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A seated figure in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits on an ornate golden throne with a tiger-striped white cloth draped over the seat, facing forward with a white forehead mark. Golden lion-head armrests and a carved golden backrest frame him. Three women in red and maroon saris sit cross-legged on the floor at the lower left, holding papers and a microphone stand nearby. A woman in white sits at center, and another person in orange sits at right near the throne. Brass oil lamps with lit flames stand on either side, and marigold-style offerings lie on the floor. Painted blue and pink walls with green and orange decorative bands surround the dais, and a wall painting of a deity with a club appears at upper left. Six people are visible.

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A seated figure in an ornate gold throne, a tall golden peetha with a crown-like top and lion-form armrests, sits centrally on a tiger-print cloth. The figure wears orange-red saffron-toned robes, a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, with a forehead marking. Before the throne, several women in white saris with red borders stand and hold lit multi-tiered brass oil lamps (aarti) and an oil lamp stand, and a microphone stands at left. Hanging brass bells and chains frame the dark doorway behind, flanked by pink, green and blue painted pillars with floral motifs. The scene resembles a temple aarti before a throne. Whether the seated figure is a specific person is uncertain from appearance alone.2013-03-08A photograph of a satsang in a temple-like hall with blue walls and painted pink and green pillars carved with deity figures. A central figure sits on an ornate gold throne with a tiger-striped cloth, wearing red-brown robes, a rudraksha mala and a white flower garland; this figure shows long hair and a bare upper body with adornments, a presentation consistent with the page's Swamiji reference (probable). Two attendants in red and maroon robes sit near the throne, and a figure in orange robes with a tilak and a microphone sits at lower left. Brass lamps with lit flames stand on both sides and a rug covers the floor.2013-03-20A photograph of an ornate gold throne set before a pink, green and blue painted shrine wall with a dark curtain behind it. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes, with a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, sits on the throne draped with a white tiger-print cloth, bare-chested with a shawl-like wrap and a forehead marking. Behind him hang small brass bells on chains. In the foreground at left, a hand holds a tiered brass aarti lamp with multiple flames, and attendants in saffron and white stand at the throne's base making offerings. Brass lamps flank the scene and a microphone stand is visible at lower left.2013-03-08Photograph of a seated figure on an ornate gold throne with a red cushioned seat and tiger-striped cloth, in a decorated temple-like shrine with blue, pink and yellow painted walls. The central figure wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, rudraksha malas, a gold necklace, armlets and bangles, with long swept-back hair and a red tilak, holding a small staff across the lap. Two women in white and cream sari-style clothes kneel at the sides, one holding a small vessel. Brass oil lamps stand beside the throne and hanging lamps glow at left. Probable Swamiji by appearance cues: long hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha malas and ceremonial gold necklace seated on a throne.2013-02-20A man with long swept-back dark hair sits on an ornate golden throne with red cushions and a zebra-striped seat cover, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, multiple rudraksha malas and a gold necklace, with a red bindi on his forehead. He holds a small ceremonial rod and smiles. Two attendants in white sit nearby, one in white with a ceremonial tray, a girl in a white and green dress, and two elderly women in colourful saris sit at the right. Tall brass oil lamps with lit flames stand around the golden platform, and a decorated blue and pink backdrop frames the scene in a satsang setting.2013-02-20A golden ornate throne (peetha) in a temple-style hall with blue and pink painted pillars and brass oil lamps (lamps) lit at both sides. On the throne, a large framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" shows a figure in orange robes with a garland and raised hand, seated before a tree. A golden tiger-skin cloth covers the seat, and marigold and flower offerings lie before it. Two people in orange robes sit cross-legged on the floor before the throne, and a woman in a green-and-white sari sits at the right side, the portrait being a printed picture rather than a physical person. Hanging brass bells and lamps are above.2013-05-03February 27 20132013-02-27March 08 20132013-03-08February 10 20122012-02-10A man seated on an ornate gold throne with carved lion-head armrests and a tiger-striped cushion, centred in a shrine-like room with blue, pink and yellow painted panels. He wears a rust-red dhoti and upper cloth with a gold border, a long rudraksha mala and a gold beaded necklace, bangles, and a red forehead mark. Two women in red and orange saris sit at the lower left and right, and a bare-chested man in an orange cloth with white markings on his arm kneels at the base of the throne by a silver tray of flowers. Brass oil lamps with flames stand on each side. The scene appears to be a satsang or discourse setting.2013-05-04A seated man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits on an ornate gold throne with a tiger-striped cloth draped over the seat, beneath a golden crown-shaped canopy. A red tilak mark is on his forehead. Hanging brass lamps and oil lamps are lit on either side, and women in orange and red sit on the floor at the lower edge, some with flowers placed before them. The walls are painted in pink, green and blue ornamental pillars. a person is shown seated on the throne in saffron robes and rudraksha mala, giving satsang.2013-03-07A photograph of a shrine-like altar inside a brightly painted hall with pink, green and yellow decorative columns and dwarapalaka-style painted guardian figures at the sides. A large gilded throne with a tiger-skin cushion sits at the centre, holding a framed portrait of a man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala, seated with one hand raised, labelled as a portrait. Brass oil lamps stand on either side, and dangling brass lamps hang above. Three women in orange saris sit cross-legged before the throne, one on the left at a microphone reading from papers, two on the right seated at the offering tray. The portrait is printed, not a physical person in the scene.2013-04-03