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A photograph of two men seated in ornate dark wooden armchairs on a stage with a yellow backdrop and white and pink floral arrangements. The man on the left wears a light blue shirt and white dhoti, smiling broadly with his hands clasped. Beside him, a figure in an orange-saffron robe and a matching orange turban sits cross-legged on the chair, laughing and holding the man's hands. A glass table in front has a name card reading "பரமஹம்ச நித்தியானந்தர்" (Paramahamsa Nithyananda) and another card reading "திரு. சரத்குமார்" (Thiru Sarathkumar). A partially visible figure in a striped shirt sits at the right edge, and another person stands behind in the background.

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March 03 20092009-03-03Two men seated on ornate carved wooden thrones on a stage decorated with white and pink flowers and palm fronds. On the right, a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and an orange head wrap smiles and gestures with his hands, appearing to speak; a candidate matching the a person profile by saffron clothing and long hair, seated beside a man in a plain light-blue shirt and white dhoti. A sign on the chair reads Tamil text. Purple orchids sit in the foreground on a glass table, and a second person in orange stands behind the speaker.2009-03-03A photograph of an event stage with two people seated in ornately carved dark wooden chairs with red upholstery, in front of white and pink floral arrangements and yellow draping. The person on the right wears an orange saffron turban, orange robes draped over the shoulder and orange clothing on the lower body, and sits with legs folded; a fruit basket with green grapes and a pineapple sits on the table. The person on the left wears a light blue collared shirt and white dhoti and holds a folded paper. A name placard on the table reads "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" and another reads "Thiru. Sarathkumar". A third person in a blue shirt appears partially behind on the right. Swamiji (probable) is the person in orange with the turban and robes, seated centrally on the right, laughing.2009-03-03March 03 20092009-03-03March 03 20092009-03-03Three people are seated on ornate carved wooden chairs with red cushions on a stage decorated with pink gerbera flowers, white blooms and fan palm fronds. The central figure wears an orange saffron robe and an orange head wrap, and sits with a microphone stand before them, smiling. The man on the left wears a light blue striped shirt and white dhoti with bare feet. The man on the right wears a white-and-blue striped shirt and dark trousers, hands clasped. A name card reads in Tamil script on the table in front, and a printed credit line appears on the right edge. a person is seated centre, in saffron robes and orange head wrap, at a book-release event.2009-03-03Two men sit facing each other in carved wooden chairs with red upholstery on a stage decorated with white flowers, pink flowers and palm fronds. The man on the left wears a light blue striped shirt, white dhoti and a wristwatch, with his hands clasped and forearm resting on his knee. The man on the right wears a saffron-orange turban, saffron-orange robes and a long, loose hairstyle, and leans forward gesturing with his hands in conversation. A second person in orange clothing stands behind him. A glass table holds a nameplate in Tamil script, and blurred purple orchids fill the foreground.2009-03-03March 03 20092009-03-03A photograph of a seated man in saffron-orange robes with an orange turban and long dark hair, sitting cross-legged in a carved wooden throne-style chair and reading a small booklet with a red-toned cover. He is flanked by two men in collared shirts: an older man at left looking down, and a man at right in a striped white shirt holding a printed sheet. Behind them are large pink and white flower arrangements and yellow draped backdrop fabric. Name plates on the table read Tamil text.2009-03-03A photograph of a stage event with red carved wooden chairs and white floral drapery. On the left, a smiling older man in a white shirt and white dhoti sits holding an open book, looking at a second man. On the right, a long-haired man in an orange turban and orange wrap sits cross-legged on a chair, smiling and looking toward the book. Behind him stands another person in orange robes. A glass table in front holds a book, a bottle and a fruit arrangement. Swamiji (probable): the seated man in orange with long hair, orange turban and orange wrap is a candidate for the page's subject, based on the long swept hair, turban and saffron clothing. Name placards on the table are partly readable.2009-03-03A photo of a seated speaker in an orange saffron robe and orange turban gesturing with one raised hand while smiling, at a microphone on a table. Two men flank him in red-cushioned carved wooden chairs: one on the left in a grey shirt with arms folded, one on the right in a white shirt with arms folded. Behind them are yellow drapes and white and pink flowers. A fruit basket with bananas and oranges and a small monitor sit on the table. A name card in Tamil script is visible on the table. a person in the centre: long dark hair, saffron robe and turban.2009-03-03A photograph of two men seated in carved dark wooden armchairs in front of a yellow wall decorated with pink and white flowers and palm fronds. On the right, a man in an orange saffron robe and an orange turban, with long dark hair, sits with palms pressed together in namaskar, appearing to speak into a microphone; the appearance-based cues are a saffron turban and saffron robes, so this is a probable Swamiji candidate present in person. On the left, a smiling man in a blue collared shirt and white dhoti sits with his hands folded. A glass table with a printed name placard lies in the foreground. The placard is in Tamil script, readable as Paramahamsa Nithyananda, and an adjacent placard is partially visible.2009-03-03