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A photograph of a seated stage gathering at a convention. In the centre, a man in an orange robe and an orange turban sits on a red chair with silver ornate carving, hands clasped in his lap, looking to the side. Beside him on the right, a bearded man in white kurta and glasses sits on a red chair, and further right an older man in white shirt and trousers sits with hands folded. On the left, men in white shirts and dhotis sit on red chairs, and a small flower vase with yellow flowers stands on a white-draped table at the lower left. Behind them, a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" sits on a gold-framed easel above a microphone stand. Probable Swamiji (orange robe, orange turban, seated on the centre chair; a probable identification based on his clothing and seat in a convention setting).

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