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A standing figure in a loose orange saffron wrap with bare arms raised overhead, palms open, smiling and barefoot on a light grey floor in front of a deep red velvet curtain. Behind him a yellow ornate throne-style chair sits on a white stage with a microphone stand. In the foreground and along the right side, seated attendees wear white head bands and white, yellow, brown and pink clothing, with water bottles and bags on the floor. Appearance-based candidate for a person: the saffron robe and the stage setting suggest a teacher addressing a seated audience, but the face and presentation are not distinctive enough to confirm identity.

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A man in an orange-saffron robe stands barefoot on a pale stage with both arms raised high in an open-handed gesture, smiling. Behind him is a yellow ornate throne with a red cushion, flanked by white side tables with water bottles, in front of deep red velvet drapery with white tassels. Seated on the floor at the edges are a number of participants, several wearing white headbands or cloths over their eyes, some in white, yellow and maroon clothing, with water bottles and bags beside them. A dark chair back is in the left foreground. A central figure appears to be the a person, the presenter, with probable identification based on the saffron robe and central stage position.2009-12-06December 06 20092009-12-06A man in a flowing saffron-orange wrap stands on a stage with both arms raised, palms open, in an expressive gesture. He wears a red bindi on his forehead and has dark hair pulled back. Behind him hang vertical orange-and-white striped drapes against a pale pink wall. In the foreground audience, several seated people wear white headbands and white clothing, and rows of red chairs fill the hall. The setting appears to be a large indoor satsang or convention session.2009-12-06A standing man in a flowing saffron-orange cloth wrap, with arms raised high and palms open, faces an audience seated on a bright green carpet. He wears a red bindi on his forehead and has long dark hair swept back. Behind him hangs a large banner portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" showing a smiling man in an orange turban. Rows of seated attendees wear white headbands and white clothes, and maroon swagged drapes and white valances frame the hall. Printed copyright text runs down the right edge.2010-08-21A standing speaker in an orange-saffron robe draped over one shoulder, with a small red bindi on his forehead and long dark hair swept back, raises his right arm while holding a handheld microphone in his left hand. He stands barefoot on a red carpet under a blue-and-white tent with ceiling fans. Behind him, seated rows of people in white clothes wear white blindfold-style cloths tied over their eyes; a few wear white garments and one woman wears a red sari. A water bottle sits on the carpet at right.2009-08-15A man in a loose saffron-orange robe over a red inner garment stands barefoot on a red carpet aisle, both arms raised with palms open, smiling. A small red bindi marks his forehead and his hair falls to his shoulders. Seated rows of white-clad audience members wearing white headbands face the stage, with white plastic chairs lining the aisle. A red and gold stage backdrop with Tamil script and a projection screen stand behind him.2009-07-25February 03 20092009-02-03February 03 20092009-02-03A man in saffron-orange robes stands on a raised platform under a blue and grey draped tent canopy, arms raised overhead with palms open, smiling broadly. He wears a red bindi, has long dark hair, and a saffron shawl drapes over his shoulders. Below, several people in white clothes with white head bands stand in a crowd, and one man in white with a rudraksha mala looks on. Based on the description of the stage, this is a satsang-style gathering, with a person in saffron presenting to the crowd.2009-11-28A man in a sleeveless orange saffron garment with a matching orange shawl draped over one shoulder stands on a white cushioned platform on a stage, palms pressed together in namaste and smiling. Behind him is a gold ornately carved throne with an orange cloth and a microphone on a stand in front. Deep maroon velvet drapes with gold trim hang behind the stage, and a blank projection screen is on the left. Blue and red floor cushions sit at the platform edge.2010-01-02 +1 copiesA 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.2009-11-28A photograph of a single man standing on a low orange-upholstered platform in front of an orange armchair with round orange cushions and a deep red velvet curtain behind. He wears a flowing saffron-orange shawl wrapped over one shoulder and bare-armed, with long dark swept-back hair, a small red bindi on his forehead and bare feet. He smiles and raises both open palms in front of him. The visible cues of long hair, saffron clothing and an ornate throne are consistent with the page's Swamiji reference, so this is a probable appearance-based match shown in person. The lower-left corner carries a small purple logo, and a vertical2010-06-30