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A photograph of a ceremonial puja setting in front of a large backdrop showing a smiling figure in saffron robes and an orange turban holding a trident, with snow-capped Mount Kailash behind. Centre stage is an ornate gold throne with red cushions, on which stands a framed painted portrait of a seated figure in orange robes with a gold necklace. Two women in cream saris with orange borders and orange shawls sit cross-legged on an orange mat at left, singing before microphones, one holding a small brass bell. A tall brass oil lamp stands at right beside a red-and-gold rug. Visible people are two women; the backdrop figure and throne portrait are depictions.

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A photograph of a seated figure on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, in front of a large backdrop of snow-capped mountain peaks. The seated person wears saffron-orange robes, an orange turban and a gold-toned waist ornament, and holds their palms together in namaste. Gold-tone trident-topped staffs stand beside the throne, with brass oil lamps at each side and a microphone stand in front. A large printed portrait on the left shows a smiling man in an orange turban and saffron wrap with a rudraksha mala, one hand raised in greeting. A printed caption in the lower right reads "Paramahamsa Nithyananda Paramashivam" with . The seated figure is visually consistent with the a person candidate cues (orange turban, saffron robes, rudraksha-like adornment), but the appearance is not conclusive, so the identity is recorded as unsure2011-08-17A seated man in saffron-orange robes and a matching orange turban sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, a microphone on a stand in front of him. A large enlarged portrait of a smiling man in orange robes, rudraksha mala and a turban, one hand raised, stands beside the throne; the portrait is labelled as Paramahamsa Nithyananda. Gold lamps with flames flank the throne, a trident and a leopard-print cloth hang at the left, and a large snow-capped mountain fills the backdrop. A red carpet lies below. The seated figure is the one presiding; the portrait is not a physical person.2011-08-17August 17 20112011-08-17August 09 20112011-08-09A photograph of a man seated on an ornate gold throne with carved gold side panels and a red cushioned seat. He wears an orange turban, orange robes, a rudraksha mala and a ceremonial gold necklace, and raises both hands palm-outward in blessing. Behind him hangs a trident and a red-and-gold cloth with a mountain backdrop. Beside the throne stand a tall gold oil lamp with a rooster-topped finial and a microphone stand. Red flowers lie at the foot of the throne.2011-08-17 +2 copiesA gold-ornate throne stage draped in deep maroon velvet curtains. On a gold peetha with a tiger-skin cushion sits a large framed portrait of a man in red-saffron robes with a red turban, rudraksha-style red garlands and raised blessing hands; the portrait is a printed image, not a physical person. Beside the throne, two women in orange-saffron clothes sit cross-legged on the floor, one holding a microphone, the other holding a small brass bowl. A Shivalinga is adorned with white and orange flower garlands on an orange-draped stand at left, with a gilded pillar and brass oil lamps framing the scene.2015-11-18November 16 20112011-11-16July 18 20142014-07-18October 26 20152015-10-26A seated man in saffron-orange robes and a matching orange turban sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions. He wears a multi-strand beaded necklace and a rudraksha-style mala, with hands folded in his lap. A gold trident stands at left and a gold lamp with lit flames at right, a microphone stands in front, and red-and-white flower offerings lie on the footstool. The backdrop shows a large snowy mountain scene with a painted portrait of a figure in orange at left. Swamiji (probable): the seated man has long dark hair under the orange turban, orange clothing and a rudraksha-style mala, with the throne and offerings.2011-08-17December 02 20102010-12-02July 23 20142014-07-23