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A man with a black dreadlocked turban and a sandalwood-and-kumkum forehead mark stands with palms pressed together in namaste, eyes closed and smiling, bare-chested with a wrap of saffron-brown cloth. He wears a garland of pink lotus blossoms and white flowers with gold ornaments, rudraksha bracelets on his wrists, gold rings and gold earrings. Behind him are large arrangements of yellow and red flowers and an ornate gold-and-navy decorated backdrop with floral motifs. Swamiji (probable) with a distinctive turban, rudraksha and ceremonial gold necklace cues, shown in person.

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April 14 20182018-04-14Side-profile photograph of a man with a tall coiled dark-hair crown and rudraksha mala wrapped around the head, wearing a pink and white lotus garland and gold earrings. He wears rudraksha bracelets on his arm and gold rings, and his palms are pressed together in namaskar with a slight smile. He is bare-shouldered in a saffron-orange cloth in a temple hall with pink and orange draped fabrics and green plants behind him.2018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14Close-up photo of a man with eyes closed and palms pressed together in namaste at his chest. He wears a tall black cloth turban-like head covering, a white and red tilak on his forehead, gold earrings, gold rings and a gold necklace, and multiple rudraksha bracelets on his wrists. He is garlanded with white and pink lotus flower garlands, and yellow and red flowers fill the background.2018-04-14 +1 copiesA close photograph of a man with long dark hair, eyes closed and head slightly bowed, pressing his palms together in anjali mudra before his chest. He wears a white vertical tilak on his forehead, a long garland of pink and white flowers, gold bangles and a gold armlet, and a bare shoulder draped over a tiger-striped orange cloth. Behind him is an ornate silver throne or seat encrusted with red, green and blue gemstones and filigree. The setting suggests a devotional gathering. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, rudraksha-style ornaments and ceremonial gold jewellery mark a presentation consistent with Nithyananda, seated in a jewelled throne during a satsang.2017-09-28 +1 copiesPhotograph of a man seated with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, eyes closed and smiling. He wears a tall dark braided headdress with a gold chain ornament, a red tilak on his forehead, a gold-and-red bracelet set on his wrist, gold armlets, a gold ring and earrings, and a bare upper torso with a pink and white flower garland with pearl strands draped over his shoulders. Behind him stand ornate gold-embroidered and gold-plated decorations, red and multicoloured floral garlands and a red cloth. A microphone stand is visible at right. The setting suggests a ceremonial satsang. The man is shown as a person by appearance cues: the long braided headdress, gold ornaments and flower garlands, though the appearance is not certain enough to confirm identity.2018-04-21September 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesPhotograph of a man seated with eyes closed and palms pressed together in anjali mudra at chest height, smiling. He has long dark hair falling past his shoulders, a white vertical tilak on his forehead, and a short beard. He wears a pink and white flower garland, gold bangles and armlets, and gold earrings, with bare upper body. Behind him is an ornate throne with jewelled, colourful inlay in purple, green and red, and an orange tiger-striped cloth covers the seat. The setting is a ceremonial stage with red drapery. Appearance-based label: a person seated in devotion with long hair, gold ornaments and flower garland before a jewelled throne.2017-09-28 +1 copiesApril 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copiesClose photograph of a bearded man with eyes closed and palms pressed together in anjali mudra, a gesture of greeting and devotion. He wears a tall dark turban wrapped with green beads and rudraksha, a gold crest ornament at the front, and white and red tilak marks on his forehead. Heavy gold necklaces, gold bangles and a garland of pink flowers and white jasmine hang over his bare shoulders and a rust-brown cloth. Behind him sits a silver ornamental backdrop and a blurred colourful wall of red, teal and green. Appearance matches a probable Swamiji candidate through the turban with rudraksha, ornate gold ornaments and devotional garlands, shown in person.2018-04-20Close-up photo of a man with eyes closed and palms pressed together in namaste at his face. He wears a tall piled black matted head covering, white and red vertical tilak on his forehead, a gold ring with an engraved deity motif, and rudraksha bracelets and a rudraksha earring. A white and pink lotus garland drapes over his shoulders with gold beads. Blurred green leaves and warm-coloured flowers fill the background. a person: long swept-back dark hair under a head covering, a white and pink lotus garland and rudraksha malas, shown in an appearance-based label only; the image has no visible printed name.2018-04-14 +1 copies