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A man with a short dark beard and eyes closed stands in a hall wearing a rust-brown robe with a leopard-print shawl across his chest and multiple rudraksha malas. He wears a pink and white flower garland, white sacred ash on his forehead with a central red mark, and a gold necklace. Beside him to the right, a man with light hair and a white-and-gold cloth wears rudraksha beads and a white tilak. Framed pictures hang on a pale wall behind them.

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Close photo of a bearded man with eyes closed, wearing a rust-red shawl over the shoulders, a double-strand rudraksha mala and a garland of pink petals and white flowers with gold beads. He has a white horizontal tilak with a red central mark on the forehead. Behind him stands a younger man with a leopard-print headband, white forehead tilak and rudraksha beads, slightly out of focus. Outdoor setting with blurred greenery and buildings. Photo credit overlay reads Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam, , . The page indicates this is a Mattu Pongal celebration in Tiruvannamalai; the visible garland and rudraksha are consistent with ceremonial honours, but the appearance cues are not distinctive enough to confirm identity2018-01-15May 10 20182018-05-10March 16 20172017-03-16 +1 copiesA man in a brown ochre robe stands in a hall with pale pink walls, wooden doors and framed pictures behind him. He wears a long pink and white flower garland, a gold necklace, a red thread on his wrist, and a white and red forehead marking. A woman on the left in an orange sari and beaded necklaces holds a bouquet of red, orange and purple flowers. On the right, a bare-chested attendant with white body markings and beaded armbands stands beside him. Several seated devotees are visible at the bottom edge. The man has long swept-back hair and a crown-like headpiece is not visible; the visible cues are the garland, ochre robe and gold necklace.2018-05-10a person stands in a procession wearing a rust-brown saffron-toned draped robe with a gold-bordered edge, multiple strands of rudraksha mala across his chest and a gold chain at the neck. A long garland of white jasmine and red roses hangs from his shoulders, and a white and red tilak marks his forehead. Behind him, a man in a matching robe holds a tall golden staff topped with a canopy of coloured tassels, and a red-carpeted walkway leads toward a golden, illuminated temple backdrop.2017-01-01January 15 20182018-01-15October 01 20162016-10-01A bare-chested man with long dark hair and a short beard stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, eyes lowered, wearing a thick garland of white flowers with pink and green accents around his neck, plus gold beaded necklaces and a red thread bracelet. Forehead bears white tilak markings. Beside him at right, a younger man with a white forehead marking and gold-beaded necklace looks on. The setting is a plain pink-walled room. a person: the man in front has long swept-back hair, a garland and gold ornaments, consistent with the page's event attribution.2017-06-09A seated man with closed eyes and a red tilak mark on his forehead sits in meditation, wearing a maroon-red shawl draped over his body, a gold chain with an ornate gold pendant, and gold-tasselled gold necklaces. Two long garlands of pink flowers hang over his shoulders. Behind him are a dark wooden structure, a brass or bronze object and a carved stone figure, and a red wall. The setting suggests a ritual or satsang hall. Swamiji (probable): the appearance cues of long dark hair, ornate gold ceremonial adornments and maroon clothing are present, and he is shown in meditation.2017-07-31October 01 20172017-10-01May 10 20182018-05-10May 10 20182018-05-10