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A seated figure with long dark hair and a wide white vibhuti band across the forehead with a red kumkum dot, wearing an orange garment, gold chain necklace, gold earrings and a large garland of white flowers with red, yellow and green accents. He holds a white paper in one hand and a brass-coloured plate or fruit-decorated offering with green leaves before him. Another person's hand, adorned with a gold bangle, rests on his head in blessing while devotees with folded hands and bowed heads receive the blessing nearby. A gold deity murti stands in the blurred background.

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A photo of a man in a rust-orange wrap and long swept-back dark hair, wearing a thick ornate gold necklace of large gold beads, a rudraksha-style brown bead mala, pink and white flower garlands, gold armlets and bangles, and holding a folded white paper. He rests his right hand on the head of a bowed man in white clothes with a brown bead mala, who has his hands folded in namaste. Behind them, a bald man in a pink shirt and other devotees watch, and a red curtain backdrop with a gold deity murti or decorated shrine is visible. The person in orange clothes with long swept-back hair and gold ornaments is a person candidate, performing a blessing and presenting paper to a devotee at what appears to be a temple or satsang hall.2013-05-27A photograph of a seated man in an orange-saffron cloth wearing a multi-strand rudraksha-style bead and gold necklace and a pink, blue and yellow flower garland. He has long swept-back hair, a white tilak with a red dot, and is placing his hand on the head of a young man in a white-and-lilac checked shirt who holds a folded white paper. Behind him a bald man in white with orange cloth and white tilak looks on, and a red and gold throne with colourful flower arrangements stands in the background. Appearance cues are consistent with the a person candidate, so the central figure is labelled a person receiving and blessing a devotee.2012-09-23April 19 20132013-04-19A photograph of a man in an orange-saffron cloth wrapped over bare shoulders, wearing a thick garland of white jasmine interspersed with red, yellow and green flowers, with a gold chain and gold bracelet. He has long dark hair, a white horizontal forehead mark and a gold earring, and smiles as he extends his right hand toward the head of a seated devotee. Swamiji (probable): the long swept-back hair, saffron cloth and ceremonial garland with a gold chain are consistent with the page's identification, and he appears to be giving blessings. Around him are several devotees, some in white shirts and a purple top, in an indoor hall with a dark curtain and an orange banner behind.2013-03-03May 28 20132013-05-28February 25 20132013-02-25 +1 copiesSeptember 15 20122012-09-15Photograph of a satsang setting where a man with long, swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron robe, a red and white flower garland, and a heavy gold bead necklace with a rudraksha mala, reaches out to bless devotees. He holds a red tray containing fruit and malas. Beside him stands a shaved-headed attendant in orange robes with white ash markings on his bare back. In the foreground, devotees with folded hands and folded paper slips approach, one woman in a yellow sari and others in red and white clothing. The hall has white walls and soft lighting. Swamiji (probable): the long swept-back hair, saffron robe, gold beads and rudraksha cues suggest Nithyananda, shown in the role of giving blessings to devotees.2013-05-16A photograph of a satsang setting where a man with long dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, a saffron-brown cloth, a heavy gold necklace and many rudraksha beads blesses a seated devotee by placing his right hand on the devotee's head. The devotee wears a red-and-white striped shirt and bows his head, while a woman in a brown sari with gold bangles holds her palms together. Standing onlookers in white shirts and a maroon shirt watch in the background, and red curtains and warm lights fill the hall. The blessing man is Swamiji (probable), based on long hair, saffron-brown clothing and rudraksha malas with a ceremonial gold necklace.2013-07-13A photograph of a man with long swept-back dark hair, a tilak on his forehead, a multicolour garland of pink, teal and yellow flowers, and heavy gold ceremonial necklaces over an orange-saffron robe, seated on a red upholstered chair. He smiles while placing his right hand on the head of a seated devotee in white, and holds a folded white paper in his left hand. Behind him are yellow and red flower garlands, a gold-painted pillar and a patterned blue backdrop. Two other people are partly visible in the foreground, one in white clothing. The distinctive long hair, saffron robe and ornate gold necklaces match the page's Swamiji (probable) claim, so he is labelled Swamiji (probable) in this description, while the seated devotee is shown receiving blessing.2012-09-23April 18 20132013-04-18 +1 copiesA photo of a long-haired man in a rust-orange saffron wrap, wearing a thick gold bead necklace layered over a red flower garland and a gold-ornamented red garland, with gold bangles and an earring. He raises his right palm in a blessing gesture toward a row of men in white shirts who stand with hands folded in prayer, while he holds a white paper in his left hand. A video camera operator stands at right and a bright decorated hall with ornate backdrop is behind. The man's distinctive long hair, saffron wrap and ceremonial gold necklaces are visible cues for a probable Swamiji (probable), giving blessings to devotees.2013-05-25