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A close photograph of a woman with closed eyes and grey-streaked hair pulled back, receiving a touch on her forehead from a hand extended in from the left, while her own right hand is raised palm-outward near the frame's right edge. She wears a green top under a white garment with a floral print, a dark beaded mala around her neck, and small earrings. A bangle is visible on the left arm. The blurred background shows several other seated people in soft focus.

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A close photograph of an older man with short grey hair and a grey collared polo shirt, seated with his face tilted upward. A hand in the upper left, wearing a gold bangle, rests on his forehead. Two more hands with open palms appear at the left and right edges. A dark rudraksha-style bead necklace is visible at his neck. The background is softly blurred and dim.2011-02-26A close photograph of a woman with eyes closed and head slightly bowed, receiving a blessing as a hand rests on her forehead at the crown of her head. She wears a white garment and a rudraksha mala necklace, with beaded red and gold bangles and a pale pink-and-purple bangle on her wrist. Her other hand is raised palm-outward in a receptive gesture. The blurred background is warm brown and cream.2017-07-26Close side view of a middle-aged man with short greying hair and a moustache, eyes closed, receiving a blessing as a hand presses on the crown of his head. He wears a white shirt and a brown rudraksha mala around his neck. Out of focus behind him, figures in white clothing stand in a hall, and a blurred person in white at right wears a yellow-gold sash. The blessing hand belongs to a person whose forearm enters from the left edge. The man's other hand is raised palm-outward near his chest.2011-12-02Side-profile photo of a man with short greying hair and eyes closed, wearing a white collared shirt and a dark rudraksha-style bead mala with a lanyard. A second person's hand, raised from the left edge, rests on his forehead in a blessing or energy-transmission gesture, while the man's own palms are pressed together at chest level. The background is a blurred red curtain and softly lit room with another person partly visible at the right edge. Overlaid text reads 'Paramahamsa Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam, , '2011-11-24A woman with her hair pulled back in a low bun, wearing a white garment, eyes closed and face tilted slightly down, receives a touch on the crown of her head from a man's hand reaching in from the right. Her own hands are raised in front of her, palms open, while she wears gold and red bangles, a rudraksha-style bead necklace and small earrings. The man's forearm, bearing reddish marks, extends into the frame. The blurred background shows a warm-toned room with a dark red curtain and a figure in white at a distance.2017-07-26A photo of a seated man with short grey hair, wearing a white collared shirt and a rudraksha mala with a pendant, receiving a forehead blessing. A hand with a red thread bracelet touches his brow between the eyebrows, while his own hands are raised palm-out in front of him. Behind him, a person in white with an orange-red shawl stands in a dim red-curtained hall. The scene resembles a darshan blessing during an initiation session.2017-08-03A standing figure in a red shawl and red garment, with a dark rudraksha mala draped across the chest, places both hands on the crown of a seated man's head in a blessing gesture. The standing figure has slicked-back hair and a small red mark on the forehead. The seated man has grey hair and a moustache, wears a white shirt with red collar trim and a lanyard-style cord, and holds his palms raised in front of him with eyes closed. A large backdrop photo of a temple tower and trees sits behind them beside a dark curtain.2011-07-18A photograph of a man with grey hair seated with eyes closed and a faint smile, wearing a grey collared polo shirt and a dark beaded mala around his neck. A hand from the left rests on the top of his head, and another hand is raised with palm open at the right edge. The background is a softly blurred indoor hall. A bangle and red thread are visible on the wrist of the hand at left.2011-02-26November 26 20112011-11-26July 26 20172017-07-26Close photograph of a seated man with eyes closed and head slightly raised, receiving a white ash or sandalwood paste mark across his forehead and neck. A second person in an orange garment reaches in from the right and presses fingers to his brow, during what appears to be a blessing or anointing. The man wears a white kurta and a rudraksha mala of brown beads around his neck. Behind them are white and orange fabric surfaces. Two people are visible.2010-07-28A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a white garment with a gold-bordered shawl, rudraksha beads and a gold bracelet, places a hand on the forehead of an elderly woman in a pale yellow sari with pink embroidery and rudraksha beads. He holds an orange-saffron mala in his other hand. Behind them stand devotees, including a woman in white with an orange shawl. The setting appears to be a devotional gathering with a blessing being given.2006-07-30