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Indoor photo of a seated woman in a white dhoti-style garment with a yellow border and a long rudraksha mala, her head being touched by a curly-haired man in a plain white shirt and white dhoti. A red cushion and red and gold cloth sit beside her. On the right, a woman in a red blouse, white saree with gold border, red scarf and glasses watches the scene. A white tower fan and beaded curtains are behind them. The setting looks like a blessing or initiation ritual.2011-09-07April 01 20122012-04-01July 30 20062006-07-30A photograph of a ceremonial blessing at an outdoor event. A man with long dark hair tied back, wearing a rust-red shawl over a bare chest and a long beaded gold-toned necklace, raises his right hand to touch the forehead of a man in a white kurta with a red-and-white lanyard and a red sash. The recipient holds his palm up in greeting. Behind them a woman in white with a beaded necklace watches, and a woman in a red-and-gold dress with a bindi is at right. An orange fringed canopy edge is at top left, with blurred people and white draping in the background. The blessing gesture resembles a padapuja-style darshan.2013-12-20A photograph of a diksha-style blessing in an indoor hall. A woman with hair in a bun and rudraksha beads around her neck, wearing an orange-gold saree, presses her right palm to the forehead of a man with closed eyes who wears a white t-shirt and a red lanyard. Her left hand rests on his chest, and another man stands at right with one palm raised. Behind them, a man in white with an orange shawl stands at the edge of the frame, and red drapes and framed pictures are visible on the wall.2013-11-19December 31 20132013-12-31 +2 copiesA seated man in a red-orange dhoti and shawl, with a white vertical tilak on his forehead, rudraksha malas across his chest and a gold-coloured ear ornament, extends his right hand toward a kneeling devotee in a white shirt who holds his palms together in namaskar. Behind the throne is a gold-trimmed seat with a red and striped cloth. Beside them a woman in white with an orange rudraksha mala stands watching. The scene is a darshan with blessing. The man has long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and ornate gold-toned adornments; the Swamiji (probable) appearance cues are present, matching the event page, so he is described as the teacher giving blessing.2014-06-02January 01 20092009-01-01February 17 20132013-02-17September 21 20142014-09-21Indoor photo at a convention hall. In the foreground on the left, a long-haired man with swept-back hair, a bare chest and a thick gold ceremonial necklace places his right hand on the forehead of a seated young man in white shirt and trousers, with a rudraksha mala around his neck and palms pressed together in prayer. The receiving man has eyes closed and a moustache, and wears an ID badge on his chest. Behind them, several men in white kurtas stand and watch, one in an orange sleeveless vest. A blue cooler unit and wall fixtures are visible at the right edge. Swamiji (probable) is the man giving the blessing, shown by his long swept-back hair, bare chest and gold necklace; the page identifies this event as the Nithyananda Spurana Convention in Salem.2006-07-30A seated figure in an orange sleeveless robe and draped orange cloth places one palm on the head of a young man in a white shirt, white trousers and a white necklace cord, who has his hands folded in namaskar. Behind them a crowd of onlookers stands and sits under a large open-sided hall with a corrugated roof. Several women in saffron and white saris and men in white shirts watch closely, and a seated devotee in white with folded hands is visible at center. The gesture resembles a blessing or darshan at a gathering.2010-02-14