November 20 2009 - Nithyanandapedia

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November 20 2009

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A photograph inside a hall with pink walls and dark windows. A man with long dark hair tied back, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange garment, places his right hand on the forehead of a short-haired man in a white shirt with a red lanyard, who has his eyes closed and palms pressed together. The person in orange has distinctive long swept-back hair and saffron clothing, a probable match for a person as the page indicates, though his face is not used for identification. Behind them, several people in white clothes stand with hands folded, and a person in a yellow garment is partly visible at the left edge. The scene suggests a blessing or initiation moment.

December 15 2009

A photograph of a monastic figure in an orange-saffron shawl and shorts-length orange garment, with long dark hair swept back, pressing both hands to the forehead and temples of a man in a white short-sleeved shirt with a small pattern and a wristwatch. The bystanders include two women in white and blue saree-style clothing at left and a woman in a white top at right. The setting is an indoor hall with a corrugated or thatched ceiling, fluorescent lights, a fan, and a speaker on a stand. The orange-clad figure's appearance matches the page's a person reference only loosely, so the identity is left unsure and the figure is described by role as a sannyasi giving a blessing.

A man in an orange sleeveless top with long dark swept-back hair places his right palm on the forehead of a bearded man in a white kurta with a yellow lanyard. The bearded man has his hands pressed together in front of his chest. Behind them, a woman in white and another person in yellow sit in a hall with pale pink walls and dark windows. a person is the man in orange, giving a forehead blessing to a devotee in white. The setting appears to be an ashram or satsang hall.

A photograph of two men in close contact in an indoor hall. A man in an orange sleeveless top and orange shawl, with long wavy dark hair, holds the forehead of a seated man in a white shirt with eyes closed, cradling the back of his head with his other hand. A rudraksha mala is visible at the neck of the man in white. In the blurred background a woman in a dark red top sits near a gold cloth. The gesture resembles a blessing or forehead touch during darshan. a person candidate appearance uncertain; described by role.

July 10 2011

November 18 2010

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A photograph of a figure in a sleeveless saffron-orange robe with long dark hair tied back in a low knot, placing his right hand on the crown of a man's head. The recipient, in a white shirt with a dark tie, has eyes lowered and hands held together in a respectful gesture. Blurred people in white and yellow clothing stand in the background of an indoor hall with pale pink walls and windows. The figure in orange has a distinctive long swept hair and saffron clothing; his identity is not established by appearance alone, so he is described by role as the giver of blessing.

February 07 2010

A photograph of an indoor gathering in dim, warm light. A person with long dark swept-back hair and an orange sleeveless top smiles while placing both hands on the head of a man with short hair who is bowing forward. The man wears a white loose shirt. Behind them, seated people in yellow and white clothing watch, and a plastic bottle sits at the lower edge.

A photograph of a satsang moment in which a person in an orange-saffron draped garment and a wooden bead mala stands at left, placing a hand on the crown of the head of a man in a white shirt with a lanyard badge, whose eyes are closed and palm is raised. The figure at left has short dark hair, gold earrings and a wrap of rust-orange cloth. Behind them, devotees in white and orange clothing sit on the floor, and a red curtain hangs in the background. Appearance cues are consistent with a person, given the orange garment, mala beads and gold earrings, though the identity remains uncertain.

November 21 2011