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A photograph of a seated young man on a white-covered sofa at an indoor satsang hall. He wears a white turban, a white garment with gold borders, a rudraksha mala and a white and purple flower garland, and gold anklets. He holds a long metal instrument with rods across his lap and smiles. Behind him, a white projection screen hangs on a dark wall. Two standing people in white and cream clothing face the same direction on a green carpet and white mat; one man in a white t-shirt and dark trousers stands with hands clasped, and a woman in a striped top stands nearby. A potted plant is at the left edge.

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September 07 20042004-09-07A seated man in a white turban and gold-bordered white garment sits on a white-draped sofa, eyes closed and smiling, holding a long metal rod with hooked ends across his lap. He wears a white and purple flower garland, a rudraksha mala and a gold pendant, with gold anklets on bare feet. Behind him a large orange-toned portrait of a smiling man in a saffron turban hangs on the wall beside a potted plant. The room has recessed ceiling lights. The man is an unclear candidate; the portrait is a depiction of a turbaned figure with saffron clothing and a printed caption is not visible. A date stamp reads 09/06/2004.2004-09-07September 07 20042004-09-07A photograph of a seated man in white ceremonial dress with a white turban decorated with white flowers and a gold border. He wears a white dhoti-style garment with gold edging, layered rudraksha malas with a large gold pendant, and a gold-embossed necklace. He smiles while holding a metal instrument with small bells or cymbals. Behind him stands a vase of pink gladioli and lavender-toned flowers on a carpeted floor beside a white sofa. A probable Swamiji cue: long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas, gold ceremonial ornaments and white-and-gold ceremonial attire, as described on the page for this August 29, 2004 event.2004-08-29September 07 20042004-09-07Indoor satsang hall with a projection screen and a white-draped low couch. A man in a white turban and a cream shawl with gold border sits on the couch, bare-chested, with a white and purple flower garland; a man in a white polo shirt and khaki trousers leans forward to place a garland around him. Behind them, several people in white clothing stand and clap, and a woman in a green top stands near a wall. A wicker basket of flowers sits at the lower left.2004-09-07September 07 20042004-09-07A photograph of a man seated on a white-draped chair, wearing a cream turban with gold border, a cream dhoti-style garment with gold-bordered shawl, and a multi-strand rudraksha mala with a gold pendant. He holds a long metal instrument with hanging bells, gazing down at it. Behind him stand vases of yellow chrysanthemums, purple and white flowers, pink gladiolus and a potted croton plant on a white-covered platform. A date stamp reads 08/29/2004 in the lower right corner. The appearance-based candidate's cues are a crown-like turban, rudraksha mala and gold ornaments, but identity is uncertain.2004-08-29A photograph of a seated man in white ritual clothing with a white turban, gold-bordered white dhoti and shawl, and multiple rudraksha mala necklaces with a gold pendant. He has a red tilak on his forehead and long dark hair, and he is smiling while holding a long metal instrument with small bells on a rod across his lap. Beside him stands a vase of pink gladiolus and white and yellow chrysanthemums on a white draped surface, with a wine-coloured carpet and a dark wall behind.2004-08-29September 07 20042004-09-07August 29 20042004-08-29A seated man with eyes closed sits in a white upper garment with a gold-bordered cloth, wearing a white turban with a red tilak mark on his forehead, two strands of rudraksha malas and a gold pendant necklace. He rests a ceremonial sword with small bells along its blade across his lap. Behind him a poster reads Dhyanapeetham Bangalore and Paramahamsa Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam. Yellow and white chrysanthemums and crotons flank him, and a timestamp reads 08/29/2004.2004-08-29