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A photograph of a seated long-haired man in white robes with gold-edged shawl placing his right palm on the crown of a seated older man's head, bending forward to bless him. The blessed man wears a grey vest over white and has his eyes closed. Behind them a woman in a white sari with gold border holds a red-beaded mala, a man in white kurta with an orange scarf and rudraksha mala stands in the background, and a brass oil lamp sits on a wooden table at right beside a palm plant. Setting is a room with cream upholstered furniture. Probable Swamiji (cues: long dark swept-back hair, white robe with gold border, ceremonial blessing role) is the blessing figure.

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A photograph of a seated man with long dark hair wearing a white robe with gold-bordered shawl, placing both hands on the head of a kneeling man in a white short-sleeved shirt who has his palms pressed together in namaskar. Behind them a woman in a white kurta wears an orange scarf, and a woman in white with hands in anjali stands nearby; a brass lamp stands on a wooden altar with a potted palm and a colorful circular wall hanging. The seated figure is a person by appearance cues of long swept hair and gold-bordered white robe, shown giving blessing to a devotee in an indoor satsang setting.2006-03-26March 26 20062006-03-26March 26 20062006-03-26A photograph of a long-haired man in a white garment with gold-bordered edges seated on an ornate cushioned chair, his hand resting on the head of a shorter person in a white shirt who bows with palms pressed together. Behind them, standing people wear orange shawls and white or beige clothing, and a brass oil lamp stands on a wooden table at right. A ceremonial blessing or initiation setting; the seated man is an appearance-based probable candidate for a person, wearing a white and gold garment with long swept-back hair, while the bowing devotee wears white.2006-03-26Photograph of an indoor convention hall. A long-haired man in a white dhoti-style garment with gold-bordered cream shawl sits in a pink upholstered armchair, leaning forward and touching the forehead of a short-haired man in a white shirt and white dhoti who bends toward him with hands raised. A woman in white with a bright orange shawl and lanyard stands behind them, and a woman in white at left gestures with raised hands. Brass oil lamp, folding chairs and a potted palm are visible. The seated man matches the Swamiji candidate with distinctive long swept-back hair and gold-bordered ceremonial clothing, so he is identified as Swamiji (probable), conducting a blessing at the Nithyananda Spurana Convention.2006-03-26A photograph of an indoor convention hall. In the foreground, a man in white kurta with short dark hair stands facing a seated long-haired man in white and gold-bordered cloth, who smiles and raises both palms toward the standing man's hands in a blessing-like gesture. Behind them, a woman in white with an orange shawl and glasses stands, and another man in a striped shirt is visible in the background. A brass oil lamp stands at right beside a palm plant, and rows of brown chairs fill the back of the room.2006-03-26A photograph of a seated man in a white-and-gold dhoti-style garment being touched on the forehead by a long-haired man in a white garment with gold border, whose hand rests on the other man's head. Behind them a woman in a white sari with gold border and red blouse, with a red bindi, watches. Another woman in a red top stands at left, and a brass oil lamp and red flowers appear on a table at right, with a gold-fringed sofa and cushions in the foreground. a person is the long-haired man in white with gold border, giving a forehead blessing to a devotee in a striped shirt.2006-03-26A photograph of a seated man in a white robe with gold-bordered trim and long dark swept-back hair touching the forehead of a seated man in a grey t-shirt whose eyes are closed and hands are pressed together. Behind them a woman in an orange shawl with a lanyard stands with hands folded, another woman in white with a beaded necklace presses palms together, and a brass lamp stands at right against a plain white wall.2006-03-26December 17 20062006-12-17A photograph of a hall during a convention session in which a long-haired man in white clothing with a gold-bordered shawl places both hands on the head of a bald, older man in white who bows forward with his palms pressed together. Behind them, a woman in a grey-and-black patterned dress holds papers, a man in a grey jacket stands near chairs, and a person in an orange garment stands at the left edge. A white fan and a folded blanket are visible in the background.2006-03-26March 26 20062006-03-26March 26 20062006-03-26