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A man with long dark hair and a red bindi stands barefoot on a stage, arms raised and smiling, wearing a flowing saffron-orange robe over a red undergarment and a dark rudraksha mala. Behind him hangs a large purple and orange banner with a painted portrait of a smiling man in an orange head covering, the banner headed "INTERNATIONAL" with a small logo at upper right. Plastic sheeting over the banner creates glare. A white-gloved hand is visible at the right edge. The a person cues are the long swept hair, saffron robe and rudraksha mala on a single figure on stage, and the setting is a public event stage.

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December 15 20072007-12-15A blurred photograph of a person standing on a stage in front of a large purple banner with orange lettering reading INTERNATIONAL and a large portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda". The person wears a sleeveless saffron-orange robe with a dark rudraksha mala around the neck, a red undergarment visible at the chest, and has long dark hair, arms outstretched in motion. The banner's large portrait shows a smiling man with an orange head covering.2007-12-15A smiling man with long dark hair and a red bindi stands on a stage in front of a large banner, arms spread wide. He wears a loose orange saffron wrap over a red undergarment and a dark rudraksha mala across his chest. Behind him, a large printed portrait on the banner shows a man in an orange turban, labelled with partial text reading "...hamsa Nithyan". The banner's large word is INTERNATIONAL. Swamiji (probable): the standing figure has long swept-back hair and saffron clothing with a rudraksha mala, and the event page is attributed to him, though this is an appearance-based label only.2007-12-15December 15 20072007-12-15A man stands on a stage in a saffron-orange robe draped over one shoulder, with long dark hair swept back, a red bindi on his forehead and a rudraksha mala around his neck. His eyes are closed and his palms are raised outward in a gesture of blessing or prayer. Behind him a blue backdrop with large orange lettering reading INTERNATIONAL is partly visible, and the blurred orange and white stage lights suggest a motion-filled event. The frame is a vertical photograph of this single figure performing before an audience.2007-12-15December 15 20072007-12-15A standing figure on a stage raises both arms overhead in an open greeting gesture. He wears a flowing saffron-orange robe draped over one shoulder, a long rudraksha mala of dark beads around the neck, and a red bindi on the forehead, with long dark hair swept back. Behind him a large purple and white banner reads NITHYANANDA and INTERNATIONAL VED, with a huge portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban, labelled with a caption ending in "sa Nithyanan". A white-clad figure appears at the right edge. Probable Swamiji: the saffron robe, long swept-back hair and rudraksha mala match the cues, and he stands before a banner bearing his name, so the depiction is an in-person candidate, appearance-based only.2007-12-15A barefoot man with long, dark, swept-back hair walks across a stage in profile, wearing an orange shawl draped over his shoulders and a red-and-orange garment, with a red tilak mark on his forehead and a dark rudraksha mala hanging on his chest. Behind him a large blue backdrop shows a giant orange-tinted portrait of a man, with the partially visible word a person printed on it. Along the bottom edge, another person's head in a white headband is partly visible at the front of the stage, and waterfall imagery is printed on the stage front.2007-12-15December 15 20072007-12-15December 15 20072007-12-15A man in flowing saffron-orange robes stands on a stage with both hands raised high, palms open, smiling. He has long dark hair swept back and wears a rudraksha mala around his neck and a red mark on his forehead. Behind him is a large blue and orange banner showing a printed portrait of a smiling man in an orange head covering, labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda". The banner header reads "NITHYANANDA" with "INTERNATIONAL VEDIC" below. A white-clad figure is partly visible at the right edge. The setting appears to be a conference or spiritual event stage.2007-12-15A man with long dark swept-back hair and a red bindi stands on a stage with both arms raised, palms open, smiling. He wears an orange sleeveless top and an orange wrap draped over one shoulder and down the front, with an orange dhoti-style lower garment. Behind him hang blue and cream swag drapes along the ceiling and a light backdrop. At the lower right, two men in white clothes with white headbands sit among the audience. The image is a photograph from a convention event.2009-11-28