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A photograph of a man seated before an ornate gold-covered throne backdrop decorated with embossed floral scrollwork and a small deity relief at the top. He has closed eyes, a smile, white tripundra with a red bindi on his forehead, and a rudraksha-style neck adornment. He wears a layered garland of white and pink flowers with yellow marigold ends, a maroon shawl or wrap, and gold bangles. In front are a brass oil lamp with a long chain and a brass ceremonial bell. Other maroon-and-gold items and flower garlands are visible at the lower right. Appearance-based label: a person, seated in the role of the central figure at a puja setting.

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May 24 20172017-05-24A smiling man with short dark hair and a trimmed beard sits before an ornate gold-toned backdrop carved with deity figures. He wears a saffron-red garment with bare chest and shoulder, a thick garland of white jasmine and pink flowers, another of marigolds, a rudraksha-style mala, a gold chain and a bangle. A brass hanging bell and an oil lamp stand at left on a red cloth.2017-05-24May 24 20172017-05-24A close portrait of a smiling man with swept-back dark hair and a short beard, wearing a white horizontal tilak with a red mark on his forehead. He wears a rust-red garment over the shoulder, a heavy gold necklace, and a thick garland of white jasmine, yellow marigold and pink lotus-like flowers. Behind him is an ornate gold embossed backdrop with a deity murti in relief.2017-05-24A seated man with closed eyes sits before an ornate gold-leaf throne or backrest with carved floral and figural relief. He wears white sacred ash markings on his forehead, a red-maroon robe, a multi-strand rudraksha-style mala and a heavy garland of white flowers with pink and yellow blooms. A brass hanging bell and a brass oil lamp stand in the foreground at left, and a red cushion is visible behind him.2017-05-24May 24 20172017-05-24A man seated before an ornate gold repoussé backdrop depicting a deity, with a gold-coloured bell hanging at left. He wears a rust-red sannyasi robe, a gold necklace, and a white horizontal forehead band with a red mark at the centre. Heavy garlands of white jasmine and pink lotus-like flowers with green leaves hang over his shoulders, and a gold-tipped staff rests behind him. He is smiling and looking to the side.2017-05-24A photograph of a bearded man with a white-and-red tilak on his forehead, seated in front of an ornate gold-embossed backdrop with a carved deity relief. He wears a red-orange shawl, a gold necklace, and a garland of white and pink flowers with yellow blossoms draped over his shoulders. A small gold chain hangs at the left edge. Visible text in the corner reads Nithyananda Paramashivam, , and the archive credit, which is not transcribed here. Appearance-based cues such as the saffron-toned shawl, gold ornaments and garland match the page's identification, so this is a person in a satsang setting, with a single person visible2017-05-24May 24 20172017-05-24May 24 20172017-05-24A man seated before an ornate gold-embossed throne backdrop with a central relief of a deity figure. He wears a saffron-red garment, a multi-strand gold chain, and a thick garland of white and pink lotus flowers with orange marigold accents, plus gold armlets. A white-and-red tilak marks his forehead and his hair is long and swept back. Brass bells and a brass lamp stand in the foreground, with string lights at right. a person seated on the throne in a devotional setting.2017-05-24A smiling man with swept-back dark hair, a white and red tilak on his forehead, and a red-brown garment sits before an ornate gold repoussé backdrop showing a seated deity murti. He wears a long garland of white jasmine and pink flowers over his shoulders and gold-coloured arm bands on his upper arms. In the left foreground a large brass bell with a chain hangs beside a brass lamp. The scene appears to be a temple or ashram setting during puja.2017-05-24