December 31 2006 - Nithyanandapedia

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December 31 2006

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Indoor photograph in a room with a large bronze Nataraja statue framed against a dark backdrop, with a table of offerings and flowers beneath it. A figure in a saffron-orange robe and orange head wrap sits on a beige leather sofa with a hand to chin, listening. Facing them, a man with white hair and a white beard wears white kurta and dhoti with a rudraksha-style mala and gestures with one arm. A third man in a white shirt and white dhoti sits on a dark patterned sofa, barefoot. Several other people in white stand or sit in the background near lattice windows.

A photograph of a home visit in an interior room with pale gold curtains and a marble floor. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes and a white flower garland sits on a white-draped sofa, with a red bindi on the forehead and long dark hair, as the central figure. An older man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands with palms pressed together in namaskar at left. At right, an older woman in a beige sari with red and green border stands with hands folded. Partially visible at the far left edge, another person with folded hands and a white garment. A striped blue armchair is at right.

February 13 2007

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A photograph of a man in a saffron-orange robe and matching orange turban, with a dark rudraksha mala around his neck, seated on a grey-beige leather sofa and gesturing to his right with an outstretched arm. Long dark hair falls past his shoulders. Behind him, two people in white clothes stand near a wall, and a woman in a white top wearing a necklace sits on a side bench beside a teal-and-white striped cloth. A lattice window with pink panels is at the top right, and an orange cloth lies on the armrest at left. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, orange turban, saffron robes and a rudraksha mala, in a seated speaking pose.

November 09 2006

Indoor gathering on a green mat with white sofa-style seats and red-and-orange patterned wall panels. A seated man in an orange turban and orange robe, with a long multicoloured flower garland, sits centre-right on the white sofa, smiling and gesturing with one hand. A younger man in white clothes with an orange shawl sits beside him on the right. Several people in white shirts and dhotis crowd the foreground, one with hands folded in greeting near a red cushioned ledge. A woman in a red sari with a baby and a phone stands in the lower right, and a woman with hair in a bun sits in the lower left. The seated man in orange has long hair and fits the orange-turban, orange-robe and multicoloured garland cues, so he is a probable Swamiji candidate in person.

November 09 2006

November 09 2006

A dimly lit indoor hall with white plastic chairs and a low white sofa. On the right, a man with curly dark hair wears an orange and gold dhoti-style garment and sits on a white cushioned seat, smiling, with bare feet on a patterned rug. Beside him a person in white covered in a white shawl sits on a sofa behind a white lace-covered table. Seated on the left are a woman in a pink and green sari and two men in white dhotis; the man second from left wears a green-bordered white dhoti and holds a small object, while a bare-chested priest with a sacred thread sits in the centre with a white cloth. Several standing people wear white and orange shawls in the background. Orange and multicolored hanging banners and a white metal scaffold frame decorate the room.

February 15 2009

A photograph of a formal sitting room with cream curtains, a white-draped sofa and an ornate silver side table at left. A seated person with long dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange robe and a long white flower garland, smiles at two standing men in white. The man at left, with grey hair and a white shirt and trousers, gestures with both hands while speaking. The middle man, with a white beard and white shirt and dhoti with a red border, stands with hands clasped. A third person in the background wears a white garment. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure has long swept-back hair, saffron robe and a ceremonial garland, consistent with a Nithyananda ashram visit. Marble floor and a sheer curtain visible.

A photograph in a hall with a red and wooden throne. A seated figure in saffron robes and a saffron turban sits on an ornate red-cushioned throne flanked by carved golden lion sculptures, smiling and extending a hand toward visitors. A woman in a pink sari with a green and gold border stands with folded hands, facing a man in white dhoti and shawl with gold border who holds a folded paper. A man in a grey shirt stands behind them, and a person in white holds a plate of offerings at left. A wall-mounted clock, a lattice screen and a banner with a green emblem appear in the background, with flower petals on the floor in front. The seated figure has a saffron turban and saffron robes, which are the appearance cues for a person, but the page does not state he is present, so the identification is uncertain.