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A photograph of a seated man at a ceremonial stage, waving his right hand in greeting while smiling. He wears a leopard-print garment, a red waist cloth, a red and white bangle set, a gold necklace and layered rudraksha malas, with a horizontal white tilak and a tied-up hairstyle with a small ornament. He sits in a wooden chair beside a large mound of marigold and red flower garlands on a sculpted deity murti. Behind him stand dark-stone deity statues draped in yellow and red garlands and gold jewellery, and a microphone stand is at right. In front are brass vessels, a basket of herbs and dried plant material, and orange brick at right.

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December 20 20172017-12-20A seated man with long dreadlocks and a tripundra on his forehead sits on a wooden seat in front of a microphone, surrounded by ornate statues of deities draped in garlands of yellow and red flowers. He wears a leopard-print cloth over his chest, a rudraksha mala, and a red dhoti. Silver ritual objects, grains, sand, and bowls of herbs sit in the foreground. The statues include a figure with a red headdress and a deity with a crescent moon ornament. Orange brick steps and a tall pillar frame the scene.2017-12-20December 20 20172017-12-20December 20 20172017-12-20 +1 copiesDecember 20 20172017-12-20 +1 copiesDecember 20 20172017-12-20A man seated on a wooden chair in front of a microphone stand holds a silver ceremonial staff topped with a crown-like finial. He wears a leopard-print cloth, a red waist cloth, a rudraksha mala across his chest and a necklace, with a tilak on his forehead and a crown-shaped headpiece. Behind him, flower garlands in yellow, red and green drape a large Shiva linga and several black deity murtis dressed in red cloth and jewelled ornaments. Silver offering vessels sit in the foreground, and a sign reads 2020 Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam . The setting resembles a temple or stage dais with decorated murtis. Swamiji (probable): the seated man has long swept-back hair, a crown-style headpiece, rudraksha malas and ceremonial adornments, matching the page's note that Swamiji was present2017-12-20A man seated on a wooden chair in front of a microphone stand, dressed in a leopard-print sleeveless top, rust-red dhoti and a long multi-strand rudraksha mala with a gold chain. He has long dark hair with a crown-like ornament, a white sacred ash band and a red tilak on his forehead, and rests one hand on a chair arm. Behind him are dark stone deity murtis draped in yellow, red and white flower garlands, pearl necklaces and silk cloth, with a silver vessel and brass pots in the foreground. Swamiji (probable): long hair and crown, rudraksha malas and gold ornament, seated as a speaker. The setting suggests a discourse or satsang in a temple-like hall.2017-12-20December 20 20172017-12-20Photograph of a man seated before a bright fire and a stone-and-brick fire pit at night, inside a temple-like hall decorated with marigold and red flower garlands. He has long dark hair in a topknot, a white tilak with red bindi on his forehead, and wears a leopard-print cloth wrap with a red waistcloth, multiple rudraksha malas, a gold chain, and red armbands. Behind him are stone deity murtis and a sword-like ceremonial object. a person appears in person; the cues are long swept hair, rudraksha malas, ceremonial gold necklace and ornate wrap, presented as a seated presenter leading the fire ritual.2017-12-20December 20 20172017-12-20 +1 copiesDecember 20 20172017-12-20 +1 copies