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A man with long dark hair, wearing a white dhoti with a gold border and a white shawl, sits on a large red throne-style chair with round red cushions, hands folded in front of his chest and a multicoloured flower garland draped over his shoulders. Two women sit to his right on the stage: one in an orange sari with a braid, the other in white with an orange shawl. Behind them a wall of gold and pink square panels is decorated with white and yellow flower arrangements and red blossoms, and white cloth covers the low stage edge in front.

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December 17 20062006-12-17December 17 20062006-12-17A seated man with long dark hair sits on a large red velvet throne with round cushions, wearing a white dhoti-style garment with a gold-bordered yellow cloth, a yellow-and-white flower garland and a rudraksha mala with ornate gold necklace. Two attendants in white and orange-saffron shawls sit at his sides; the one on the left holds a rudraksha mala and the ones on the right wear orange shawls and sit beside him. Flower petals and white cloth cover the floor in front, and the backdrop is a white wall with gold and pink geometric panels and floral garlands.2006-12-17December 17 20062006-12-17A man with long dark hair sits on a large red velvet throne against an ornate cream and pink patterned backdrop with gold accents. He wears a white dhoti and shawl, a multicoloured garland of flowers and a gold bracelet, and gestures with both hands while speaking. Two women sit on the platform to his right; one wears an orange shawl and holds a rudraksha mala, the other wears white with an orange wrap and a long braid. Floral garlands hang from the top of the backdrop and flower petals are scattered on the blue-carpeted stage. Appearance-based candidate: a person, the seated speaker, with long swept hair, multicoloured garland, white garments and a rudraksha mala held by a devotee nearby.2006-12-17A man with long dark hair sits eyes closed on a large red-orange throne-style chair against an ornate white and gold wall decorated with pink lotus-patterned tiles and floral garlands. He wears a white dhoti with gold border, a yellow marigold garland, and gold bracelets. Beside him to the right, a woman in white clothes with an orange shawl sits on the floor, and a person in white sits at the left edge. Petals and flowers are scattered on the white cloth in front of the throne.2006-12-17December 17 20062006-12-17December 17 20062006-12-17A man with long dark hair sits cross-legged on a red velvet throne against an ornate cream wall with pink and gold tile-like panels. He wears a white dhoti with a gold border, a yellow marigold garland, a bare-chested upper body with a gold armband and gold anklet, and a small tilak on his forehead. A woman in white with an orange-edged garment and rudraksha beads sits at the right edge, and flower petals and a few flower garlands lie on the white cloth in front of the throne.2006-12-17December 17 20062006-12-17A photograph of a seated man in a red-orange cushioned throne chair on a stage decorated with ornate cream and pink tiled panels and hanging flower garlands. He wears a white dhoti and white shawl with a gold border, a multicolour flower garland, and gold bangles, and he is smiling and gesturing with one hand. Two women sit at the right on a white-draped platform with flower petals scattered on the floor; one wears an orange shawl and the other a white top with a long braid. Visible in the image are two dark-haired women and the seated man. The man's long swept-back hair, white ritual dress with gold border, and garland are consistent with the page's claim, though the appearance is only partly visible, so identity is uncertain. The printed caption reads Paramahamsa Nithyananda Paramashivam at the bottom right.2006-12-17December 17 20062006-12-17