A photograph of a long-haired figure in a saffron-orange shawl and rudraksha mala placing a hand on the head of an older man with grey hair and moustache. The older man wears a white shirt with an orange lanyard and raises his other hand. Behind them, a maroon curtain and a second man in white stand in the background. - Nithyanandapedia

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A photograph of a long-haired figure in a saffron-orange shawl and rudraksha mala placing a hand on the head of an older man with grey hair and moustache. The older man wears a white shirt with an orange lanyard and raises his other hand. Behind them, a maroon curtain and a second man in white stand in the background.

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February 17 2013

February 17 2013

A figure with long dark hair, bare-shouldered in an orange-brown wrap, sits on a red-cushioned seat extending a hand toward the forehead of a man in a white shirt and white trousers wearing a rudraksha mala, whose arms are raised in a blessing gesture. A man in a white dhoti with a sandalwood-marked forehead sits behind them, and orange-robed attendees and white-clad devotees stand in the background of a hall with a red curtain and a fan. The seated figure appears to give blessing or initiation, and the scene looks like a satsang or darshan.

July 07 2013

A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange-brown draped robe with a rudraksha mala and a white tilak on his forehead, seated and reaching forward to place his palms on the forehead of a man in a white polo shirt with an orange lanyard. The recipient has his eyes closed and head tilted. A partially visible person appears at the lower right edge. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure has long swept-back hair, orange robes and a rudraksha mala, the appearance-based label applied here, with the page naming Swamiji for this event.

A photograph of a healing or blessing moment. A man with long dark hair tied back, wearing a saffron-orange wrap over bare shoulders and multiple large rudraksha malas, places his right hand on the forehead of an older man with short white hair and a white moustache. The older man wears a plain white t-shirt with a red badge on his chest and raises his right palm in a receiving gesture. Behind them, other people in white and red clothing stand in a hall with red drapes. The orange-wrapped man has distinctive long hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha cues, so he is a person candidate present in person, while the white-shirted man is a devotee receiving the blessing.

February 17 2013

A photograph of a padapuja-style blessing in an indoor hall. A long-haired figure in an orange-brown robe with an orange beaded mala sits on the left, one hand pressed to the forehead of a man in a white button-up shirt with an orange lanyard, eyes closed, arms outstretched. Behind them a seated man in white dhoti with a red-and-gold border and a rudraksha mala watches with eyes closed. Air coolers and a red curtain stand in the background, with a few blurred onlookers.

February 21 2013

A photograph of a shaved-headed devotee in a white polo shirt, arms raised, having his forehead touched by a man in a saffron-orange shawl and long, swept-back dark hair with a rudraksha mala around his neck. The man in orange appears to be Swamiji (probable), based on the long hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala. Behind them, a woman in white stands, another woman in white is partly visible at the lower right, and a purple and gold draped deity murti stands at the upper left. A red curtain hangs in the background.

A photograph of a ceremonial blessing in an indoor hall. A long-haired figure in a saffron-orange robe with a matching orange rudraksha bead garland sits on a maroon cushioned seat and holds a sheet of white paper while placing an outstretched palm on the forehead of a short-haired man in a white shirt with an orange lanyard. The man bows forward with palms raised, and a second, blurred person's hand appears in the background. A window and wall fan are visible behind them.

A photograph of a blessing moment indoors. A woman with long dark hair, wearing a rust-orange wrap that bares one shoulder, stands in front of a man in a white polo shirt with a rudraksha mala around his neck and a white name badge. She presses her palm to his forehead while raising her other hand, and he raises his right arm high. Behind them a seated person in white and another man in white stand near a red curtain, with a standing figure in a white shirt in the background, and a framed picture on the wall at right. A brass vessel and yellow cloth sit at the left edge. The setting resembles a satsang or blessing gathering.