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a person stands in an ashram hall wearing an orange-saffron cloth draped over his bare shoulder, with rudraksha malas layered across his chest and arms, a white flower garland, and a gold ceremonial necklace. He raises his right hand toward a devotee's head in blessing while holding a small green booklet in his left hand. Around him, several devotees in white and grey shirts stand with palms pressed together in namaskar. Behind them are yellow curtains, a colourful pillar and an arched white doorway.

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May 31 20122012-05-31 +1 copiesJune 06 20122012-06-06 +1 copiesA photograph of a man in a saffron-orange robe wearing a long gold-and-rudraksha mala with rudraksha bracelets on his upper arms, a red tilak on his forehead and long swept-back dark hair, reading a small white paper in his hands at an indoor gathering. Several people crowd around him, including an older man in white with white hair and a younger man in a dark shirt, a man in a red striped shirt in the foreground, and a man in white dhoti in the background. Behind them is a golden shrine area with a red curtain. The photo is credited to Sri Nithyananda Paramahamsa and Nithyanandapedia. Appearance-based probable identification: Swamiji (probable), the person in the saffron robe with the long gold-and-rudraksha mala and swept-back hair, reading paper in a satsang-type setting.2013-07-13May 26 20122012-05-26 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple hall with arched white walls and a golden deity murti with a red canopy on an altar in the background. In the foreground, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears a saffron-orange wrap, a white flower garland, a gold ceremonial necklace and rudraksha bracelets on his arms, and holds a plate while extending a hand in blessing toward devotees; the figure is an appearance-based probable Swamiji, with the page noting his presence at this event. Around him, a crowd of devotees in white and orange clothing press close, some with palms joined in namaskar and one wearing a tilaka. A cameraman stands on the left holding a camera, and several women in white saris stand to the right.2012-06-02May 21 20122012-05-21A photograph in a bright indoor hall with cream walls and tiled floor. A man in an orange-brown saffron robe with a thick gold necklace and gold earrings, holding a small white book, smiles while extending his right palm toward the face of a man in a khaki shirt who has his hands folded in greeting. Beside them, another robed attendant in saffron stands, and a shaved-headed man in an orange-brown dhoti and a white-shirted man stand nearby. Behind them, a row of people in white and blue clothing and a woman in a blue top stand in the background, and a decorated golden deity murti and red drapes are visible at the far end.2013-09-02April 14 20132013-04-14July 01 20132013-07-01A photograph of a ceremonial blessing at a temple-style hall. A figure in saffron-orange robes with a long gold-and-bead garland and gold armbands stands at center, holding a small white paper in one hand while placing the other palm on the head of a bowed man in a white shirt. Two people with folded hands stand to the left, and a shaved-headed priest in white robes with a white forehead mark stands behind on the right. Behind them is a gilded throne and a painted backdrop with a deity figure and ornate pillars. The central figure has long swept-back hair, a tilak on the forehead, rudraksha-style beads and a ceremonial gold necklace, which are cues consistent with the page's identification; the appearance is only a probable match for a person.2013-06-26Photograph of a temple scene where a bare-chested man with long, swept-back dark hair, a white forehead mark and white marks on his arms, wearing a rudraksha mala, a ceremonial gold necklace and a white flower garland over an orange-and-yellow shawl, extends his hand to bless a line of devotees who bow with folded palms and bent heads. Behind him, a priest in white ritual dhoti with gold border and a saffron-robed monk stand near a red-draped altar, arches and pillars frame the hall, and a small deity picture hangs in an arched niche.2012-05-21May 11 20122012-05-11