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A man seated cross-legged on an ornately carved wooden throne with a leopard-print cushion, against a deep red curtain. He wears a leopard-print headband with a crescent ornament, a rust-orange dhoti and shawl with gold borders, a leopard-print waist cloth, layered rudraksha malas and a large ceremonial pendant. His right hand is raised in a blessing gesture. The label printed in the lower right corner reads Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam, and the seated figure matches the page's description of Swamiji. Appearance cues include the long swept hair, crescent ornament, rudraksha malas and saffron-orange garments.

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A man sits cross-legged on an ornately carved wooden throne with a leopard-print cushion and backrest, against a deep red curtain. He wears a leopard-print headband with a crescent moon ornament, long dark hair, a tilak, multiple rudraksha malas and a silver pendant, a leopard-print waist cloth, and rust-orange robes with gold border. His right hand is raised in a blessing gesture while his left rests open. Bracelets are on his wrists and a red carpet lies below. Appearance-based probable Swamiji (probable) with long hair, rudraksha malas and crescent headpiece, seated on a throne and giving a blessing as the speaker.2017-08-26August 26 20172017-08-26 +1 copiesA seated man in orange-and-saffron robes sits on an ornate carved wooden couch with leopard-print cushions in front of deep red drapes. He wears a leopard-print headband with a crescent moon ornament, rudraksha mala necklaces, a pendant, bangles and gold-trimmed dhoti. His eyes are closed, his right hand raised in a blessing gesture, and his left hand rests open on his knee. Swamiji (probable): the long hair, ornate ceremonial clothing, rudraksha malas and crescent adornment match the page's claim, so this is an appearance-based candidate seated in a satsang setting.2017-08-26August 26 20172017-08-26A seated man on an ornate carved wooden couch with a leopard-print cushion, against a red drape. He wears a crescent moon ornament on a leopard-print headpiece, rudraksha malas and a gold pendant, a saffron-orange dhoti and wrap, and a leopard-print waist cloth. He smiles, raises one hand in blessing and holds a white staff topped with a serpent-like carving and bells. Swamiji (probable): the crescent headpiece, long hair, rudraksha malas and saffron-orange ceremonial clothing are visible, so this is an appearance-based candidate seated as the central figure.2017-08-26A man seated cross-legged on an ornately carved wooden throne with a leopard-print cushion and red-and-gold trim, in front of a deep red curtain. He wears a leopard-print headband topped with a small silver crescent, a saffron-orange garment with gold border, a leopard-print waist wrap, multiple rudraksha mala necklaces, a gold chain and bracelets. His right hand is raised in a blessing gesture. Swamiji (probable): the long swept hair, ornate crown-like headband, saffron clothing and rudraksha malas match the cues, seated on a throne.2017-08-26A man seated cross-legged on an ornate wooden throne with leopard-print cushions and carved panels, in front of deep red draped curtains. He wears a leopard-print headband with a silver crescent ornament, rudraksha mala necklaces, a silver pendant, gold chains, and rust-orange and saffron robes with gold border. He smiles with raised right hand in a blessing gesture while his left hand rests open. A visible illustration of a fine lineage of seated teaching is not shown; a single figure is present. Swamiji (probable): the figure has long swept-back hair, a crescent crown, rudraksha malas and saffron ornate clothing, seated on a throne in a satsang-style setting.2017-08-26A smiling man with long dark hair, a crescent moon ornament and a leopard-print turban sits cross-legged on an ornately carved wooden throne with leopard-print cushions, raising one hand in blessing. He wears rust-orange and saffron robes, layered rudraksha malas, a silver pendant and gold bangles. Red drapes hang behind him and a patterned rug lies at the base of the throne.2017-08-26August 26 20172017-08-26A photograph of a smiling man seated cross-legged on an ornate carved wooden throne with a leopard-print cushion, set against deep red drapes on a red patterned rug. He wears a saffron-orange dhoti and matching shawl, a leopard-print cloth wrap at the waist, rudraksha mala necklaces, a gold pendant and a leopard-print headwrap topped with a crescent ornament. He raises his right hand in blessing and holds a long silver staff with a serpent-shaped top in his left hand.2017-08-26August 26 20172017-08-26 +1 copiesA man sits cross-legged on an ornate carved wooden throne with leopard-print cushions against a deep red curtain, raising his right hand in a blessing gesture while his left hand rests open on his knee. He wears a leopard-print headpiece with a crescent ornament, orange-saffron robes with a gold-edged waist cloth, several rudraksha malas, a silver pendant and a gold necklace, and arm bands. A tall staff with a leopard-patterned tassel stands to the left, and a patterned rug lies below the throne.2017-08-26