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A smiling person with long, dark, wavy hair wears a loose orange-saffron wrap over one shoulder and holds a black book with red lettering. They stand before a dark wall-mounted sign with gold lettering in Kannada, English and Tamil reading 'Things Used by Paramahamsa'. Beside them, on black shelves with orange trim, are a framed colourful deity print, a framed black-and-white portrait, small brass items, flowers and booklets. A person in white clothing with a red wristband, at the right edge, holds out a pamphlet. The setting is a plain white-walled exhibit room, and the photo carries a date stamp of 7-7-2006.

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July 07 20062006-07-07A photograph in a museum-style display room with white cinder-block walls. A man with long dark wavy hair wears a sleeveless saffron-orange robe and holds an open booklet while looking down at it. Behind him, glass display cabinets with black frames and orange shelf cloths hold framed black-and-white portraits, a colourful framed picture, a small brass figure, and a pink-and-red decorative item. Above the cabinets hangs a black banner with gold lettering in Kannada and English reading 'Things Used by' and a Kannada line beginning 'Paramahamsaru'.2006-07-07July 07 20062006-07-07Two men in saffron-orange robes stand before a dark display case wall beneath a gold-lettered sign reading "...ngs Used by Paramahamsa in..." in Kannada and Tamil script. The man on the right, with long dark hair and a red forehead mark, smiles while pointing at an open book showing a colourful picture. The man on the left, with a grey-streaked beard and a wooden rudraksha mala, wears a white shirt under an orange shawl and looks down at the book. Behind them, glass shelves hold red-wrapped bundles and a small wooden box with decorative inlay.2006-07-07Indoor photograph of a display area with a dark sign reading "Things Used by Paramahamsa in Childhood" in English, Kannada and Tamil. A standing man in an orange saffron robe, with long swept-back dark hair, holds an open booklet while looking toward a second man in white who is writing on a clipboard. Two glass display cabinets on the right hold small framed photographs, a wooden box and a few objects on orange-lined shelves. A woman in a white sari stands at left by a brown door, and a table in the foreground displays books, pamphlets, a brass mirror frame and a plastic bag. The page indicates a person is present; the orange-robed man matches the candidate's appearance cues, so he is described as a person.2006-07-07July 07 20062006-07-07A man with long, wavy black hair and a red bindi on his forehead stands at a table, smiling and looking down at a small card in his right hand. He wears a loose orange-saffron cloth draped over one shoulder and wrapped around the body. On the table are books, papers and a spiral notebook with handwritten red text. Behind him, a black wall displays Kannada script in gold lettering, and shelves hold framed photographs and cloth. The cloth is distinctive, and the hair, bindi and saffron drape match the page's cues, so this is a person candidate in a moment of arranging printed materials.2006-07-07Indoor photograph of a museum-style exhibit room with grey metal display cabinets against a plain white cinder-block wall. A black banner reads "Things Used by" in English with Kannada and Tamil text above and below, labelled as things used by Paramahamsa Nithyananda's childhood. A man in a saffron-orange unstitched robe with long dark hair and a bare chest stands centre, smiling, holding a small object in one hand, with a dark wrap over one shoulder; his appearance is consistent with the page's cues but not conclusive. Two women in white clothing stand nearby, one holding small items and the other with her back turned, facing a man in white with a notepad. A framed colour print of a deity murti sits on a shelf. A faint purple dove logo appears in the upper left.2006-07-07A photograph of a museum-style display area with a black wall sign reading "Things Used by Paramahamsa in his young age" in Kannada, Tamil and English, the sign's Kannada and Tamil text not translated here. A person in a saffron-orange robe with long swept-back hair leans over a table, holding a small photograph and examining a collection of old printed photos, a framed picture, a conch shell and small wooden objects. Beside them a man in a white kurta and white shawl with a dark pendant necklace stands watching. A video camera on a tripod is visible at right, and a second person in orange stands at the left edge. The scene is a childhood archive exhibit.2006-07-07A photograph of two men in orange ochre robes standing at a table covered with printed brochures, photo cards and a black album with red trim. The man on the left has long wavy black hair, a red bindi and bare shoulders under his orange wrap, and is looking down at a photo card held in his hands. The man on the right has a grey-streaked beard, a red tilak, a rudraksha mala and orange robes over white, and is looking down at the album. Behind them is a black banner with gold lettering reading Things Used by Paramahamsa, above glass display shelves holding small deity figurines, a framed photograph and decorative objects. The scene appears to be an exhibition display of memorabilia.2006-07-07Indoor photo of a display of childhood objects. A long-haired figure in orange robes with a shawl stands at a white-covered table, reaching toward items including photographs, a small wooden box, a conch shell and a red cloth. To the left, a bearded man in orange shawl and white garment with a rudraksha mala is arranging items. Behind them, a man in white clothes stands near a video camera on a tripod-mounted rig. A black wall sign above reads 'Things Used by Paramahamsa in his young age', with black shelves beside. Four people are visible.2006-07-07July 07 20062006-07-07