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A photograph of a man in a red saffron-style robe with gold border and a rudraksha bead necklace, his dark hair pulled into a bun, placing both palms forward in a blessing gesture before a man in a plain white kurta with a visitor badge. Behind them stand several men in white and a red velvet drape. The white-clad man faces him with a calm, attentive expression. The scene reads as a blessing or darshan exchange.

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August 21 20122012-08-21 +1 copiesSeptember 10 20112011-09-10A photograph of a healing or blessing moment. A bare-chested man with long swept-back hair, a tilak on his forehead, a red-and-gold shawl and a large gold bead necklace reaches his right hand onto the forehead of a seated man in a white collared shirt, rudraksha mala and a gold bangle. The seated man raises his right palm toward his own face. Behind them, a shaved-headed monk in orange robes sits beside a blurred man in white, with other people standing in the background. Red curtains and a white appliance are visible at left. a person: the bare-chested figure with swept-back hair, gold beaded necklace and red-gold shawl in a blessing gesture, with the photo's caption page indicating a Nithya Kriya session.2011-11-06November 06 20112011-11-06A photograph of a seated man in a white shirt with a blue lanyard being touched on the forehead by a bare-chested figure in saffron-orange cloth with a green-beaded and gold ornate necklace and gold earrings, with dark hair in a bun, in front of red drapery. The blessing gesture suggests a darshan-style exchange; Swamiji (probable) cues: ornate gold and green beaded necklace, saffron cloth, and the swept-back hair style with gold earring, paired with the officiant role of the blessing figure. The man receiving the blessing has closed eyes and a moustache.2012-08-21 +1 copiesDecember 17 20132013-12-17A photo of a smiling man with hair in a bun and horizontal white tilak marks, wearing an orange-and-gold shawl over bare shoulders and a heavy gold bead necklace, extending his open palm toward a man in a white collared shirt with a dark lanyard who faces him with his own hand raised near his face, as if in greeting or blessing. Deep red drapes hang behind them and a golden object sits at the lower edge of the frame. a person: the bearer of the gold beads and orange shawl is seated in the blessing role. Two people are visible.2012-02-09A photograph of two people facing each other with raised hands in a bright, cream-walled hall. On the left, a man in a white shirt wears a dark rudraksha mala, a gold bangle and a red wrist thread, and has a name badge on his chest; he raises both palms. On the right, a smiling woman in a red-and-orange sari with a pearl-style necklace raises one palm toward him. Behind them, seated and standing people in white and red-orange clothing are visible, along with a seated woman in a red-orange sari. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable by appearance, so the identity remains uncertain.2014-03-06A photograph of a blessing exchange indoors. A man with long dark hair in a bun, bare-shouldered in a rust-brown cloth with a gold ceremonial necklace of beads, presses his right palm to the forehead of a shorter, grey-haired man in a white kurta with a red and white beaded mala around his neck. A woman in white sits blurred in the lower right, and a pale curtain and dark wall form the background. The gesture resembles a padapuja-style blessing, with the standing figure giving the blessing and the other receiving it. Swamiji (probable): the figure in rust-brown with long hair, bun and gold beaded necklace; he is giving the blessing.2013-12-17A photograph of two men facing each other in profile at close range, with hands raised palm-out toward each other. The man on the left wears a cream kurta with a gold-toned bracelet and a short beard. The man on the right has long dark hair tied in a bun, wears a red garment with a gold border draped over his shoulder, and multiple rudraksha mala necklaces. Blurred figures in white and red stand in the background, with a red curtain behind them. Neither man's appearance is clearly that of the a person, so no identification is made.2011-09-04 +1 copiesA photograph of a man in a plain white kurta with a dark rudraksha-style bead necklace and a small white badge, raising his palms while a second person in a red garment with a gold border places a hand on his head. The second person, facing away, has dark hair pulled back, wears a reddish-orange robe and a rudraksha mala. Behind them a deep red curtain hangs, and another man in white is partly visible at the bottom. The gesture suggests a blessing or initiation moment in a satsang setting.2011-09-10A seated man in a rust-orange garment with a bare shoulder, wearing a red and white beaded mala and silver beaded armlets, sits on a golden cushion and extends his arm forward. Opposite him, a shaved-headed man in a white kurta with a beaded mala raises his palm toward the seated man's hand in a blessing gesture. A white forehead marking is visible on the seated man. Beige wall panels and a black speaker stack form the background, with a golden fabric draped at the lower left.2013-12-05