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A photograph of a healing or blessing moment. On the right, a man with long dark hair tied in a bun, bare-shouldered, wears a red and gold shawl over a gold ornamental collar and a white tilak on his forehead, and presses his hand on the head of a seated man. The seated man in a white shirt, with short dark hair and a moustache, looks ahead with his palm raised in front of him. Two blurred figures in white clothing stand in the background. Setting appears to be an indoor hall with a pale wall and a wall-mounted fan at left.2011-11-06A photograph of an indoor ritual in a warm-lit hall. A man with long dark hair tied back, bare-shouldered and wearing a saffron-orange garment with a rudraksha mala, reaches out and places his palm on the forehead of a standing man in a white kurta with a saffron-red shawl printed with script. The standing man raises one hand in a blessing gesture. Two seated women in saffron and white are visible in the background, and a golden vessel edge appears at the lower left. The first man appears to be a probable Swamiji by appearance cues including swept-back long hair, saffron garment and rudraksha mala, performing a blessing or diksha-style touch.2014-03-08A photograph of a blessing exchange indoors. A man with long dark hair in a bun, bare-shouldered in a rust-brown cloth with a gold ceremonial necklace of beads, presses his right palm to the forehead of a shorter, grey-haired man in a white kurta with a red and white beaded mala around his neck. A woman in white sits blurred in the lower right, and a pale curtain and dark wall form the background. The gesture resembles a padapuja-style blessing, with the standing figure giving the blessing and the other receiving it. Swamiji (probable): the figure in rust-brown with long hair, bun and gold beaded necklace; he is giving the blessing.2013-12-17A photograph of a ritual blessing. A bare-chested man in an orange-and-gold shawl, with a red tilak on his forehead, a short topknot, gold beaded necklaces and a gold bangle, stands at right placing his right hand on the head of a shaven-headed man in a white shirt at left, whose hands are pressed together in a gesture of receiving. A deep maroon curtain hangs behind them and a gold-coloured vessel is visible at lower centre. Their faces suggest a devotee receiving blessing from a priest.2012-02-09February 09 20122012-02-09March 03 20152015-03-03A photograph of a healing or blessing moment. A bare-chested man with long swept-back hair, a tilak on his forehead, a red-and-gold shawl and a large gold bead necklace reaches his right hand onto the forehead of a seated man in a white collared shirt, rudraksha mala and a gold bangle. The seated man raises his right palm toward his own face. Behind them, a shaved-headed monk in orange robes sits beside a blurred man in white, with other people standing in the background. Red curtains and a white appliance are visible at left. a person: the bare-chested figure with swept-back hair, gold beaded necklace and red-gold shawl in a blessing gesture, with the photo's caption page indicating a Nithya Kriya session.2011-11-06February 09 20122012-02-09A man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala stands with both palms raised beside his head while a bare-chested man with swept-back hair, a vibhuti line on his forehead, a red-and-gold shawl and a necklace of gold bells touches the first man's forehead with his right hand. The bell-necklace figure is a person performing an in-person blessing gesture; the setting is an indoor hall with blurred figures in white clothing and a cameraman's equipment at left. Two people are clearly visible plus partial figures behind.2011-11-06November 01 20132013-11-01A bare-shouldered man in a green and red-bordered garment places his right palm on the forehead of a seated man in a white shirt with a dark tie, who has his hands pressed together in greeting. Behind them a camera on a tripod and several onlookers in white are visible, and a white floor-standing cooling unit stands against a peach wall. A bald-headed man in white with a rudraksha mala sits at lower left. The blessing gesture is performed in a meeting room setting.2011-12-04September 03 20112011-09-03 +1 copies