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A photo taken at a hall event with wood-panelled walls. In the centre, a smiling man with long swept-back black hair wears a thick rudraksha mala with multiple rows of large beads and a green bead strand, plus a gold pendant, and a saffron-orange wrap over his shoulder; this appearance matches the Swamiji (probable) cues of distinctive hair, rudraksha and saffron clothing. Behind him to the left, a man in white with a sacred thread and a red forehead mark stands with palms pressed together in greeting. In the foreground, blurred heads of seated audience members are visible, including a woman in a white garment with a dark braided hairstyle.

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A photograph taken during an indoor satsang hall event. In the centre, a man with tall swept-up dark hair and a red bindi walks forward with a slight smile and downcast eyes, wearing a rust-red sannyasi-style robe, a red-brown rudraksha mala around the neck and shoulders, and a small ornate gold pendant. To the left, a man in glasses and a white-and-saffron wrap, wearing a rudraksha mala, holds his hands together in front of him. Behind them, seated devotees with hands folded fill the hall, and a large backdrop screen shows a figure in a dark green headdress and white-and-saffron robes. A probable Swamiji (Nithyananda Paramashivam) is visible in person in the centre, identified by long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and a saffron-red robe, with the candidate's role as the walking central figure.2015-12-22December 16 20152015-12-16December 17 20152015-12-17December 16 20152015-12-16A photograph taken at an indoor hall event with a seated audience blurred in the background. In the foreground, a man with a tall swept-back dark top-knot wears a rust-orange shawl draped over a rust-orange robe, with a large rudraksha mala across his chest and a dark bead necklace, and a gold pendant at his throat; he is looking down with a serene expression. Appearance-based label: a person, an in-person figure. Behind him, a man in glasses wears a white garment with a gold-trimmed shawl and dark beads. Audience members, some with white hair and some wearing red or orange, sit in rows, and a stage light glows at left.2015-12-22December 21 20152015-12-21 +1 copiesPhotograph from a seminar hall with wood-panel walls. A man stands in profile at centre, smiling with eyes closed, his long dark hair swept upward into a high crest. He wears a red-orange garment draped over one shoulder, bare-chested, with a layered orange-beaded garland, a green bead mala and a gold pendant at his neck. Seated audience members in the foreground, including a man with glasses pressing his palms together, look on. Swamiji (probable) appearance-based label: long swept-back hair, saffron-orange clothing and beaded mala visible on the standing man.2015-12-18A smiling figure in saffron-orange robes walks down the centre aisle of a large hall while a crowd stands and presses palms together in namaskar around them. The central figure wears a long, thick rudraksha mala draped to the waist, a gold pendant on a chain, a dark swept-up hairstyle with a pink flower, and a red-brown kurta-style garment. A second robed attendant in orange, with a rudraksha mala and a wooden staff, walks beside them. Attendees in white and orange-lanyard badges line the sides, many with hands folded, some bowing heads. Wooden panelled walls frame the room.2015-12-18December 18 20152015-12-18 +1 copiesDecember 23 20152015-12-23 +1 copiesA large indoor event hall packed with seated and standing attendees. In the foreground a man with swept-back dark hair, a red bindi, a rudraksha mala and a gold pendant walks forward, wearing a rust-red robe with a draped shawl; he appears to be a probable Swamiji, with long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and ornate ceremonial gold necklace cues. To the right an orange-robed, shaved-headed man with glasses and a rudraksha mala holds a folded cloth and papers. Audience members in saffron and white clothing, some with lanyards, sit or stand, and a large screen shows a figure in red and gold behind them. A trident-like ritual staff is visible above the crowd. Cameras on tripods are at the left edge.2015-12-22December 20 20152015-12-20