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Close photo of a bearded man with a tilak on his forehead and swept-back dark hair, eyes lowered, wearing a rust-red shawl and a ceremonial necklace of gold-toned beads. He rests his arms on a silver ornate seat with a carved bird-head finial. Behind him a large screen shows a colourful deity image with purple and green tones.

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April 26 20182018-04-26A man seated on an ornate silver throne with carved lion-head armrests, wearing a white horizontal tilak with a red vertical mark on his forehead, a flower tucked in his hair, a rudraksha mala with a gold pendant, a white-and-pink flower garland, and a rust-red robe. Two blurred dark heads in the foreground frame him, and red and gold stage decor is behind. Appearance suggests a person seated on the throne during a satsang, with the page noting the event as Maha Sadashivaratri 2018. Visible people: one seated man plus two partially visible heads, so three.2018-02-13April 19 20182018-04-19March 03 20182018-03-03A man with long dark hair and a full beard sits with eyes closed and a faint smile, wearing a rust-orange shawl over bare shoulders and a rudraksha mala of brown beads around his neck, with a thin gold chain visible. A white horizontal tilak marks his forehead. Behind him stands an ornate silver throne with floral and scrollwork repoussé, and a silver staff with a knurled shaft rises at left against a deep red curtain. The appearance matches the a person cues of distinctive saffron-orange dress, rudraksha mala and ceremonial silver throne, shown in a seated setting.2018-03-03Close side-profile photograph of a bare-shouldered man with long dark swept-back hair and a short beard, smiling with eyes lowered, a white vertical forehead mark and a red-orange shawl draped over one shoulder. He wears heavy ornate gold necklaces with rounded gold beads and black accents, and a red thread bracelet on the wrist of an outstretched arm. Behind him is a large silver-embossed deity murti or ornamental backdrop with intricate repoussé patterns. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, rudraksha-style ceremonial gold necklaces and a saffron-orange shawl suggest the Nithyananda Paramashivam candidate; the appearance cues are reasonably consistent but not conclusive. Setting appears to be a satsang or initiation stage.2017-09-28 +1 copiesFebruary 13 20182018-02-13 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of a man with long swept-back dreadlocked hair and a full beard, wearing a white horizontal forehead mark, a rust-orange shawl draped over his shoulders, a rudraksha mala with a gold ceremonial pendant, seated before an ornate silver-embossed backdrop beside red drapery. a person: long dreadlocks, orange shawl and gold pendant match the candidate's known presentation, though the face is not used for identification. The image is watermarked with a pedia source credit, which is not described2018-03-03Close-up portrait photograph of a man with long dark hair swept back and a full beard and moustache, looking down to his left with a slight smile. He wears a heavy gold necklace with ornate beads, and bare shoulders in the lower frame suggest ceremonial dress. Blurred pink flowers and a glittering silver surface fill the background.2018-04-19May 21 20182018-05-21 +1 copiesApril 19 20182018-04-19 +1 copiesA man with long swept-back dark hair and a white vibhuti tripundra on his forehead smiles toward the camera while seated on an ornate silver throne with a carved sun-face motif and red velvet upholstery. He wears an orange-saffron shawl draped over bare shoulders and a long rudraksha mala of brown beads. Blurred gold and white decor fills the background. Appearance cues including long hair, saffron wrap, rudraksha mala and throne suggest Swamiji (probable) seated in person at the event.2018-04-13