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A photograph of a public event in a hall with a wooden podium decorated with a floral arrangement of yellow and white flowers and green leaves. A person in a saffron-orange turban and matching saffron-orange robe with a gold necklace stands at a microphone, speaking and gesturing with one hand. Several men in white shirts and light trousers stand around the podium, one wearing an orange-yellow ribbon. Behind them is a wall with a geometric floral pattern and a banner. Distinctive saffron turban, robe and gold necklace cues are present on the speaker, who appears to be a person, though the image is uncertain.

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A man in an orange-saffron turban and orange robe speaks at a wooden podium with a microphone, a bouquet of yellow and white flowers in front of it. He wears a gold-beaded necklace and a red tilak mark. Behind him, men in white shirts and trousers stand, one wearing a yellow and orange rosette ribbon on his chest. A uniformed policeman stands at the left edge. The hall has white walls, a wooden railing with a purple cloth, and a red-and-cream geometric wall panel with a Kannada-script sign. Swamiji (probable): the speaker's orange turban, saffron robe and gold beads match the candidate cues.2009-07-23July 23 20092009-07-23July 23 20092009-07-23July 23 20092009-07-23July 23 20092009-07-23A man in a saffron-orange kurta speaks into a microphone at a flower-garlanded wooden podium on a stage draped with pink satin. Marigold and white flower garlands wrap the podium. To his right stands an older man in a white shirt and dhoti, and further right a man in a brown short-sleeved shirt with glasses stands with hands clasped. Behind them an ornate carved wooden throne decorated with red flowers is visible. Men in white shirts with orange lanyards and identification badges stand at the left edge of the stage. Ceremonial ceremonial stage decorations and a garlanded speaker's podium suggest a public event.2003-01-01July 23 20092009-07-23A seated figure in a bright orange-red turban and matching orange-red shawl sits on a white peetha throne decorated with white and pink flower garlands, against a warm orange backdrop. He has long dark hair, a red-and-white garland and a heavy gold necklace. A man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala stands beside him, placing a hand on his shoulder. A younger man in white with an orange shawl stands at right, and another person's head is visible in the lower left foreground. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), seated on the throne with long hair, orange turban and shawl, gold necklace and garland, with the devotee in white attending him.2006-11-05July 23 20092009-07-23A photograph of a stage ceremony in front of a banner reading Nithyananda Lakshmi in red Kannada-style script with a lotus emblem. A man in saffron robes with a saffron turban and a dark rudraksha mala holds his hands over a large brass oil lamp (lamp decorated with flower garlands and a red-orange flower) as a priest in white with a yellow shawl assists. Several men in white shirts and dhotis, and one in a striped shirt, stand nearby watching. a person: the saffron-clad figure wears a saffron turban and rudraksha mala, a distinctive sannyasi presentation, and is tending the lamp at the centre of the stage.2010-09-20A photograph of a ceremonial moment indoors in front of a projection screen. A central figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, with long dark hair, wears a long white and red flower garland and gold bangles, and gestures with his right hand as he speaks. Beside him an elderly bearded man with a white horizontal tilak on his forehead, wearing orange robes and a long beaded rudraksha-style mala, holds his hands together in front of him. To the left, a man in a white shirt and a younger man in an orange cloth stand by, and at right a man with a red tilak and orange-and-yellow cloth observes. A boy in a red cloth stands in the background. Swamiji candidate in the central figure: probable, based on the long hair, orange turban, saffron robes and garland cues.2011-11-17A photograph on a stage in front of a banner with a lotus emblem and Kannada text. A man in an orange saffron robe with an orange turban and rudraksha beads stands at centre, hands cupped near a brass lamp. Beside him, a bald man in white clothes with a yellow shawl holds up a tall brass oil lamp garlanded with white flowers and red blossoms. Several men in white shirts and dhotis stand with folded hands around them, watching the lamp ritual, possibly an aarti. The figure in orange has long hair, a turban and rudraksha, a person cue, though his appearance is uncertain.2010-09-20