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A photograph of a temple ritual inside a shrine. A man with long, swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and an orange-saffron garment over bare shoulders, wearing a gold necklace with a pendant, sits on a white raised platform smiling. Probable Swamiji by appearance cues: long hair, saffron clothing and gold necklace. Beside him, a second person in orange-saffron garments with a head covering sits with their back turned, receiving the ritual. A tall polished brass oil lamp stands in the foreground, and a small brass bowl sits nearby. Behind them, a gold-framed panel, a garland of white and green flowers hangs above, and a small golden deity murti with a crown and jewelled ornaments is at the lower left. The setting suggests a puja or abhishekam.

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A photograph of a temple abhishekam scene. A smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi wears saffron-orange robes and a heavy ornate gold necklace with a pendant, and is seated and receiving reverence. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron-orange robe and ornate gold necklace cues match the Nithyananda Paramashivam description. In front of him, a shaved-headed devotee in orange and cream robes with a red border bends forward to touch his feet. To the left, a small gold-crowned deity murti with jewelled ornaments stands beside a dark stone sculpture. A large brass lamp stand with a bowl sits at the right edge, and an ornate gold-framed doorway is behind them.2007-11-09February 27 20112011-02-27December 11 20082008-12-11April 29 20122012-04-29November 09 20072007-11-09July 08 20102010-07-08A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange-red shawl with a gold-toned bead necklace and matching arm bands, eyes closed and smiling, with a red vermilion mark on his forehead. A bald man in orange-trimmed clothing leans his head against his shoulder from the right. The shawl has a gold border and a gold pendant hangs on the necklace. Background is dim and includes a white cloth with a gold stripe.2012-04-05September 29 20062006-09-29 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple darshan setting under a corrugated metal roof with exposed rafters. In the centre, a man with long swept-back black hair, a rudraksha mala, and an orange saffron garment smiles while accepting slips of paper from devotees. Beside him, a shaven-headed man in orange robes holds a silver tray containing a folded orange cloth and a gold kalasha-shaped object. On the left, an older man in a checked shirt and a figure in white stand near the offerings. The scene suggests a satsang or darshan gathering.2010-11-02A man with long, swept-back dark hair stands in a temple courtyard beside brass oil lamps, smiling and gesturing with his hands clasped at his chest. He wears an orange saffron wrap edged with gold, a rudraksha mala with a ceremonial gold chain, and bangles on his wrist. Behind a brass lamp stand, a seated figure in orange robes with a turban faces away toward a white pedestal. A framed picture of a deity hangs on the orange wall, and a small sign with Kannada text is above it.2011-12-22December 23 20072007-12-23A seated man in saffron-orange robes with long, swept-back dark hair, a red bindi, and layered gold necklaces smiles while gesturing with his right hand over a brass plate heaped with white grains. Beside him, another man in orange clothing reaches toward the plate, which sits on a bright orange cloth. Behind them is an ornate gold-toned backdrop with garlands of white and pink flowers, and a red tiger-striped cushion. A bearded man in the lower left holds up his hands. The setting suggests a biksha offering ritual at a Gurupoornima-style gathering. Possibly Swamiji (probable): the seated figure's long hair, saffron robes, and gold necklaces match the page's description, so the identification is tentative.2008-07-17