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A photograph of a long-haired man with a red bindi on his forehead and a maroon garment with gold border, seated on a red velvet throne-like chair in front of a colourful painted backdrop. A brass oil lamp with a lit flame stands behind him at right. In the foreground a man in a white shirt with a red cloth around his neck raises his right hand and presses his palm to the seated man's head, performing a blessing or padapuja-style gesture. Swamiji (probable): the seated man has long swept-back hair and ornate maroon and gold clothing consistent with the page's Swamiji identification.

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A photograph of a long-haired man in a maroon and gold-bordered dhoti-style garment with a red bindi on his forehead, seated on a red velvet cushion. He extends his right hand to bless a shaved-headed man in a white shirt with a red cloth draped over his shoulders, who has his eyes closed and head bowed. A brass oil lamp with a lit flame stands behind them against a colourful painted backdrop. Ashram blessing or darshan setting. Swamiji (probable) on the seat, with long swept-back hair, a dark garment with gold border and a red bindi, giving blessing to a devotee.2011-08-20A seated man in a rust-orange and gold-bordered sannyasi garment with long swept-back hair, a white vibhuti line on his forehead and a gold bead necklace touches the forehead of a kneeling devotee in a white shirt with palms pressed together. The guru wears a gold wristwatch and rudraksha-style beads on a gold necklace, while a woman in white and red sits behind the devotee. Red drapes and a projection screen fill the background.2014-01-02March 21 20142014-03-21September 08 20112011-09-08A photograph of a seated man with long, dark, swept-back hair and a red bindi, eyes closed, wearing a maroon and gold-bordered shawl over his shoulders and a dark thread necklace. He sits before an ornate gold throne-back decorated with red flower garlands. In the foreground, a person in a white shirt with curly dark hair has one hand raised above the seated man's head and the other resting on his shoulder, giving a blessing.2011-08-20October 11 20142014-10-11August 20 20112011-08-20 +3 copiesAugust 11 20172017-08-11 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated man in a rust-orange robe with a gold-edged shawl and a long brown rudraksha mala, a white tripundra mark and red bindi on his forehead, placing his right hand on the forehead of a kneeling devotee in a white shirt and white trousers with folded hands. A small orange-bordered wrist band is visible on the devotee. Behind them, a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" shows a figure in orange robes and turban, and a golden ornate frame surrounds it. A gilded kalasha-style object sits at lower left, and other seated people in white and orange are blurred in the background, indicating a satsang or darshan setting. Probable Swamiji (appearance cues: rudraksha mala, orange robe, long hair swept back) is the figure giving blessing.2014-03-21November 10 20132013-11-10A seated man in an orange-saffron cloth with a long, dark, knotted hair bun, a rudraksha-style brown bead garland, and a white vertical mark on his forehead places his right hand on the crown of a bearded man's head. The recipient wears a white kurta and kneels before a tall silver trident-shaped staff. Behind them stand a golden deity murti, green foliage, and draped cloth.2014-10-12A photograph of a seated figure with long dark hair and a white forehead mark, wearing an orange-brown robe with yellow border and a gold-beaded necklace, placing his right hand on the head of a kneeling man in a white shirt and white trousers who holds his palm raised in front of him. The seated figure fits the appearance cues for Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron-orange clothing and a gold necklace, seated in a blessing gesture. Behind them is a floral-decorated deity murti with garlands in yellow, red, green and purple, gold ornaments and a floral backdrop. Two more men stand at right, one in white with a white forehead mark and a rudraksha-style mala, the other partly visible in white. A ceiling fan and a red curtain frame the scene.2013-07-02