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February 10 20162016-02-10July 07 20162016-07-07February 10 20162016-02-10 +1 copiesSeptember 20 20152015-09-20A photograph of a man in a rust-orange wrap and a rudraksha mala with a white vibhuti mark on his forehead placing his right hand on the head of a man kneeling before him. The seated man has long dark hair pulled back, a swept-back style and rudraksha beads visible at his neck. The kneeling devotee, in a white collared shirt with a rudraksha mala, sits with palms pressed together in anjali, bowing his head. Gold draped fabric lies in the foreground and a seated figure in white is partly visible behind. Swamiji (probable) is the seated figure giving the blessing, with cues including the rudraksha mala, orange ornamented wrap and swept-back hair, while the kneeling man is a devotee receiving darshan.2013-12-07A photograph of a seated figure in an orange-red saffron shawl and gold ornate necklace placing his right hand on the head of a kneeling devotee. The seated figure has long swept-back hair and a crown-like tied knot, and wears a gold necklace with a pendant, with a gold lion-head ornament and a silver ceremonial staff beside him. The kneeling devotee, bare-chested with a white dhoti, wears a thick rudraksha mala of orange-red beads and a silver bangle, with his palms pressed together. Red drapes and gold curtains form the backdrop. a person is shown as the seated figure, giving blessing to the kneeling devotee in a ritual setting.2014-07-14A seated man in orange saffron robes with long swept-back dark hair, rudraksha malas and a gold ceremonial necklace places his hand on the forehead of a kneeling older man with grey hair who wears a pale yellow kurta and has his palms pressed together. The seated man has a white horizontal tilak with a red dot. Behind them a figure in orange robes with a flower garland and a raised hand stands beside a gold-framed deity murti on a red throne. Red velvet cushions and a red throne frame the scene. Swamiji (probable) is the seated man in orange with long hair, malas and gold necklace, shown giving blessing to a devotee in a darshan setting.2012-10-07February 10 20162016-02-10 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual moment in a temple-like setting with golden architectural details behind. A man with long dreadlocked hair wound up on his head, adorned with rudraksha beads, a gold earring, rudraksha malas on his neck and arms, and an orange-red sleeveless garment, is placing his right hand on the head of a shaved-headed older man who has his shoulder bare and wears an orange cloth and a rudraksha mala. The standing man is smiling. Behind them, several people in white and gold-bordered dhotis and shawls stand, along with a figure with a tilak. A silver ritual vessel is visible at upper left. The image is credited to a person with a Nithyanandapedia source line, which is excluded from the text.2017-07-11 +1 copiesA seated priest in a rust-brown and gold-bordered dhoti-style cloth with white vibhuti marks on his forehead and orange-red beaded necklaces places his right hand on the forehead of a shaven-headed man in an orange-red robe and rudraksha mala, who has white tilak marks and an earring. Behind them a seated woman in a maroon robe and dark beads watches, and two people in cream and white stand in a room with red curtains. The scene resembles a forehead blessing or initiation during a ritual.2013-11-05May 09 20152015-05-09February 19 20152015-02-19