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A smiling man with long dark dreadlocks piled high under a rust-red turban decorated with a jewelled gold and red-stone brooch sits on a tiger-striped seat at a gathering. He wears a rust-red shawl over bare shoulders, a leopard-print waist cloth, heavy gold necklaces strung with rudraksha beads, a rudraksha armlet and a gold bangle, with a vertical red mark on his forehead. Blurred audience members fill the background and a gold pillar stands at the right edge.

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A smiling man seated on a tiger-striped throne cushion, wearing a rust-orange turban with a jeweled brooch, long dark matted hair, and rust-orange draped cloth over a leopard-print waist wrap. He wears a gold-and-rudraksha mala with a large gold pendant, rudraksha armbands, and holds a small gold trident. He appears to be Swamiji (probable) based on the long swept-back hair, turban, saffron-toned ornate clothing and rudraksha malas, seated as the focal figure before a blurred audience. Behind him, a gold pillar and out-of-focus attendees fill the stage setting.2016-12-07A smiling man seated cross-legged on a leopard-print cushion draped with a striped fabric, wearing a rust-orange turban with a jewelled ornament and a long dark braid visible behind it. He wears an orange-red shawl over bare shoulders, a leopard-patterned waist cloth, heavy gold necklaces, multiple rudraksha malas, rudraksha armbands and a red thread on his wrist, and holds a gold-tipped ceremonial implement. Blurred figures in orange and saffron stand in the background of a hall. The page indicates Swamiji was present, and his turban, long hair, saffron-toned clothing, rudraksha malas and ceremonial gold adornments are compatible with the Nithyananda Paramashivam appearance cues, so he is labelled a probable match.2016-12-07A smiling bearded man with long dark hair wrapped in a rust-red turban with a jeweled brooch sits cross-legged on a throne draped with a tiger-striped cloth, wearing a rust-red shawl, a leopard-print waistcloth, heavy gold necklaces, rudraksha malas and beaded arm bands. He holds a crystal-topped ceremonial staff. Swamiji (probable): the flowing long hair, turban, rudraksha malas, gold ornaments and saffron-red clothing are the cues. Behind him a large audience sits, including a woman in orange on the right, and a golden cymbal-like object appears at the left edge. A blue-white backdrop hangs behind the stage.2016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07A smiling bearded man with long dark hair piled into a high knot sits cross-legged on a tiger-striped cushion on a stage. He wears a rust-orange turban with a jewelled brooch, a rust-orange shawl over a leopard-print cloth, layered gold necklaces, multiple rudraksha malas, and rudraksha armbands. He holds a small trident-tipped rod in one hand and a fan-like whisk in the other. The blurred background shows a few seated audience members. The figure has distinctive presentation cues including ornate gold jewellery, saffron-orange clothing and a turban, so this is an appearance-based probable Swamiji (probable) seated on stage as the speaker.2016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07A smiling man seated cross-legged on an elevated golden-brown throne-like seat, wearing a rust-orange turban with a jeweled ornament and a tall bun, a rust-orange shawl over bare shoulders, a leopard-print waist cloth, multiple layered gold ceremonial necklaces with rudraksha malas, rudraksha armbands, and a gold lance-like staff with a trident-shaped finial beside him. He holds a small gold ritual implement in one hand. Audience members with dark hair are seen in the foreground, and a plain lavender backdrop fills the upper area. Probable Swamiji by appearance: saffron-orange ornate clothing, rudraksha malas, ceremonial gold necklaces and turban cues, shown as a seated speaker before the crowd.2016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07A smiling man sits cross-legged on a raised platform wearing a rust-orange turban with a jeweled brooch and a red bindi. He wears layered gold necklaces with rudraksha beads, rudraksha armlets, an orange shawl and a leopard-print cloth at the waist. He holds a small golden ceremonial staff in each hand. Behind him a dark-haired figure is partly visible, and in the lower right foreground the heads of seated audience members are visible. Swamiji (probable) with a saffron turban, rudraksha malas and ceremonial gold necklaces, seated on the platform in front of the audience.2016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07