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A ceremonial moment in a hall with white-clad devotees standing behind. A bearded man with long dreadlocks and a rudraksha mala, wearing a saffron-orange wrap, reaches toward a light-haired man in a white dhoti and orange shawl printed with a person script; the second man has a tilak on his forehead, a rudraksha mala around his neck, and a black wristwatch. Behind them, women in white garments with rudraksha malas stand watching, and a gold-edged fabric is visible at the left edge. The bearded man in saffron appears to be giving a blessing or initiation, with an appearance-based candidate for a person in the saffron wrap with long dreadlocks and rudraksha mala.

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A photograph of a dreadlocked man in saffron-orange robes placing a saffron shawl printed with script around the neck of a kneeling, short-haired man in a white garment with a tilak mark on his forehead. A woman in white with a red bindi leans in to assist, holding fabric. Behind them, several women in white saris and rudraksha malas stand watching in an indoor hall. The saffron shawl carries printed text reading Nithyanandam. The person in saffron has long matted locks and a beard, with a distinctive appearance matching the page's reference to a person, though this is an appearance-based candidate only.2017-07-30July 30 20172017-07-30April 24 20172017-04-24A ceremonial moment in a temple-like hall. A bare-chested man with long dreadlocks and an orange-and-gold shawl, wearing a gold necklace, extends his right hand to press a mark on the forehead of a young man with wavy brown hair. The young man wears white kurta-style clothing, an orange-red shawl with printed patterns, and a rudraksha mala, and raises his palms. Beside them a woman in orange and white clothes holds a folded paper, and a brass deity murti with a crown stands near a brass vessel. Standing devotees in white and orange with rudraksha malas watch in the background.2017-08-08A photograph of a ceremonial moment between two men at close range. On the left, an older man with short grey hair wears a white shirt, a dark rudraksha mala, and an orange scarf printed with mantra-like script, and he is smiling. On the right, a man with long dreadlocked hair and a dark beard wears a rust-red shawl over a bare upper body and holds his hands on the older man's shoulders in a blessing gesture. Behind them, several people in white clothes with yellow waist cloths and rudraksha malas stand with hands folded in anjali, and a figure in a yellow-and-gold garment is partly visible at lower right beside a brass object.2017-06-19August 03 20172017-08-03July 19 20152015-07-19A photograph of a ritual blessing in an indoor temple-style room. A bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair, a white tilak, a gold necklace, red-coral bracelets and an orange-red sacred cloth draped over his shoulder extends his right hand to touch the forehead of a bearded man in an orange-red shawl with prayer hands pressed together. Behind them stand a standing woman in a white sari with a red bindi, a golden deity murti of a seated figure, and a brass oil lamp on a tray. Other devotees in orange and white stand in the background, and a cutout deity image is visible.2017-07-07A seated figure in a rust-orange turban and orange-and-yellow robe, wearing a multi-strand rudraksha-style mala, places his right hand on the forehead of a standing man in a white kurta with an orange scarf printed with script. The standing man holds his palms together in namaste. Behind them, a gold-carved throne and red drapes frame the scene, and two people in white and red garments stand in the background. Probable Swamiji (probable) appears as the seated figure, identified by turban, mala and robe cues, giving a blessing.2015-10-25A photograph of a long-haired man in a rust-orange wrap, with a beaded rudraksha-style necklace and a dark mala at his chest, pressing his right hand to the forehead of a bald, bearded man in a white garment with a red-and-orange shawl. The recipient keeps his eyes closed and both hands are raised near his head as if receiving blessing. Behind them stand several women in red, orange and cream saris with orange lanyards, and a woman in white holds a beaded mala. Ornate brass oil lamps stand at left against a deep red backdrop, and a sheet of handwritten paper is held at the bottom edge. Swamiji (probable): the long-haired figure in orange-saffron clothing with a rudraksha necklace, performing a blessing on the forehead of a devotee, fits the candidate's appearance cues.2016-04-28August 09 20172017-08-09A bare-chested man with long dreadlocks and an orange-red shawl applies a tilak mark to the forehead of a smiling man in a white shirt and rudraksha mala. A woman in white with rudraksha malas and other devotees in white and gold watch behind them, and a golden deity murti is visible at lower left. An orange-red cloth with printed script is held between them. The tilak-applying man has distinctive dreadlocks and orange shawl, but his appearance and role are uncertain, so no identification is made.2017-07-30