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A close photograph of a man seated and reading from a sheaf of white papers held in his hands. He wears a red silk shawl edged with gold zari and multiple strands of rudraksha beads with gold accents around his neck, and a red bindi on his forehead. He has his bare shoulder exposed and looks down intently at the pages. Behind him is a gold floral patterned fabric backdrop. Appearance-based candidate a person is shown in a satsang-style reading setting, though the cues are limited to the rudraksha malas, red shawl and bindi.

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A man seated in a wooden chair reads a stack of handwritten white pages held in both hands. He wears a red silk garment draped over his shoulder and red-orange rudraksha mala necklaces with gold beads and a gold clasp. A red bindi marks his forehead and his short dark hair is tousled. Behind him, a red velvet drape hangs beside a vase of white roses with purple accents and green foliage. A patterned cream cushion rests against the chair back. Appearance cues include rudraksha malas and red-saffron dress, but the image gives no clear confirmation of identity, so he is described by role as a reader.2011-09-16September 16 20112011-09-16September 16 20112011-09-16A man seated against a gold-patterned upholstered backdrop, smiling and holding a stack of white papers on a brown clipboard. He wears a red sleeveless wrap with gold-thread border and a multi-strand rudraksha mala with orange and gold beads, plus a red bindi on his forehead. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron-red ornate clothing and rudraksha mala cues suggest the Nithyananda Paramashivam candidate, seated in a satsang discourse setting. The image appears to be a photograph of a speaker reading notes during a discourse.2011-09-16A seated man in an orange saffron robe and a dark rudraksha mala with a gold chain holds a sheet of paper and reads it, a red-dot bindi on his forehead. Behind him a red tiger-striped cushioned chair, a golden pillar and a bouquet of purple flowers with green leaves stand against a red backdrop with Tamil lettering. The reading suggests a discourse setting, but the visible scene shows only this one person.2012-09-21June 03 20122012-06-03September 16 20112011-09-16September 16 20112011-09-16A man seated in front of a deep maroon draped curtain reads from a sheet of printed paper held in both hands. He wears an orange saffron wrap over his bare shoulders, a double strand of rudraksha beads, a gold ceremonial necklace, and gold bangles on his wrist. A dark kumkum dot marks his forehead above white vibhuti lines, and a small microphone is clipped near his face. A clear container with a reddish object sits at the lower left edge. a person appearance cues include the orange robe, rudraksha malas and ornate gold necklace, consistent with a satsang discourse setting.2013-02-18A man in saffron-orange robes, with long dark swept-back hair and a red tilak on his forehead, sits reading a thick stack of printed white pages held in his right hand. Multiple rudraksha mala beads hang around his neck and shoulders. Blurred red and yellow marigold garlands appear in the background.2010-07-19October 09 20122012-10-09August 02 20142014-08-02