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Photo of a ceremonial initiation scene on a stage decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands, a trident and a red-and-gold backdrop. A shirtless young man in a white dhoti, with a white sacred thread over his shoulder, bows forward with his palms pressed to his forehead before a seated man in an orange-red shawl and a heavy gold necklace with rudraksha-style beads. The seated man has long swept-back hair and a beard, smiles and extends one hand toward the kneeling devotee. Beside them stand a man in orange robes with rudraksha malas and a woman in a gold-brown sari with a beaded necklace, her back to the camera. A silver kalasha-style vessel and a small brass cup sit on a side table. Probable Swamiji appears as the seated figure, identified by his long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklace and orange-red robe, seated on a leopard-print cushioned throne. Graphic overlay reads Nithyananda Paramashivam

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