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A smiling man in a red sannyasi garment sits cross-legged on a zebra-striped throne outdoors. He wears a long gold bead necklace and a red tilak on his forehead, and holds a black microphone in one hand. Behind him, a silver trident and a golden peacock-shaped ornament stand on either side of the seat. A man in white with a camera and a bald-headed man in white stand nearby, and a rainbow-coloured umbrella with fringe shades the scene. A table with a flower vase and a digital clock showing 12:01 sits to the right, with a crowd of smiling devotees around. A visible caption reads Nithyananda Paramashivam, , .

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December 22 20102010-12-22A smiling man with short dark hair sits cross-legged on a zebra-striped cushioned seat, bare-chested with a red saffron-toned shawl wrapped over his shoulders and a long gold-coloured bead necklace. Behind him stand a silver trident and a silver ceremonial staff, and a decorative umbrella with red, green and yellow panels shades the area. A small table with flowers and a digital clock showing 12:01 sits to the right. Red-and-maroon padded foot-shaped cushions rest on a patterned rug, and a steel plate of yellow offerings lies at the lower left. A seated crowd of about twenty people, many children, surrounds the seat on an orange cloth, watching attentively.2010-12-22A photograph of an outdoor gathering under open sky, with a man seated centrally on a zebra-striped cushioned seat, wearing a red saffron-toned garment draped over his shoulder and a long gold bead necklace, with a red bindi on his forehead and his hands extended in gesture. Two ornate silver trident-topped staffs stand beside the seat, with a large colourful fringed umbrella overhead and a second umbrella at right. A table draped in pink floral cloth holds a digital clock, a flower arrangement and a brass vessel. Seated and standing devotees behind him, including a man in white and women in saffron and yellow, watch and smile. a person appears as the seated figure, identified by the saffron garment, gold necklace and ceremonial seat.2010-12-22A man seated cross-legged on a zebra-striped cushioned chair, wearing a red-orange sannyasi wrap over one shoulder and a heavy gold necklace of ornate beads, holds a black microphone in one hand and gestures with the other while smiling. a person is seated at the centre, with a small red bindi on his forehead and long dark hair swept back. Behind him stands a man in a white shirt holding a second microphone, and two attendants hold tall umbrella poles. Flanking the seat are silver ceremonial trident staffs and a gold-disc ornament. A decorated umbrella in orange, green and blue with tasselled edges shades the scene, and a table draped in pink-floral cloth holds a vase of red and yellow flowers and a digital clock showing 12:08. Around them a large outdoor crowd of devotees, many women in saris and some children, looks on under a pale sky.2010-12-22December 22 20102010-12-22December 22 20102010-12-22December 22 20102010-12-22Outdoor satsang under a large canopy with orange and red fabric and decorated parasols. A smiling man in a red dhoti-style garment and red shawl, with a rudraksha-style gold bead necklace, sits cross-legged on a zebra-striped cushioned seat, with a silver trident beside him. A small table holds a digital clock, flowers and a kalasha-like vessel. Red and white ceremonial foot-shaped padukas sit on a patterned rug in front of him. Around him, about twenty seated devotees in white and red clothing and women in saris and salwar listen, including several children. A plate of yellow offerings sits to the left. a person depicted through the seated figure's distinctive saffron-red robes, gold necklace and trident-side setup, as the presiding teacher.2010-12-22Outdoor photo of a seated man in a red robe and gold beaded necklace speaking into a handheld microphone, gesturing with his open hand while smiling. He has long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and a red shawl draped over his shoulders, sitting on a leopard-print cushioned seat under a red-and-gold umbrella. Beside him stand silver ceremonial staffs with trident-like finials and a gold ceremonial fan, and on a table at right sit a flower arrangement and a digital clock display. Behind him a crowd of children and adults watches, some smiling, several wearing orange and saffron clothing, under a clear pale sky. Swamiji (probable) is the seated speaker, identified by long swept-back hair, a crown-like red-and-gold setting, saffron-red robes and gold ceremonial necklace.2010-12-22Outdoor satsang under a large red and yellow canopy with decorated parasols. A smiling man in a red dhoti-style garment and a marigold-and-bead necklace sits on a tiger-striped throne, holding a microphone, with red footwear placed before him on a patterned rug. Beside him stand a silver trishul and a vase of flowers. Around him sit a seated crowd of men, women and children, including a woman in a red sari and shawl at left. A cameraman stands behind. A digital clock on a table shows 12:00. a person seated on throne with compatible saffron-red attire, rudraksha-style garland and microphone address.2010-12-22December 22 20102010-12-22December 22 20102010-12-22