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A man in an orange saffron dhoti-style wrap with a red bindi on his forehead and a long rudraksha mala stands at a microphone, pointing with a green marker at a large white banner. He has long, swept-back dark hair and speaks while gesturing toward the banner. Behind him are maroon curtains and a second banner with a dark background. The banner shows Tamil headings including a word meaning Turiyam (Nithyananda state) and another meaning deep sleep state. The man's appearance with long hair, orange robes and rudraksha beads is consistent with the page's reference to Swamiji, though this is an appearance-based probable identification only.

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December 13 20072007-12-13May 09 20082008-05-09A man in an orange saffron wrap stands on stage holding a handheld microphone in his right hand while raising his left hand, speaking to an audience. He has long, swept-back dark hair, a red tilak mark on his forehead, and wears a long dark rudraksha mala with a saffron shawl over his shoulders. Behind him hang large banners in Tamil script with translucent purple, pale blue and black panels.2007-12-13A man in orange saffron robes stands on a stage holding a microphone and raising one hand while speaking. He has long, swept-back dark hair and wears a rudraksha mala around his neck. Behind him hangs a large Tamil-language banner titled with four states of consciousness, labelled Jagrat, Swapna, Sushupti and Turiya, beside a yoga figure image with a tiger and a stage backdrop of painted mountains. To the left stands a whiteboard on an easel with a hand-drawn diagram. The scene appears to be a teaching session or discourse.2007-12-13May 09 20082008-05-09December 13 20072007-12-13May 09 20082008-05-09A man stands on a stage speaking into a handheld microphone, gesturing with his left hand. He wears a long saffron-orange garment wrapped around his body, a rudraksha mala around his neck, and has long dark wavy hair. Behind him a large printed chart in Tamil shows four states arranged in a grid, with a yoga-style figure and a tiger-printed mat at the bottom. A whiteboard on an easel stands to his left, a red and maroon drape hangs above, and a painted green landscape backdrop lines the stage floor. Swamiji (probable): the saffron clothing, long hair and rudraksha mala match the appearance-based cues for him, and he is the lecturing speaker.2007-12-13May 09 20082008-05-09December 13 20072007-12-13A man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala speaks into a handheld microphone on a stage in front of a large white chart. The chart, titled in Tamil, shows four states of consciousness in labelled panels with photographs and a yoga figure seated on a tiger skin at the bottom labelled Muladhara. The man has long dark hair and gestures with his free hand. Red and gold draped fabric and a blue curtain frame the stage. The setting appears to be a discourse at a person Spurana programme.2007-12-13A man in orange saffron robes stands on a stage holding a handheld microphone in one hand and a small object in the other, eyes closed mid-speech. He wears a long rudraksha mala and a red bindi on his forehead, with long dark hair falling past his shoulders. Behind him a backdrop banner shows Tamil text in white and black lettering on lavender and teal panels, with a maroon curtain at the top right. The scene looks like a discourse session.2007-12-13