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October 05 2012

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February 24 20132013-02-24Photograph of a blessing or initiation moment. A long-haired figure in an orange-saffron robe, wearing multiple rudraksha malas, a gold necklace, a white vibhuti band with a red bindi on the forehead, and hoop earrings, holds a sheet of handwritten paper and reads it while standing. The figure's right arm is raised with the palm resting on the crown of a man in a white shirt whose head is bowed. A second orange-robed figure stands behind, and a blurred person in white appears at the left edge.2013-01-28A photograph of a ritual blessing in a tented outdoor setting. A man in orange saffron robes with multiple rows of gold-coloured beaded malas, a large gold pendant with a deity figure, gold bangles and a white forehead band with red bindi reads from a sheet of paper while placing his right hand on the head of a kneeling man in a white shirt with folded hands. A man in a grey shirt stands behind them, and other people are blurred in the background.2012-10-17A photograph inside an ashram hall during a blessing. A man in an orange-red robe with a gold waist cloth and a heavy gold bead necklace, with long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi, extends his right hand in blessing over the head of a seated woman in orange with rudraksha beads. He holds a sheet of printed paper in his left hand. Beside them, other women in orange and saffron clothing fold their hands in prayer, and a bald priest with white vibhuti marks stands behind. Children and devotees in white and pastel clothes stand in the background, along with a framed picture on the pink wall. Swamiji (probable): the central figure in the red-orange robe with long hair, gold bead necklace and gold waist cloth is blessing the devotees, as the page indicates his presence at this event.2013-06-20May 04 20132013-05-04June 10 20132013-06-10September 15 20122012-09-15A ritual initiation scene. A man in an orange-red dhoti and shawl, with white vibhuti lines, a red kumkum dot, gold ornaments, a long rudraksha mala and a stacked bun, holds a sheet of paper and reads from it while placing his hand on the head of a bare-chested devotee kneeling before him. The devotee wears a white dhoti with a yellow border and a rudraksha mala. Two more attendants in white and orange-red stand behind, one in a white dhoti with a red bindi, and a dark curtain and warm lamp light form the background. The robed figure's appearance shows several cues associated with the a person description, though this cannot be confirmed from appearance alone. Credit line on image reads Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam2013-01-24January 13 20132013-01-13April 18 20132013-04-18April 09 20132013-04-09A photograph of a satsang-style ceremony in a hall with a magenta curtain and a yellow banner at top left. A figure in an orange-saffron robe with a thick rudraksha mala draped over the shoulders, gold necklace and earrings, a white vibhuti stripe on the forehead, and a hair bun, places one hand on the head of a young man in a white dhoti and a rudraksha necklace, while reading from a small white paper in the other hand. Behind them, several people in maroon kurtas and white clothes stand with hands folded in prayer. a person with saffron robe, rudraksha malas and gold ornaments, performing a blessing on a devotee.2013-02-24