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Photo of a bearded man with long dark hair, a white urdhva pundra and red bindi on his forehead, wearing a rust-red shawl over bare shoulders and multiple long gold ceremonial necklaces with a gold pendant. He sits before an ornate gold throne with a red cushion, gesturing with a hand holding a gold-coloured object. Probable Swamiji by appearance cues: long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklaces and ceremonial shawl, seated on a throne.

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May 08 20172017-05-08A man with long dark hair and a short beard sits smiling on an ornate gold-and-red throne, his eyes lowered. He wears an orange-red ochre robe over one shoulder, a thick rudraksha mala draped across his chest and a thin gold chain. A white tilak marks his forehead. Behind him hang yellow-orange drapes, and a brass oil lamp stands at right beside a steel vessel with plant leaves in the background.2016-07-12March 14 20172017-03-14May 29 20182018-05-29 +1 copiesMarch 14 20172017-03-14Close side-profile photograph of a bare-shouldered man with long dark swept-back hair and a short beard, smiling with eyes lowered, a white vertical forehead mark and a red-orange shawl draped over one shoulder. He wears heavy ornate gold necklaces with rounded gold beads and black accents, and a red thread bracelet on the wrist of an outstretched arm. Behind him is a large silver-embossed deity murti or ornamental backdrop with intricate repoussé patterns. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, rudraksha-style ceremonial gold necklaces and a saffron-orange shawl suggest the Nithyananda Paramashivam candidate; the appearance cues are reasonably consistent but not conclusive. Setting appears to be a satsang or initiation stage.2017-09-28 +1 copiesAugust 09 20162016-08-09A close-up photograph of a bearded man with long dark dreadlocked hair and a red-brown bindi-like mark on his forehead, wearing a reddish-orange shawl draped over bare shoulders. He smiles softly, looking to the side, in front of an ornate gold-leaf carved backdrop with swirling floral and scroll patterns. Appearance-based label: a person, seated in a ceremonial setting with a golden throne-like backdrop.2016-12-21A man with long dark hair and a short beard sits smiling in front of a microphone stand, wearing a rust-red sleeveless garment with a gold-toned sacred thread necklace and a red bindi with white vibhuti marks on his forehead. Behind him stands an ornate golden peacock-feather backdrop and a red velvet covered seat. Green trees and a white wire fence appear in the background. The setting suggests a discourse or satsang. Swamiji (probable) is seated and speaking, with long swept-back hair, a rudraksha-style gold necklace and saffron-toned ornate clothing.2017-05-26A smiling man with long swept-back dark hair and a full beard sits on an ornate gold-carved throne against a red curtain. He wears a sleeveless rust-orange robe and multiple strands of brown rudraksha beads with gold spacers, and has a white and dark tilak on his forehead. His hands rest together in his lap in front of a glass-topped table edge. A small logo appears in the lower left corner.2017-04-22A smiling bearded man with long swept-back dark hair sits on an ornate gold-carved throne with red cushions and a tiger-striped cloth, speaking into a microphone on a stage with red drapes. He wears rust-orange robes, a multi-strand rudraksha mala with gold beads and a gold chain, a red wrist thread, and a white and dark tilak on his forehead. His hands are clasped in his lap and one foot is bare. The distinctive long hair, rudraksha malas and saffron-toned robes are visible cues for Swamiji (probable), seated as a discourse speaker. Only one person is present.2017-04-21 +2 copiesMarch 14 20172017-03-14