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September 21 2014

September 13 2013

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A seated man with swept-back dark hair, a white vertical tilak on his forehead, a brown-orange robe and a long beaded necklace, reaches to touch the forehead of an older white-haired man with a white beard who wears an orange robe and sits with his palms folded. Behind them a younger man in brown-orange robe and a rudraksha mala watches, and a purple and red deity murti draped in garlands stands on a red cloth-covered altar with gold pillars. Two standing people in white clothes are at the right edge, and a gold lion-head ornament sits in the lower left corner.

A photograph of an indoor ritual setting in which a man with long dark hair tied in a bun and a white forehead mark, wearing an orange-gold shawl and a beaded rudraksha-style necklace, lays his right hand on the forehead of a shaven-headed young man in an orange robe with beaded malas and a small earring. The recipient has eyes closed and a palm raised in a gesture of reception. Behind them, a seated woman in orange and a second seated woman in a cream sari with a pale fan and red curtains are present, and a gold-coloured object is in the lower left foreground. The scene suggests a blessing or initiation moment in an ashram hall. Probable Swamiji wearing the orange-gold shawl, long swept-back hair and ornate necklace is placing his hand in blessing; the image is consistent with a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam satsang event.

A seated man in an orange-saffron dhoti with a gold-edged cloth, wearing a long rudraksha mala and a white tilak on his forehead, touches the forehead of an older man in a white kurta who kneels with palms raised. The seated man holds a small folded white paper in his left hand. Behind them, a woman in a red-orange sari with a beaded necklace stands, and other people in white stand in the background. Gold lion-head armrests frame the seated man on a red-carpeted dais. Swamiji (probable) is the seated man, identified by the rudraksha mala, saffron clothing and long swept-back hair, giving blessing to a devotee.

March 12 2014

A seated priest in a rust-brown and gold-bordered dhoti-style cloth with white vibhuti marks on his forehead and orange-red beaded necklaces places his right hand on the forehead of a shaven-headed man in an orange-red robe and rudraksha mala, who has white tilak marks and an earring. Behind them a seated woman in a maroon robe and dark beads watches, and two people in cream and white stand in a room with red curtains. The scene resembles a forehead blessing or initiation during a ritual.

A seated man in a rust-orange cloth draped over one shoulder wears a long rudraksha mala with a white vibhuti mark on his forehead and his hair in a bun. He reaches out to touch the forehead of a shaved-headed devotee in a pale cream kurta, who raises his hands in a receptive gesture. Between them stands a silver staff with a finial. Golden lion-head ornaments flank the seat, a red carpet covers the floor, and oscillating fans and a wooden partition sit in the background.

May 09 2015

A seated figure in orange and gold-trimmed robes, with long dark hair and a strand of rudraksha beads with gold accents, places a palm on the forehead of a young man in a maroon kurta with a visitor badge. The young man holds his hands out in a gesture of receiving. Behind them, a man with a white shirt, grey hair and moustache presses his palms together in prayer, and a woman in an orange sari with a gold border stands in the background. The setting is a white-walled hall with a red carpet and a maroon cushion in the foreground.

A seated man with a dark hair bun, rudraksha mala and white temple markings on his forehead places his right hand on the forehead of an older white-haired man in an orange saffron robe, who presses his palms together in respect. The seated man wears saffron and gold cloth with a rudraksha mala and a white bandage on his left forearm. Behind them a golden lion-headed throne armrest is visible at left and bottom. A man in a teal shirt and a woman in white with an orange-bordered sari and a woman in a rust-coloured sari with a mala stand in the background, and a seated man in white with a white forehead mark kneels nearby.