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A photo inside a plain white hall with a stage of steps. A large banner portrait shows a smiling figure in orange robes and a rudraksha mala, raising a hand beside a tree trunk, with Tamil text on the banner. A figure in orange robes sits smiling on a white-draped throne-style chair with orange cushions, barefoot on a low orange-and-white platform. To the left, a woman in a white and blue sari holds a brass vessel and a green leafy item, and a man in white shirt and mundu stands near her. On the right, a man in white kurta with a rudraksha mala stands and gestures. A framed picture of a deity sits on a table, and an orange cloth hangs behind. A standing orange-robed attendant stands in front of the throne holding a small item.

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A photograph of a seated figure on a white cushioned throne-style chair in front of deep red velvet drapes. To the left, a man in white clothes with an orange shawl leans in, and an older man with white hair and a pink wrap stands with his back partly turned, his hand resting on the younger man's arm. On the right edge, a woman in a blue sari is partly visible, and a small gold object and a tray with decorations sit beside the throne. Scene shows a formal greeting or darshan moment.2010-07-13A photograph of a stage with dark maroon drapes. A man seated on a white throne-like chair with a red cushion, wearing an orange robe and a long dark rudraksha mala, smiles and raises one hand in greeting toward a bald man in orange robes standing before him. Behind them, a man in a white garment with a yellow shawl and another bald man in white stand near the stage, while a figure in orange robes stands at the left edge. A black music stand and a white plinth are visible at the right.2010-07-27A seated figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban sits on a white-covered throne with bolster and tasselled cushions, palms pressed together in namaste with eyes closed. A kneeling man in white dress with a rudraksha mala stands or kneels beside him with hands folded, and several men in white shirts and dhotis stand behind with hands in anjali. A woman in a light top stands at the back. Behind them hangs a large banner portrait of a smiling man with a red bindi, a Tamil slogan printed on it, and gold drapes with white flower garlands frame the stage. The seated figure is visibly a candidate for the described a person but appearance cues are only partly distinctive (orange turban and robes, long hair), so identity is uncertain.2009-06-17February 06 20072007-02-06January 10 20092009-01-10A seated figure in an orange saffron robe, with an orange head cloth and a white-and-pink flower garland, sits on a white-draped dais in a white hall. A large printed banner behind shows a smiling man in an orange turban and ornate gold necklace, with Tamil lettering beneath. Devotees in white and saffron stand and kneel nearby, including a woman in a red sari with hands pressed in namaskar and an elderly woman in a pink sari. A man in white holds a mic stand, and a figure in white with a rudraksha mala stands at right. Marigold and rose petals lie on the platform. Smaller framed portraits hang on the left wall.2007-02-06A seated figure in orange robes with a matching orange head covering sits centrally on a white-draped throne on a green-carpeted stage under a white tent. Around him, several men in orange dhotis and shawls stand wearing marigold and rudraksha-style garlands; one man on the left holds a hand near his wrist and another on the right stands with hands folded. A woman in white stands at the far right edge. Behind them a banner shows a portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" in Tamil and the Tamil title "Dhyanaprasad Satsangam". Marigold garlands drape the stage front, and two decorative fan-shaped panels frame the foreground with a few onlookers at the bottom left.2008-04-27July 07 20092009-07-07 +1 copiesIndoor hall with white walls and a corrugated roof, where a seated figure in orange robes and an orange head wrap receives a white-clad man bowing at their feet. Garlands of white flowers hang on the seated person's neck and flower petals are scattered on the white-draped platform. A large banner behind shows a smiling man in an orange turban and gold necklace, with Tamil text reading Nithyananda and Namakkal. Around them, devotees in white dhotis and saris stand and sit, a woman in a blue sari and another in a gold sari bend forward, and a young man in white with a rudraksha mala stands at right. A smaller portrait of a man in a white turban hangs on the left wall.2007-02-06A seated man in saffron-orange robes sits on a white-draped platform before a red curtain and a glowing white arch, wearing a white flower garland with red blossoms and a rudraksha-style necklace; he has long dark hair and a red forehead mark. Two men in white shirts and dhotis kneel or stand at the platform's edge, one with hands raised toward him, and a person in a white sari with orange shawl and braided hair stands at right. A white pedestal fan is at left. Visible tokens suggest an intimate darshan-style session, with a white cushion behind him.2008-06-22December 20 20092009-12-20A seated man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits on a white cushioned throne-style chair before a deep red velvet curtain, raising one hand in greeting. He has long dark wavy hair and a red bindi. Five men stand around him: on the left, a man in white kurta with an orange shawl; next, a young man in cream shirt and grey trousers; on the right, a man in white shirt with a name badge, a man in blue checked shirt, and a man in cream patterned shirt with a badge. A white footstool sits in front of the throne. The chair is flanked by white bolster pillows with red trim. Photo credit overlay reads 'Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam '. a person candidate by appearance: the seated man has long hair, saffron robes and a rudraksha mala on a throne2010-07-07