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A smiling man with long dark swept-back hair and a red bindi sits cross-legged on a large gilded throne with carved golden lion heads on its arms and a red velvet cushion. He wears a white dhoti-style garment with a white shawl draped over one shoulder, golden armlets on both upper arms, a gold necklace, and a long multicolour garland of pink, red and yellow flowers falling across his lap. His hands are folded together. Behind the throne, painted colourful panels show a deity figure with a trident. a person, seated on the throne as the central figure, with the attendant and devotee roles not visible in the frame.

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April 22 20122012-04-22A smiling man with long dark hair sits on an ornate golden throne with lion-head armrests and red velvet cushions, in a colourful temple-style stage set with painted deity figures and trishul-like emblems. He wears a white dhoti-style cloth draped over one shoulder, a red-and-gold bindi, a red and yellow flower garland, and gold-toned armbands and bracelets, and holds a white fly-whisk. A small microphone is visible at his ear.2012-04-22A man in white ceremonial dress sits on an ornate gold throne with red velvet cushions, flanked by two golden lion heads. He wears a red-and-yellow flower garland, a red bindi, gold armbands and a neck ornament, and raises one hand in blessing while holding a silver staff. The throne sits before a colourful temple backdrop with painted deity figures, a trident and a kalasha-style gold ornament. Appearance-based cues match a person seated in a teaching posture for a satsang broadcast.2012-04-22 +1 copiesApril 22 20122012-04-22A man sits on an ornate gold throne with a red velvet cushion and carved lion-head armrests in a temple-style hall. He wears a white dhoti and white shawl draped over one shoulder, a red-and-yellow flower garland, gold armbands and bangles, and a red bindi. His hands are folded in his lap and he is barefoot. Behind him, painted deity figures holding tridents and maces flank turquoise and pink pillars. Appearance-based label: a person, seated on the throne as the central figure.2012-04-22A man seated on an ornate gold throne with carved lion heads on the arms and red velvet cushions, raising his right hand in blessing and holding a silver staff in his left. He wears a white dhoti and shawl, a red-and-yellow-and-pink flower garland, a red bindi, and a small headset microphone. Behind him are painted deity figures holding a trident and other weapons, in a temple-like hall with bright blue and yellow panels. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, rudraksha-style beaded bracelets, and ceremonial gold necklace indicate the speaker is the Nithyananda Paramashivam figure seated in his throne as the teaching presence.2012-04-22A seated man in white ritual dress sits on an ornate gold throne with a deep red velvet cushion and gold lion-head armrests, flanked by red tiger-striped cushions. He wears a red and yellow garland, a white shawl draped over one shoulder, a red bindi, gold armbands and a thin gold necklace, and holds a silver staff upright beside him. Behind him is a colourful temple-style backdrop with painted deity figures, a trident and a gold arched panel, with brass oil lamps on the wall. The setting suggests a satsang or discourse stage. The appearance-based label is a person: long swept-back hair, a garland and ornate gold throne fit the candidate, but the face is not used for identification.2012-04-22April 22 20122012-04-22 +1 copiesApril 22 20122012-04-22 +1 copiesApril 22 20122012-04-22 +1 copiesApril 22 20122012-04-22 +1 copiesApril 22 20122012-04-22