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Photograph of a darshan session at the Mahasadashivoham convention. In the left foreground, a figure with long dark braided hair and a reddish-orange garment sits in an ornate silver-and-red throne, extending an arm to touch the hand of a seated devotee. Seated in front, a man in an orange-brown cloth with a rudraksha mala and ID badge presses his palms together in prayer, while others kneel nearby in white clothing and rudraksha malas, some with palms joined. Behind them, a shirtless young man stands with palms pressed together, and a bearded man in white with a red tilak sits among the devotees. Audience members in the foreground and a white-draped table setting fill the background.

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Photograph of a darshan-style gathering at a convention hall. In the left foreground, a seated figure with long dark locs and an orange-brown robe rests a hand on the ornate silver armrest of a red-cushioned throne. Before the throne, a bare-chested man in white dhoti with a lanyard badge sits with palms joined in prayer, eyes closed. Behind and beside him, devotees sit with palms pressed together: a bearded man with a red forehead mark and rudraksha mala, a grey-haired man in glasses holding a mala, a woman in a teal blouse and a woman in white with a bindi. Two shirtless young men stand in the background with hands folded. Audience heads fill the bottom edge, and a white-draped table and a fan appear at the right. The seated figure on the throne is the only person whose appearance could be a candidate for the a person, but the presentation is not distinctive enough to confirm identity, so a person is unsure.2018-04-18A seated figure with long dark braided hair and a rust-orange wrap sits on an ornate silver-and-red throne, extending a hand to touch the shoulder of a kneeling, bare-chested male devotee with rudraksha malas, hands in anjali. Around them, shirtless and white-clad devotees with prayer malas press palms together and bow in an audience hall with white draped chairs and a standing fan. The scene reads as darshan with a blessing touch and seated mandala-style gathering. The throned figure's identity is not established by visible cues alone.2018-04-18April 18 20182018-04-18April 18 20182018-04-18April 18 20182018-04-18A seated man in an orange-saffron robe with a white tilak on his forehead and long dark hair sits on an ornate silver-and-red throne, his right hand extended toward a seated devotee. Around him, people in white dhotis and bare-chested devotees with rudraksha malas sit in prayer, some with palms joined. A silver trident stands at the left edge and a large screen shows a red-clad figure above. Several seated attendees in orange and white watch from the front rows.2018-04-18August 05 20172017-08-05A seated man with long dreadlocks and a white tilak on his forehead wears an orange-red saffron shawl over bare shoulders and a gold chain, gesturing with his hands beside a red cushioned seat. Behind him, a shirtless young man presses his palms together in anjali and a seated audience in white and saffron clothing, some wearing rudraksha malas, sits with folded hands at a convention-style event with white tables and a large screen above. A Yamaha monitor and water bottle sit on the stage edge.2018-04-18A photograph from a seated gathering showing the back of a long-haired figure on the left, draped in a red and gold cloth, seated beside an ornately carved silver-framed throne with a red velvet cushion in the centre. Behind it a shirtless man with a red sash and a shirtless man with a rudraksha mala sit or stand near a camera operator, while a bespectacled young man in white sits at the right. In the foreground a smiling man in white with rudraksha beads is holding his palms together in anjali. The long-haired figure's identity is not established from appearance, so the person is described by role only.2018-04-18Indoor satsang hall with seated devotees on a carpet facing an ornate silver-and-red velvet throne. A figure with long dark braided hair and an orange-red garment sits at the throne's left, with their back to the camera. Nearby, a shirtless young man wears rudraksha malas and a lanyard, and several seated delegates press palms together in anjali, some in white and some in orange. A large framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" hangs above a draped table, showing a bearded figure in red robes on a red chair. A white pedestal fan stands at right, and a small screen shows a yellow-gold backdrop at upper left. Around eight to ten physical people are visible.2018-04-18A seated man in an orange-red saffron robe with a tilak on his forehead sits on a silver and red throne, extending his right arm toward a seated audience. Behind him are a tall silver trident and a gold-framed ornate backdrop. Around him, shirtless and white-clad devotees with rudraksha malas sit in a hall of white chairs and yellow-draped tables, several with palms pressed together in namaskar. A large painted image of a saffron-robed figure stands on a stage at the back, and a standing fan is visible at right.2018-04-18April 18 20182018-04-18