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July 18 20162016-07-18Night outdoor ritual at a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam-style gathering. A long-haired seated figure with long dreadlocked hair, wearing a rust-orange wrap and a garland of white, yellow and red flowers, lays a hand on the head of a kneeling devotee in a white dhoti with gold border. Behind the seated figure, another man in orange robes and rudraksha malas supports the devotee, and many orange-robed people and white-clad attendees stand around. A camera operator films at left and a bright illuminated backdrop glows in the background. Gold bangles and red-and-green beaded bracelets are visible. Swamiji (probable) seated figure with long hair, garland and orange clothing, blessing a kneeling devotee.2016-07-18July 18 20162016-07-18A seated figure in an orange-saffron garment with long dreadlocked hair and a multicoloured flower garland of white, yellow, red and green blooms places his right hand on the crown of an older man in a white dress with grey hair and a white shawl, who bows with palms joined. The seated figure wears gold bangles and red-and-gold wrist threads. Behind them a man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and gold necklace stands near, and other people in orange and white clothing watch or hold instruments. Colourful painted pillars with bird motifs and a dark night setting frame the scene, and an orange throne-like seat is at left. a person is the seated figure, shown in an appearance-based label from dreadlocks, saffron robe and flower garland.2016-07-18Night outdoor photo of a seated figure in saffron-orange cloth with a long swept-back hairstyle, wearing a multicoloured flower garland of white jasmine, red roses and yellow blooms, gold bangles and a gold necklace, and a white tilak on the forehead. He rests one hand on the head of a kneeling man in a white dhoti and orange shawl with a grey-streaked head, who bows with hands joined, a white paste visible on his forehead. The seated figure holds a small silver or metal object in his other hand. Behind them, other people in orange clothing sit in the dark, with dark foliage and a red pillar at right. Appearance-based cues on the seated figure (long swept hair, saffron cloth, floral garland, gold jewellery) fit the a person candidate, but the face is partly obscured by the angle, so identity is uncertain; he is shown performing a blessing or initiation on the devotee.2016-07-18A seated guru in a brown robe with a long garland of red roses and yellow marigolds places his right hand on the forehead of a kneeling, bare-chested young man in an orange dhoti with hands pressed in prayer. The guru sits on an ornate silver and red-cushioned throne with carved lion-head armrests, wearing gold armbands, a rudraksha mala and a white tilak. A standing attendant in white and orange with rudraksha beads stands at left. Background shows brass lamps, a stone pillar and a deity murti niche. Swamiji (probable): the seated guru wears a long swept-back hair style, ceremonial gold necklace and rudraksha mala, and sits on the throne.2017-10-05Night outdoor ritual photo under banana leaves and a hanging banana bunch. In the left foreground a man with a tall dark turban-like hairstyle, white forehead marking, gold earring, red-and-white flower garland and a dark shawl sits before an ornate gold throne-like seat, extending his right hand in blessing onto the head of a kneeling devotee with long grey hair in a white garment. Behind them, several men in saffron/orange robes and white dhotis with rudraksha malas stand or sit, and a drum is visible. Swamiji (probable): the seated man in the turban, garland and shawl, performing a blessing, which fits the page's event note.2016-03-06 +1 copiesA photograph of a ceremonial blessing inside a temple-like hall with a red-draped backdrop and a gold pillar. A bare-chested man with long dark hair, a white sacred mark on his forehead, a thick rudraksha-style wooden mala and a white jasmine garland, wearing a saffron-orange cloth, places his hand on the head of a younger man in a white shirt with an orange-and-white patterned shawl and a lanyard, who kneels with palms joined in reverence. A red cushioned seat and a white cooler stand behind them, and another devotee sits in the background. a person: the bare-chested long-haired figure in saffron cloth with a rudraksha mala and jasmine garland is performing the blessing, and his appearance matches the page's a person reference only loosely, so treat the identity as uncertain.2016-07-01October 07 20122012-10-07July 18 20162016-07-18July 16 20132013-07-16July 18 20162016-07-18