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A seated figure on an ornate golden throne draped with yellow and red marigold garlands and green leaves, with a golden trident standing beside the throne. The seated man wears a rust-brown dhoti, a red and white flower garland, gold ornaments and bangles, and a dark topknot, smiling with eyes closed. At lower right a person in a golden-orange garment sits at the foot of the throne. Golden relief carvings of seated sages decorate the background walls. Swamiji (probable): the seated man has long dark hair in a topknot, gold necklaces, a rudraksha-style mala and ceremonial garlands on the throne.

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A seated man in a saffron-red robe sits on an ornate golden throne decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands forming an arch overhead. He wears layered gold necklaces, a long red-and-white flower mala, a red bindi, and a dark swept-back hairstyle. A golden trident stands to his left, and golden carved walls with seated figures frame the setting. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklaces, a rudraksha-style red mala and saffron-red clothing suggest the Nithyananda Paramashivam candidate, seated as the honoured guru on the peetha.2016-07-19July 19 20162016-07-19A seated figure on a golden throne (peetha) framed by an arch of yellow marigold and red flower garlands, with a golden trident (trishul) standing to the left. The central figure wears a rust-red robe, long dark hair, a red flower garland, a rudraksha mala, and layered gold ceremonial necklaces, and smiles while raising a hand. Two attendants in white dhotis with gold borders stand at right, one holding prayer beads, with golden-orange cloth bundles below the throne. A gilded relief of a seated deity is visible on the left wall. Swamiji (probable) appears as the central seated figure, based on the throne, long swept-back hair, saffron-red clothing, rudraksha mala and gold ceremonial necklaces. Four people are visible in total.2016-07-19July 19 20162016-07-19A seated figure with long dark swept-back hair, a red bindi and layered gold and red bead necklaces sits cross-legged on an ornate gold throne draped with a red cushion and a tiger-skin cover, framed by yellow and red marigold garlands. A golden trishul stands to the left against a gold relief wall with carved seated figures.2016-07-19A seated man in a rust-brown robe sits on an ornate golden throne with a red cushion, draped in garlands of yellow marigolds and red flowers, and wearing red and white beaded malas and a gold necklace. He has long dark hair swept up and a red tilak on his forehead, and smiles broadly. Behind him a leafy green and white floral backdrop frames the throne, with a tiger skin draped at the base. A golden trident stands to the left, and a man in a white dhoti with bare chest kneels beside it. A person in white and gold silk sits at the right edge. Golden relief carvings of seated deities decorate the wall behind. The figure in the centre has appearance cues consistent with a person, seated in the role of guru on the throne.2016-07-19July 19 20162016-07-19July 19 20162016-07-19July 19 20162016-07-19A photograph of a seated sannyasi on a gold and red throne draped with yellow marigold garlands and green leaf festoons, backed by gold embossed relief panels. The seated figure wears a rust-brown dhoti-style garment, red and white beaded malas, ceremonial gold necklaces and a rudraksha mala, with long dark hair and a red tilak, eyes closed and smiling. A trident stands at left. In the foreground a man in white clothes prostrates in full obeisance with his forehead to the red floor, near yellow flower petals and a folded orange cloth.2016-07-19A smiling man sits cross-legged on a red velvet throne decorated with a floral arch of white, yellow, red and purple garlands and gold ornaments. He wears an orange saffron robe, a gold crown or headband, a gold necklace and a white garland, with a bangle on one wrist. A microphone stand is close to him. The gold-and-floral throne setting and the orange robe suggest a discourse. Swamiji (probable) is shown as the seated figure: long swept-back hair, a gold crown, saffron clothing and ornate gold necklace. Gold-framed decorative stands flank the throne and a patterned red backdrop sits behind it.2010-12-27A photograph of a man seated on a gold-and-red throne (peetha) decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands and red flower strings, with a golden trident standing to the left. The seated man has long dark hair swept back, wears a rust-brown dhoti-style garment, a gold necklace, a red flower mala draped over his shoulders and gold bangles, and smiles with eyes lowered. A second man in a white dhoti with a red-bordered shawl bends forward at the right, arranging the garland on the throne. Behind them are a red cushion, golden carved panels and a pile of orange silk cloth. The seated man has distinctive long swept-back hair, ornate gold jewellery and a ceremonial throne setting, but the appearance is not clearly established, so identity is uncertain. Overlaid text reads 2020 Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam, , Source2016-07-19