A photo of a seated figure with long dark hair wearing an orange and black tiger-striped wrap and multiple rudraksha and white bead malas, handing a folded white paper to a woman in a white sari with a light shawl who holds her palm up in greeting. Trays of offerings sit on a low table in front, with a maroon curtain behind. Two people are visible in the foreground. - Nithyanandapedia

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A photo of a seated figure with long dark hair wearing an orange and black tiger-striped wrap and multiple rudraksha and white bead malas, handing a folded white paper to a woman in a white sari with a light shawl who holds her palm up in greeting. Trays of offerings sit on a low table in front, with a maroon curtain behind. Two people are visible in the foreground.

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A seated figure with long dark hair, wearing a tiger-striped orange and black garment with a beaded brown belt, a red-and-white flower garland and pearl necklaces, raises both hands toward a bald-headed man in white dhoti and orange shawl who presses his palms together in greeting. A gold kalasha-like vessel stands on a red velvet cushion beside them. In the background, a photographer with a camera and several people in orange and white attend a gathering, with a projection screen behind. The seated figure matches the ornate-clothing and long-hair cues of the Swamiji candidate, so this is a probable Swamiji (probable) receiving honour from a devotee in an indoor satsang setting.

A seated man in saffron and orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a long ceremonial beaded necklace sits in a brown leather throne-like chair, smiling, with a small white tilak on his forehead and a headset microphone. A woman in white clothing with an orange-and-red shawl and gold bangles stands before him, leaning in and reaching out to offer something, while a large seated audience in white and orange-red clothing fills the hall. a person (cues: saffron robes, rudraksha mala, ceremonial necklace, throne-like seat); the man is in the seated role of the central figure. Blurred devotees, many in white with orange shawls, surround them.

Indoors, a man with a shaved head and white tripundra markings sits on a red upholstered seat, wearing a rust-red robe, a garland of white flowers with blue and yellow ribbons, and a long rudraksha mala across his chest. He smiles and reaches toward a man in a bright orange polo shirt kneeling before him, who holds a small red object in his hands. Behind them, a woman in an orange sari with a long rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark watches, with another woman and a man in orange robes standing nearby against a deep red curtain. Four people are visible in the scene.

July 06 2012

A bare-chested man in orange-saffron cloth sits on a dark red cushioned seat before an ornate gold-embossed backdrop, smiling as he reaches to a child in a grey-and-white striped top who leans forward to touch his hand. The seated man wears a white tilak with a red bindi, a long mala of rudraksha beads, and small gold earrings, with a gold-bordered orange dhoti. A tiger-striped cushion and a green plant with grape-like clusters sit beside him, and a pink-and-white draped cloth fills the background. Two other partial figures appear at the edges, one a blonde adult at right.

Photograph of a ceremonial oath or vow moment before a red velvet drape. A curly-haired woman in a white embroidered paisley tunic and an orange lanyard raises both palms toward a man in an orange-saffron shawl draped over bare shoulders, wearing a gold chain necklace, bangles and a white forehead mark, his hair pinned in a bun. He holds a sheet of paper and gestures with his right hand. Behind them a child in white stands partly visible, and a person in orange stands at the left edge. Appearance is consistent with a saffron-robed swami figure, but the face and identity are not established by visible evidence alone, so this is only a role description: a man in saffron officiating an oath.

Photograph of an indoor ritual exchange in front of a bright red draped backdrop. A long-haired man in an orange-brown wrap wears layered rudraksha malas and matching rudraksha bracelets, has a sacred marking on his forehead, and smiles while raising his hand toward a hanging cluster of small brass bells on a rod. Facing him, an older man in glasses and a blue collared shirt with a wristwatch leans forward with cupped hands holding a small red-and-white packet of offerings. A smiling woman in an orange sari with a pendant necklace stands in the background. a person identified by long swept hair, rudraksha malas, orange clothing and forehead marking; he is the person receiving the blessing.

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A photograph of two people exchanging a small folded paper in an indoor room with a beige wall, a wall-mounted air conditioner and a blurred plant. On the left, a smiling man in a bright blue polo shirt with white collar stripes and a rudraksha-style mala holds out his hand, with a red tilak on his forehead. On the right, a smiling person with long dark hair, wearing an orange and red silk garment and a dark rudraksha bead necklace, holds a white paper slip and looks down at it. A brass oil lamp stands in the background. The woman's appearance with long hair, orange clothing and rudraksha beads suggests a person in a satsang or darshan exchange, though identity is uncertain.

A seated man in an orange saffron dhoti-style garment with long dark hair falling past his shoulders and a tilak on his forehead receives a white and red flower garland around his neck. He sits before a large white circular backdrop against deep red drapery. A woman in white clothes with a gold-bordered sari and a long braid leans in from the right, holding a small folded white cloth or prasad packet toward him while adjusting the garland. Another white-clad figure is partly visible at lower left, and a shadowed head appears at lower right. a person: the long swept hair, saffron clothing and tilak match the page's reference, so the candidate is seated and receiving the garland as the central figure.