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December 31 2013

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A bare-chested man in an orange-brown shawl wrapped over his shoulders, wearing a beaded necklace and a gold earring, sits and presses his right palm to the forehead of a woman seated before him. She wears an orange sari with a red border, a rudraksha mala, and a white tilak on her forehead, and holds a sheet of paper while smiling with closed eyes. Behind them, standing devotees in orange robes and rudraksha malas watch, and a red tray holds apples and a water bottle. The scene suggests a blessing or initiation moment during a satsang gathering.

A seated figure in an orange-brown saffron robe with a long coral-beaded necklace and a white vibhuti mark on the forehead places his right hand on the head of a woman with dark hair pulled back, who wears an orange saree with a green and gold border and presses her palms together in anjali. Both are smiling. Behind them, a red tray holds sweets and offerings, a gold-trimmed cushion or throne is on the left, and several people in white and red garments stand in the background. The gesture looks like a blessing given during satsang or darshan. The seated figure's appearance is consistent with the page's claim, with a saffron robe, beaded necklace and vibhuti, but the face is partly turned away, so identity is uncertain.

November 10 2013

A photograph of a seated man in saffron-orange cloth with a rudraksha mala and red-brown beaded necklaces, a tilak on his forehead, placing his right hand on the shaved head of a kneeling young man in orange and red robes whose palms are pressed together in prayer. Behind them, a woman in white with a rudraksha mala and two women in orange and red saris stand or sit in a decorated room with potted plants and a gold-toned pillar. The seated man has long swept-back hair and distinctive orange clothing with ornate beaded necklaces, consistent with a person giving a blessing to a devotee. Blessing, devotee, sannyasi, rudraksha, tilak.

May 28 2013

March 25 2017

A photograph of a seated man in a rust-orange cloth with a bare right shoulder and a beaded pale necklace, a white tilak on his forehead, and small gold earrings. He rests his right hand on the head of a young woman kneeling before him, her hands joined in anjali and wearing an orange garment with a red border and a rudraksha mala. He holds a folded handwritten paper in his left hand. Behind them, an orange-robed attendant holds a red bundle, and a red box with fruit, a water bottle and offerings sits nearby. a person: he has a tilak, a beaded necklace and an orange cloth, consistent with the page's identification.

June 04 2016

A seated man in a rust-brown dhoti-style garment with a gold border rests his right hand on the forehead of a shaven-headed boy in an orange sleeveless robe. The seated man, with long hair tied back, rudraksha mala beads and white vibhuti marks, smiles warmly. The boy wears a rudraksha mala, bangle and a white vibhuti mark, eyes closed, palms together in a respectful gesture. Gold ceremonial objects and a dark speaker stand in the background. This appears to be a blessing moment, with the seated man's appearance matching the page's Swamiji cues of long hair, rudraksha beads and a ceremonial setting (probable).

May 09 2015

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 a rust-red shawl and a rudraksha mala with a short white vibhuti marking on his forehead extends his right hand to rest on the head of a young girl in an orange outfit with a rudraksha mala and bangles. The girl has her hands raised in prayer and a smile, seated before a golden lion-form throne and a silver ceremonial staff with a golden lion-head top. Gold kalasha-like vessels sit at left, a red carpet lies beneath, and wall fans and other seated devotees appear at the right edge. The image appears to be a satsang darshan blessing.