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A photograph of a smiling person in an orange-red sannyasi robe with a matching red and gold turban, wearing a gold ornamental necklace and gold armlets, extending a hand toward a crowd. Surrounding people in white, dark blue and navy clothing reach out holding red and pink roses. A deep blue backdrop with purple patterned panels lights the scene. A probable Swamiji candidate is visible through the turban, robe and gold ornaments, presented amid devotees receiving flowers at a darshan.

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May 07 20152015-05-07A central man in an ornate red-orange turban decorated with gold embroidery and a jewelled brooch smiles while holding out red roses and a gladiolus to a woman in a white top with grey-blond hair. He wears an orange-red garment with gold trim, a thick beaded rudraksha-style mala, gold necklaces and gold bangles. Behind him, devotees in saffron and green clothing and a shaved-headed man in orange stand in front of blue patterned panels. Several people stand close together in the frame, with some partly visible at the edges.2015-05-07May 07 20152015-05-07A photograph of a darshan gathering in a dimly lit hall with blue patterned backdrop panels. In the centre, a person in a rust-orange sari with a gold-embroidered orange and red turban and a long gold-beaded garland smiles while holding pink and red roses. Beside them, a bald man in an orange-and-gold dhoti and white-bead necklace holds flowers, and a woman in a yellow top stands at left with a red rose. A man in white shirt at right bends forward with hands raised in reverence. The turbaned person has a swept, ceremonial look with multiple ornaments; the printed credit reads Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam. Several other attendees stand around, roughly six to twenty people visible.2015-05-07A photograph of a darshan gathering with a central figure in a red-orange turban decorated with pink flower petals and a jeweled ornament, wearing an orange-red shawl over a matching saffron garment, rudraksha malas and a gold necklace, smiling and holding a bunch of red roses with yellow flowers. Devotees in white clothes gather around, several offering or receiving red roses; a child in white with a tilak mark smiles nearby, and a bald man in orange-red garments stands to the right. Blue geometric panels glow in the background. a person cues: the ornate turban, shawl and rudraksha malas with a gold necklace, distinctively dressed as the central figure receiving roses.2015-05-07May 07 20152015-05-07May 07 20152015-05-07Indoor darshan event in dim lighting with a blue-purple backdrop. A central figure wears a pinkish-red ornate turban with gold embroidery and a jewelled brooch, a bare-shouldered dark saffron-toned garment, and a thick orange-beaded necklace, smiling as she receives offerings. A woman in dark clothes with short dark hair stands with palms pressed together in anjali beside her, holding red roses, and another person holds red roses in the foreground. Several people in masks and white or purple attire stand behind in the background, and a red rose lies at the left edge.2015-05-07May 07 20152015-05-07A photo of a smiling figure in a rust-red and gold-bordered draped garment and an ornate red-and-gold turban, reaching out to take a red rose from a line of people. The figure wears gold bangles and a gold necklace over bare shoulders. Participants along both sides wear white and navy garments, some holding red roses and garlands, with a red and green cloth draped at the left edge. The backdrop is a lit purple-blue patterned panel. Swamiji (probable): the figure's turban, ornate gold-trimmed saffron-toned clothing and gold necklace are the qualifying cues, shown receiving flowers as a devotee-greeting moment during a darshan-type gathering.2015-05-07A photograph of a darshan-style welcome in which a central figure in a red-maroon turban with a jeweled ornament and a red-orange sari-like draped garment with gold border, wearing layered gold necklaces and bangles, smiles as devotees shower rose petals and hold red and yellow flowers toward him. Surrounding him, devotees in white kurtas and white sarees with orange-red sashes and rudraksha-style malas reach out with flowers, while a man in a white shirt on the right holds out his hands. Blue lattice-patterned panels and falling petals fill the background.2015-05-07May 07 20152015-05-07