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A smiling man with long dark hair wearing a red shawl draped over bare shoulders, a white jasmine garland and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace of large beads, with a small red tilak on his forehead. His arm is extended toward a devotee at left. Behind him a man in white ritual clothes with a white forehead marking stands near a red curtain and colourful decorations.

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April 23 20122012-04-23Photo of a smiling man with shoulder-length dark hair, white vertical tilak and red bindi on his forehead, wearing a rust-orange draped robe with a gold-and-beaded mala and gold bangles. He raises one arm toward a line of devotees in white and cream clothing on the left, who reach toward him. Behind him, a gold-toned deity murti and a saffron-robed assistant with a shaved head and white tilak stand in a red-curtained hall. Crowd members at the right wear orange robes. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, ornate gold mala, orange robe and gold armlets fit the presentation of the central figure, who is shown greeting the crowd.2013-06-25A photograph of a smiling person with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange robe, a thick layered garland of red and yellow flowers, a heavy ceremonial gold bead necklace, rudraksha mala beads and gold bangles, with a red bindi and a raised right hand returning a greeting. Behind him a shaved-headed attendant in saffron clothing with a white forehead mark stands beside him, and to the left a man in white shirt and a blurred devotee with folded hands are visible. The background shows a plain cream wall and maroon drapery.2013-05-28April 23 20122012-04-23April 24 20122012-04-24A man with long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi stands speaking at a satsang, one hand open in a gesture of explanation. He wears a red sleeveless garment with a thick white and red flower garland, a gold pendant necklace and multiple strands of rudraksha and beaded malas. Seated devotees are partially visible at the lower right, and a white cooling unit stands at the right edge beside a dark curtain.2012-04-24A man with long, swept-back dark hair sits on a stage in front of a deep magenta velvet curtain, smiling and gesturing with raised hands. He wears a red garment with gold-bordered cream cloth at the waist, a thick white and red jasmine-and-rose garland, and a dark rudraksha mala with a gold ceremonial pendant; a red dot marks his forehead. Blurred heads of seated devotees are in the foreground, one hand with a gold bangle reaching toward him. Swamiji (probable) is identified by the long hair, red-and-gold robes, garland and rudraksha cues, seated as a satsang discourse speaker.2012-04-24A smiling man in a rust-brown robe and yellow-and-red marigold garland, with gold ornate beaded necklaces and a red bindi, reaches out to young people in white shirts at a temple or ashram event. Behind him a man in white with a yellow-bordered cloth and rudraksha mala stands watching. Probable Swamiji (probable): the central figure has long swept-back hair, ceremonial gold necklaces and a saffron-brown robe, and is in_person. Other people are devotees in white, with forehead markings, in a busy hall.2013-05-29June 23 20132013-06-23April 18 20132013-04-18June 03 20132013-06-03A photograph of a smiling man with long dark hair, white and red tilak on his forehead, wearing a red draped shawl over bare shoulders and a heavy gold bead necklace with matching gold armlets and bracelets. He is turned slightly to his left, looking off to the side. Behind him, out of focus, a woman in an orange sari with gold border sits at the left edge and another woman in glasses appears in the background. A silver-toned rod sits at his neck. The setting is dim and indoors. Swamiji (probable): the long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklace and rudraksha-style adornment and red shawl match the page's cues for Paramahamsa Nithyananda, so this is a probable in-person candidate.2012-04-23