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Photograph of two men in close indoor contact. A man with long dark hair, wearing a rust-orange cloth over the shoulder, a leopard-print garment, multiple rudraksha malas and a red bindi, places his right hand on the forehead of a younger man with curly hair and a light beard, who wears a white shirt, an orange-and-white garland and a rudraksha mala. Both have eyes closed, the older man smiling. A red curtain and a gold-toned pillar stand behind them, with a small orange tray in the lower right. A faint copyright line appears on the right side. Only the two people are visible. Appearance cues suggest a probable Swamiji (Nithyananda) figure, the one with long hair, saffron-toned garment and rudraksha malas, giving a blessing.

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July 14 20132013-07-14July 14 20132013-07-14A long-haired man in an orange-brown saffron wrap and a rudraksha mala is leaning in to bless a younger man in a white t-shirt, placing his left hand on the man's forehead while the younger man's hands are raised in prayer. The blesser, who has long swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala with ornate adornments, appears to be a probable Swamiji in a blessing role. Behind them, a garland of red and yellow flowers decorates a deity murti, and a brass kalasha sits on a yellow cloth with other devotees in the background.2013-07-06A photo of a seated man with long dark hair, bare-shouldered in a saffron-orange shawl, wearing layered rudraksha mala necklaces and beaded bracelets, with a white tilak on his forehead. He extends his right hand to touch the forehead of a younger man in a white shirt and orange shawl, who stands with palms raised in reverence. Behind them stands a deity murti draped in yellow and red-striped garlands, with a red velvet seat in the foreground. Swamiji (probable) is seated, identified by long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and saffron shawl; a second man in a white tilak stands at the right edge.2013-07-16A photograph of a satsang-style blessing on a stage with dark red drapes behind. A man with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala, wearing an unfastened rust-orange robe and a bare-shouldered wrap, places his right palm on the forehead of a younger man with light hair. The younger man wears a white kurta, an orange-red shawl, a wooden bead mala and a wristwatch, and holds up his right palm with eyes closed. An orange cushion and a gold-coloured object sit at the lower left, and another audience member is partly visible at the lower right.2013-05-24May 18 20132013-05-18July 16 20132013-07-16August 09 20172017-08-09July 17 20132013-07-17February 19 20152015-02-19July 14 20122012-07-14Two men face each other closely in a plain white-walled room, one reaching his palm toward the forehead of the other. The man on the left wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over his body, a gold-toned beaded necklace and a white vertical tilak mark on his forehead, his hair tied up in a knot. The man on the right has long curly dark hair, a white t-shirt, a red-orange shawl and a thick rudraksha mala, with a green bead bracelet on his wrist, and his hands are raised in front of him. A blurred figure stands at the far right edge and a small altar-like object sits at the left. The gesture resembles a blessing or transmission moment.2012-10-13