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Photograph of a seated man in ornate ceremonial dress on a red cushioned seat before a silver embossed backrest with a lion motif. He has long dreadlocked hair piled into a high topknot with rudraksha beads and gold ornaments, a white and red forehead mark, and a crescent-moon silver ornament behind his head. He wears heavy gold necklaces, rudraksha malas across the chest and arms, gold armbands and bangles, and maroon silk garments; his right hand is raised in a blessing gesture and he holds an open book on his lap. a person cues: distinctive dreadlocked topknot, gold necklaces and rudraksha malas, with a ceremonial throne setting.

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November 14 20192019-11-14 +1 copiesNovember 15 20192019-11-15November 14 20192019-11-14 +3 copiesNovember 14 20192019-11-14 +1 copiesNovember 14 20192019-11-14 +1 copiesA seated man in ornate ceremonial dress sits on a maroon cushioned seat before an embossed silver backrest with repoussé floral and figural decoration. He wears a tall piled black hair crown adorned with rudraksha beads, gold ornaments and a silver crescent. A white forehead band with a red central mark is visible, and he raises one hand in a mudra while resting the other on a silver staff. Heavy gold necklaces, layered rudraksha malas, gold armlets and rudraksha bracelets cover his bare torso. a person, the a person candidate, appears based on the crescent, rudraksha, gold regalia and swept hair cues.2019-11-14 +1 copiesA photograph of a man seated on a red cushioned seat before an ornate embossed silver backrest with a lion-face motif. He wears long dark hair coiled high on his head with a silver crescent ornament and gold-and-rudraksha headpiece, a white vertical tilak with a red dot, and layered heavy gold necklaces with rudraksha malas. His bare upper body shows gold ornaments and rudraksha bands on the arms and wrists. He raises one hand in a mudra and rests the other on a silver armrest, with an open book on his lap. The image carries a printed caption reading Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam.2019-11-14A seated man with long matted black hair wound into a tall crown adorned with gold and green stones and a crescent ornament at the side, white and vertical tilak markings on the forehead, and a red dot between the brows. He wears heavy gold necklaces, a gold pendant, rudraksha malas across the chest and rudraksha bracelets, and an orange-red dhoti. He sits on a red cushion before an ornate silver repoussé backrest with a lion motif, one hand raised in a mudra and the other extended, with an open book and a silver staff beside him. Probable Swamiji in the centre of the frame, displaying the distinctive long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklaces and rudraksha adornment of his presentation.2019-11-14 +1 copiesA seated man sits on a dark red cushioned seat before an ornate silver embossed backdrop with a lion motif and a crescent moon ornament. He wears heavy gold necklaces, layered rudraksha malas, rudraksha armlets and bracelets, and a maroon dhoti, with an open book on his lap. He has long swept-back black hair with a crown-like top ornament, white forehead markings with a red bindi, and raises one hand in a mudra while resting the other arm on a silver armrest. Swamiji (probable): the long swept-back hair, crown-like ornament, rudraksha malas and ornate gold necklaces match the page's identification of Swamiji as this seated figure, so the candidate is the seated teacher in this photograph.2019-11-14A seated man in a studio portrait against a deep red backdrop, in front of an ornate silver throne with floral and lion-face repoussé panels. He wears a tall, piled dark hair with a silver crescent and gold ornament, a white forehead band with a red central mark, and a microphone is positioned beside his face. He has multiple layered gold necklaces, rudraksha malas, gold armlets and rudraksha bracelets, and gold rings, with a dark shawl draped over his shoulders and red-brown silk dhoti-style cloth. An open book on a silver stand rests in front of him. a person wearing a crescent, rudraksha malas and ceremonial gold, seated as a speaker during the satsang.2019-11-14 +1 copiesA seated man in a silver-embossed throne-like chair against a deep red backdrop, with a microphone on a boom stand before him. He wears a crescent moon ornament in his high dark topknot, a white vertical forehead mark with a red bindi, layered gold necklaces, pendants and a rudraksha mala, rudraksha armbands and bracelets, and a reddish-brown dhoti. He holds a white open book on his lap and gestures with one raised hand while smiling. Swamiji (probable) appearance-based label: long dark hair, crescent ornament and ornate gold and rudraksha adornments, shown as a live speaker in front of a microphone.2019-11-14 +1 copiesA seated man in a studio-style portrait against a deep red backdrop, sitting cross-legged on a red velvet cushion behind a silver-framed backrest embossed with floral and lion motifs. He wears a large crescent moon ornament in his hair, heavy gold beaded necklaces, a gold pendant with a dancing deity figure, rudraksha beads on his arms and chest, and red dhoti-style cloth. A white and red forehead mark is visible. A microphone stand is in front of him, and an open book rests on a silver book stand. a person is seated in a teaching posture, with long dreadlock-style hair, saffron and gold ceremonial adornment and rudraksha malas, presenting as the speaker. A , , at lower right2019-11-14 +1 copies