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A seated man in an orange-red robe with gold border and a long beaded necklace places his right hand on the forehead of an older man with white hair who bows forward, hands pressed together. The older man wears a white shirt and an orange-red shawl printed with repeated lettering. A rosary-like beaded mala and a dark-toned robe are visible on the seated figure, and a red-clad attendant appears behind. Around them are seated devotees in white and red shawls, one woman with a vertical tilak on her forehead, in a warmly lit hall with red upholstered chairs, a blessing or touching-forehead gesture.2015-07-05July 05 20152015-07-05 +1 copiesMay 09 20152015-05-09A photograph of an indoor ritual exchange. On the right, a long-haired man in an orange-red robe and rudraksha mala beads, with a white tilak on his forehead, holds a silver plate with a yellow cloth and dark vibhuti or kumkum and applies it to the forehead of an elderly white-haired man on the left, who wears glasses, a cream sweater and a white shirt. Behind them stand a shaven-headed priest in an orange shawl, a man in a red shirt and several women in white and light saris, with a gold throne-like chair visible at the upper right. The man in orange has distinctive long swept-back hair and rudraksha beads, matching the Swamiji (probable) cues, so he is described as a presiding ritual giver of vibhuti.2012-09-09A photo of a devotional blessing scene. A woman with long dark hair, wearing a rust-red and gold-bordered sari, sits on the left and places her right hand on the forehead of an elderly man with grey hair. He wears a white kurta and an orange-brown beaded mala with a green lanyard. Behind them, other women in rust-red and gold saris are seated or bending, and a standing man in white kurta is partly visible at the top. At the lower right, a life-size cardboard or printed cutout shows a smiling figure in a red turban with a tilak, hands in anjali.2015-07-09A seated man in orange-brown robes wearing a long red and gold bead garland and gold bangles raises his right hand to touch the forehead of a kneeling man in a white shirt and orange shawl, who has rudraksha beads around his neck. Several women in orange and yellow saris and white blouses sit or stand behind them in a room with a wall air conditioner and a curtain. The seated man has long dark hair swept back, and the scene appears to be a blessing moment during a gathering. Swamiji (probable): the seated man in orange robes, long swept-back hair, red and gold garland and gold bangles is a candidate for the Nithyananda Paramashivam figure, given as a probable match on appearance.2013-05-28May 05 20142014-05-05April 17 20122012-04-17May 28 20132013-05-28May 01 20142014-05-01July 05 20152015-07-05 +1 copiesA seated long-haired figure in a saffron-orange garment with a gold-edged cloth and rudraksha malas places a hand on the forehead of an older man with white-grey hair, who wears a white kurta and a lanyard, his palms pressed together in respect. Behind them a bald monk in saffron sits, and several people in white stand in the background.2012-04-17