hangs across his chest. Seated devotees in white, orange and multicoloured clothing fill the foreground and rows behind him in a hall with white draped walls and a red-brown panel. A digital clock display glows at upper right.2016-12-12A man with long swept-back dark hair and a full beard sits on an ornate gold-carved throne with lion-head armrests, gesturing with his right hand while speaking into a headset microphone. He wears a saffron-orange wrap over bare shoulders, with a leopard-print cloth at his waist and rudraksha-style beaded strands. A tall gold staff topped with a finial stands beside the throne. Seated and standing audience members in white, orange and dark clothing fill the hall in front of him, with orange and red banners and white drapery on the back wall. This appears to be a discourse; Swamiji (probable) is the seated speaker, identified by appearance cues including long hair, saffron clothing and a ceremonial throne.2016-12-12December 04 20162016-12-04December 04 20162016-12-04