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A man with long dark hair and a full beard sits cross-legged on a striped tiger-skin seat on a raised stage, wearing a rust-brown dhoti-style garment, a brown shawl, a long multi-strand rudraksha-style mala and a gold necklace, with bangles on his arms and a red tilak on his forehead. A tall silver trident stands beside him, draped with a leopard-print cloth and holding a small damaru drum. Behind him are painted wooden doors and two carved guardian figures with crowns, wide gold necklaces and orange-and-green dhotis, each holding objects in their hands. A pink-violet light runs along the stage edge. A printed caption reads Paramahamsa Nithyananda Paramashivam and , with a source credit to

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October 15 20172017-10-15October 15 20172017-10-15A seated man in a rust-red dhoti-style garment and matching shawl sits cross-legged on a tiger-striped cloth draped over a low wooden seat on a stage. He wears a long rudraksha mala with a large necklace, bangles, earrings and a tilak on his forehead, with long dark hair swept back. Beside him stands a tall silver trident with a small hand drum hanging from it and a leopard-print tassel. Behind him a wooden door with a lattice pattern is flanked by painted deity figures in orange and gold with green sashes, as in a temple set. The appearance of this seated man with saffron-red clothing, rudraksha mala and long hair is a person match, shown as a stage presentation with the trident and tiger-skin seat. He is the only visible person.2017-10-15A man with long dark hair and a tilak on his forehead sits cross-legged on a tiger-skin-covered seat in front of a temple-style backdrop. He wears a rust-red cloth wrap, ornate beaded necklaces, bangles and rudraksha-style malas. Beside him stands a silver trident adorned with a leopard-print cloth and a small drum. Two painted statues of deity guardians in orange and green garments with crowns flank a large wooden door with carved panels. The setting is a stage-like shrine with orange and red pillars.2017-10-15October 15 20172017-10-15October 15 20172017-10-15October 15 20172017-10-15A man with long dark hair, a full beard and a tilak-like forehead mark sits cross-legged on a tiger-striped cloth draped over a seat in a temple-style stage set. He wears a rust-red garment over his torso and a rust-red wrap, with layered red-beaded rudraksha-style malas and gold necklaces, plus bangles on his arms. Beside him stands a silver trident with a small drum and a leopard-print cloth hanging from it. Two painted deity guardian figures with crowns, gold ornaments and orange lower garments flank a large carved wooden door behind him, with a small brass vessel at his feet. The scene is a staged set with warm orange lighting.2017-10-15October 15 20172017-10-15October 15 20172017-10-15A seated man in a rust-red robe and rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a striped tiger-skin seat in front of a carved wooden door. He wears a red-brown garment, layered beaded necklaces, bangles and a white tilak on his forehead, and holds his hands raised in mudra gestures with eyes closed. Beside him stands a tall silver trident with a drum and leopard-print cloth. Two painted deity statues with orange skin, green sashes and crowns flank the door, with a colourful temple-style architectural backdrop.2017-10-15A man with long dark hair and a trident-marked forehead sits cross-legged on a tiger-skin-draped seat in front of a large wooden door, framed by painted temple-style columns and two painted deity statues in orange and pink with gold crowns. He wears a rust-red robe, multi-strand rudraksha mala and gold necklace, and beaded bracelets. A silver trident with a leopard-print cloth stands to his left, and a small brass ceremonial vessel sits near the seat. The setting resembles a staged temple discourse.2017-10-15