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Outdoor photograph of a Krishna Janmashtami event on a colourful woven mat. A man in a rust-red robe with a bare chest-free wrap and rudraksha-style necklace sits on an ornate silver-and-red throne, holding a microphone in one hand and a silver staff with a serpent-shaped head in the other. Around him, children and young adults in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas stand and gather, some with dark hair and bead necklaces. A blue patterned cloth hangs behind a fence, and a red-and-blue canopy with tassels shades the area alongside tall palm foliage. Several people in white and orange clothing stand near the back.

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A seated figure in rust-orange robes sits on an ornate silver throne with a red cushion under an open-sided canopy, holding a silver trident staff upright. He wears a long rudraksha mala and a large gold ceremonial pendant, with a long dark beard and swept-back hair. Around him, saffron-clad attendants sit cross-legged, some with palms pressed together in greeting. A woman in rust-brown sari with rudraksha beads sits on the right, and a row of seated devotees in mixed colours fills the background under green trees. Swamiji (probable): the seated central figure has long swept-back hair, a beard, rudraksha mala and gold ceremonial pendant, consistent with the page's Tiruvannamalai visit.2017-02-03A seated man in a rust-red robe sits on an ornate silver throne with red cushions under a canopy, holding a silver trident-topped staff. He wears a large gold ceremonial pendant, a long beaded rudraksha-style mala and a red-orange tilak on his forehead. Around him, saffron-robed men and women in orange and red sarees sit on a striped mat with hands folded, and a child sits at lower left. Shaded tree leaves and rope-bound poles frame the outdoor gathering.2017-02-03Outdoor ceremony under a canopy of trees. A bearded man with long dark hair sits on an ornate silver throne with red cushions, wearing a rust-red robe, a gold pendant necklace and rudraksha mala, and holding a tall silver trident-topped staff. Around him, devotees in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas sit on a striped mat, a young man in orange sits to the left with palms pressed together, and a woman in rust-red sari with a long braid sits at right. Behind them, seated devotees in colourful saris and white clothing watch. A tall rustic wooden pole frames the scene. Overlay text reads 2020 Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam , . The man in the centre shows distinctive long swept hair, rudraksha and a gold ceremonial pendant, consistent with a person presence seated as the honoured guest2017-02-03Outdoor procession on a riverside platform. A central figure with long swept-back dark hair, saffron-orange robes, a rudraksha mala and ornate gold necklaces sits on a silver-framed throne with bare feet, smiling and holding a trident-topped staff; the appearance is consistent with Swamiji (probable), seated as the honoured guest. Around him, devotees in saffron and white stand and sit, some holding trident staffs and orange-yellow ceremonial banners and a red-and-multicoloured parasol. Several saffron-robed monastics wear beaded malas, and a woman in an orange sari kneels at right. Flower petals scatter on a patterned cloth below the throne, and a black speaker sits at the platform's edge.2013-02-13February 03 20172017-02-03July 22 20172017-07-22A photograph of an outdoor gathering under tree canopy. A bearded man with long dark hair, a red-brown robe and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace sits on an ornate silver throne with red cushions, holding a silver trident-topped staff. Beside him sits a bald man in an orange robe with rudraksha beads, and to the right a woman in a maroon sari and beaded necklace sits on the mat, with an elderly woman beside her with palms pressed together. Several orange-robed men with mala beads sit on a striped mat, and a crowd of seated devotees and onlookers fills the background among trees.2017-02-03July 07 20172017-07-07October 11 20162016-10-11February 03 20172017-02-03Outdoor photograph of a seated man in a rust-red robe and a long gold-and-rudraksha necklace with a large gold pendant, eyes closed, one hand raised, seated on an ornate silver throne with red cushions beside a tall silver trident. Around him sit devotees in saffron and orange garments with rudraksha malas, some with hands in anjali, and women in red and yellow saris, under a tree canopy with a crowd behind. a person seated on the throne as described.2017-02-03A man seated on an ornate silver-and-red throne holds a handheld microphone in his right hand and a silver staff in his left, speaking to an unseen audience. He wears a rust-red robe, a gold chain, a vertical tilak and a sweep of long dark hair. Beside him a woman in a rust-red sari with a rudraksha mala and a shoulder bag smiles, and behind them a young man in an orange shirt holds a tall gold pole. A chain-link fence and banana leaves form the backdrop, with a bystander in a beige shirt and another person behind the fence. The setting appears to be an outdoor festival procession or public discourse.2017-08-14