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A photograph of a ritual inside a richly decorated tent with gold and red hangings. A seated figure in saffron-red robes, wearing a black head covering, a large orange-beaded mala and gold necklaces, sits on a golden throne with a tiger-skin cushion beneath a white flower-garlanded swing-canopy. Beside him, a bare-chested man in white dhoti with a red waist cloth stands with his back to the camera, and a woman in a white sari carries an orange bundle. Brass oil lamps and trident-topped standards stand on the red carpet, and a golden kalasha-like trident hangs at the right. The seated figure is an appearance-based a person candidate in a pushpabhishekam/pada puja setting.

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May 24 20162016-05-24A photograph of a ceremonial tulabharam scene on a red-carpeted stage. A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a crown-like headpiece sits on a red cushion, wearing a red robe and layered orange-red rudraksha and gold necklaces, smiling, with hands resting together. Probable Swamiji by appearance cues: long swept-back hair, ornate ceremonial necklaces and red robes; he sits before an ornate gold throne with a tiger-skin drape. Beside him, a devotee in a white dhoti with gold border and red sash stands facing a large orange cloth-wrapped bundle hung from a white flower-garlanded swing, with a woman in orange nearby. Brass trident-topped lamp stands and a gold ceremonial canopy frame the scene; a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam-style logo appears at upper left.2016-05-24May 24 20162016-05-24May 24 20162016-05-24May 24 20162016-05-24May 24 20162016-05-24A seated man in red-and-maroon ceremonial dress, adorned with a dark head covering, large beaded necklaces and gold ornaments, sits on a golden ornate throne draped with a tiger-striped cloth and garlanded with white flower strands. Beside him stand a woman in an orange saffron-style sari with long grey dreadlocks, a bare-shouldered man in white dhoti and garland, and a woman in white at the right edge, with a brass trident and tall ornamental lamp stands to the left. This appears to be a pushpabhishekam or padapuja ritual setting. a person: the seated man wears a dark head covering, large beaded necklaces and gold ornaments on a throne, consistent with the page's reference.2016-05-24May 24 20162016-05-24May 24 20162016-05-24May 24 20162016-05-24May 24 20162016-05-24May 24 20162016-05-24