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A photograph of a seated man with eyes closed and a slight smile receiving a blessing at the forehead. He wears a white shirt and an orange-red shawl printed with Sanskrit mantra text. A bearded man in a white garment and rudraksha mala presses his fingers to the seated man's brow with his right hand while his left hand is raised beside him. Behind them, another person in white stands with hands folded, and a third person is partly visible at right. The setting is an indoor hall with a dark red curtain in the background.

A photograph of a seated man in a white shirt with eyes closed and a faint smile, receiving a blessing as a bare-chested, bearded man with long matted hair presses his palm to the seated man's forehead. The blessing figure wears a rudraksha mala and a gold ceremonial necklace, and the seated man wears an orange shawl printed with repeated Tamil-like text. Other participants in white stand blurred in the background at a gathering. Visible text on the shawl reads nithyanandam repeatedly.

A photograph of a young man in white clothes with a red-and-maroon shawl kneeling forward while a bearded man with long, swept-back dark hair and a bare upper body wrapped in a maroon cloth places his right hand on the kneeling man's forehead in a blessing. The blessing man wears rudraksha-style beads and bangles on the wrist. Behind them a cameraman operates a video camera on a tripod, and several people in white and saffron-orange stoles stand around a red curtained hall. The scene suggests a blessing or initiation moment. Possible a person: the blessing man's long swept-back hair, bare-chested maroon wrap and beads match the appearance cues, though this is an appearance-based label only.

A young man with shoulder-length wavy dark hair and a short beard kneels with eyes closed and palms pressed together in namaskar, wearing a plain white shirt. A saffron-orange shawl printed with black Tamil-script text drapes around his neck, and a rudraksha mala hangs at his chest. Another person in a pink and white patterned garment and red wristband presses a hand to his forehead in a blessing gesture, with a white-clad figure and red curtain behind. The setting suggests a ritual blessing or darshan at an ashram event.

A photograph of a bare-shouldered teacher in rust-orange robes and a rudraksha mala placing his right palm on the forehead of a seated man in a white shirt and orange scarf printed with Sanskrit mantras. The teacher has a white forehead marking and his hair tied back in a bun; a second person in white stands near the man's left side. Behind them are green leaves, a brass lamp stand and blurred devotees. The man in white has his eyes closed and both hands joined near his chest.

A photograph of a samaya deeksha initiation during a homa. A bare-shouldered figure with cropped dark hair and a light vertical forehead mark, wearing a deep red-brown robe with a gold-edged border and a thick gold beaded necklace, reaches forward to press a hand on the forehead of a young man with short dark hair. The young man wears a white kurta-style garment and an orange-red shawl printed with repeating script, and raises his other palm toward the viewer. Behind them, several people in white garments with red-orange shawls stand or sit, and a woman in an orange-red shawl is at the right edge. A rudraksha mala and a small bowl of flowers or leaves sit in the foreground. a person is.

A photo of a initiation moment in a formal hall with dark red curtains. A man with a white vertical forehead mark and a pink flower garland, wearing a rust-red robe, places his right hand on the forehead of a young man in a white kurta with a red-and-gold patterned shawl. The young man holds his left palm up toward the viewer. Behind them is a silver trident and a golden-hued ornament. A woman in white with a rudraksha mala stands at right, watching.

Photograph of a young man with short dark hair in a white shirt and an orange-red shawl printed with dark script, wearing a small dark bead pendant on a gold chain. His eyes are lowered and he has an expression of calm. A person's hand wearing gold and red bangles rests on his forehead in a blessing gesture, while in the right foreground a blurred figure with a dark bead-adorned headpiece and gold earring and necklace appears to be a deity murti or the officiant. The background is a warm, softly blurred indoor hall with a hanging orange lamp.

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A photograph of a young male devotee in a white t-shirt and orange-saffron scarf with a lanyard, eyes closed and hands raised in front of him, receiving a blessing as an older bare-chested man in a saffron-brown cloth wears a white vibhuti line on his forehead, a long white jasmine garland with red flowers, a brown rudraksha-style mala, and long dark hair. The blessing man's hand rests on the boy's head. Behind them are a gold-colored draped backdrop, red fabric, and a maroon curtain. Another man in white stands at the left edge. Probable Swamiji (probable) appears as the blessing man, showing long swept-back hair, saffron-brown clothing, a jasmine garland and a rudraksha mala.