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Photograph of a stage event with a large banner behind it showing Tamil script and a painted landscape. A central figure in an orange-saffron robe and orange turban, wearing long dark hair and layered rudraksha malas, smiles while holding a small object offered by a man in a white shirt and white dhoti on the left. A second man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands on the right, extending his hands toward the centre. A bearded elderly man in a white cap and glasses stands in the background left. Red and orange flowers in the foreground. a person is the central figure in saffron robes with rudraksha malas, and the attribution is based on those visible cues.

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Stage event under a decorated canopy with strings of lights and orange and red fringe. A saffron-robed figure with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala stands centre-right, hands folded, with a yellow-and-gold ornamental arrangement near him. A white-shirted man at left hands a small framed object or booklet to a bearded man in a white kurta and cap. Another white-shirted man stands at right. Behind them a large backdrop shows an orange turban and a lake, with a yellow banner reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetham. Marigold-like flowers line the stage edge. Three physical people are visible in the foreground, plus a partially visible saffron-robed figure at far right edge.2006-11-24Photograph of a stage event with a saffron-robed figure seated centre, wearing an orange turban, long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and a saffron wrap, appearing to receive an object from a man in white shirt and white dhoti at left. A second man in white, with a mustard-and-white patterned wrap and a grey cap, stands behind, and another white-clad man stands at right holding the other end of the object. Behind them is a yellow and red banner with Tamil text and a painted backdrop of a lake and hills, with red and white flowers in the foreground and an orange drape at left.2006-11-24November 24 20062006-11-24November 24 20062006-11-24Photograph of a stage ceremony in a Tamil-language event setting. A central figure with long dark hair wears an orange saffron head covering, orange robes and a rudraksha-style bead mala, smiling as two men in white shirts and white dhotis reach in to hold a ceremonial object. A third man in a white kurta and grey-patterned cap stands behind them. Marigold flowers line the stage edge, and a banner behind shows Tamil script in red and yellow with a lake or river scene. The printed page caption describes a Kanchipuram ashram inauguration. Swamiji candidate has compatible cues: long hair, saffron head covering, saffron robes and bead mala, so described as probable.2006-11-24November 24 20062006-11-24November 24 20062006-11-24Photograph of a stage event with a banner backdrop reading Tamil text in red and yellow. A man in an orange turban, orange robe and long swept-back hair stands centre, holding a small object while another man in white shirt and dhoti hands it to him. a person: the centre figure wears an orange turban, saffron robe, long hair and rudraksha beads, the qualifying cues for the probable candidate. Two more men stand nearby: one in white shirt and dhoti at right, and an older man in a white cap and glasses at left. Marigold flowers line the stage edge in front.2006-11-24Outdoor stage event under a tent with orange and green fringed valance. Four men stand on a decorated stage with red flowers in the foreground. The man at left in white shirt and white dhoti raises a small object high in one hand. Beside him an older man in white kurta and a white cap smiles and claps. At centre a figure in saffron-orange robes, with long swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala, smiles and clasps hands. Another man in orange, partly hidden, stands behind him, and a man in a white shirt stands at right. A banner behind them shows a large saffron form and Tamil lettering on a yellow panel.2006-11-24Outdoor stage event with a flower arrangement in the foreground. On the right, an older bearded man with shaved head and bare upper body, wearing an orange wrap, hands a book to a younger person in an orange robe and orange head wrap with a rudraksha mala. Two men in white shirts stand left; one wears a white kufi-style cap. Behind them a large banner shows a saffron-draped figure, a lake scene, and Tamil text on a yellow and red backdrop with draped fabric above.2006-11-24A photograph of an outdoor stage under a decorated canopy with orange, red and green trim and hanging tassels. A man in white dhoti and shirt on the left raises one arm holding a small object while another man in white stands beside him. In the centre, a person in saffron/orange robes wears a saffron head wrap, a rudraksha-style mala and a long necklace, smiling with hands together. Beside them, another person in orange robes stands, and a man in a white shirt and dhoti stands at right. The stage backdrop shows a large saffron-coloured drape, a water scene, and a yellow banner with Tamil text. White draped pieces and a row of flowers in the foreground complete the scene.2006-11-24Outdoor stage event under a draped orange and gold canopy with string lights. A man in white shirt and dhoti on the left raises a small glass object overhead. Beside him an older man in a white dhoti, shawl and grey cap stands with hands clasped. Centre, a bearded man with long hair wears an orange saffron robe and a rudraksha mala, smiling, with hands folded. To the right a man in a white shirt and trousers watches. Behind them a large banner shows a lake scene, a sun-like orange disc and Tamil lettering. White draped cloths and red-and-cream flower arrangements fill the foreground.2006-11-24