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A photograph of a devotional blessing in an ashram hall. A bare-chested man with long dreadlocks, wearing an orange-red cloth over his shoulder and a gold-coloured garment at the left edge, reaches his hand toward the face of a woman in a white headscarf and white garment with a bindi. He holds an open orange-bound book with script in his other hand. Beside her, a man in white clothes with a tilak on his forehead stands with palms pressed together in anjali. Behind them, people in white and cream clothes stand, and a small photo card is held in the foreground. Wording on a card is partially visible. The setting suggests a blessing or darshan moment during a satsang.

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July 30 20172017-07-30A photograph of a devotee with hands pressed together in anjali mudra, wearing a white kurta with a small tilak on the forehead, receiving a blessing from a bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair and a saffron-orange cloth draped over his shoulder, who raises his hands toward the devotee's head. Behind them, a woman in a white and gold sari and a white head covering with a red thread on her wrist stands with palms together, and another woman in a white sari with gold border stands in the background. A printed sheet with a dark photo is held near the devotee. The setting appears to be an indoor satsang or darshan hall.2017-07-30July 30 20172017-07-30A photograph of a ceremonial moment. A long-haired figure with dreadlocks, bare-shouldered in a rust-red garment with a gold-bordered cloth, places his hand on the shoulder of a kneeling woman in a white head covering and white garment, with a red-orange shawl printed with repeated a person and mantra text draped over her. A man in white kurta sits beside her with palms pressed together in anjali. A woman in a white and gold saree stands behind them, and a figure in rust-red robes with rudraksha beads stands at the upper left.2017-07-30July 30 20172017-07-30A photograph of a ritual blessing inside a temple-like hall. A bare-chested man with long dreadlocks and a saffron cloth tied at his waist stands at left, palms pressed together and hands extended toward a kneeling woman in a white hijab with a vermilion mark on her forehead, and a man in white kurta who has a saffron shawl with printed Sanskrit script draped over his head. Behind them a woman in a cream sari with gold border and a man in saffron robes stand among onlookers, and a brass ritual object sits in the foreground.2017-07-30Photograph of a devotional exchange indoors. A long-haired man with dreadlocks, shirtless and wearing an orange-red cloth, holds up an orange-red cloth printed with a person text toward a smiling woman in a white hijab and cream-and-gold sari with a rudraksha mala. A smiling man in white kurta on the right presses his palms together in namaste, and a woman in a beige top stands behind. A small red thread is tied on the first man's wrist. A printed credit line reads Nithyananda Paramashivam, , . The standing man with dreadlocks is a devotee-facing giver of the cloth; identity uncertain from appearance2017-07-30A photo of a devotional encounter indoors. In the foreground left, a bare-chested man with long dreadlocks and a rust-orange wrap stands with his back partly to the camera, holding a red-thread bracelet and gesturing toward a woman. The woman in the centre wears a white hijab and a rust-orange shawl printed with repeated Sanskrit-style text and a red tilak on her forehead; she smiles. On the right, a man with short hair and stubble wears a white kurta and presses his palms together in namaste. Behind them, a woman in a white and gold-bordered sari and another standing figure watch. Golden fabric edges the left foreground and a brass object appears at the lower right. a person: the long dreadlocks, rust-orange wrap and bare chest are the cues for the central figure in the foreground, shown in the act of blessing.2017-07-30July 30 20172017-07-30A photograph of a devotional exchange indoors. A long-haired man with dreadlocks and a beard, wearing an orange-red shawl and red thread on his wrist, stands at left and reaches toward a woman in a white head covering and white dress who holds a small printed card and a saffron cloth with printed script. Behind her a bearded man in white kurta with a tilak smiles and gestures with a folded paper, and a woman in white stands at right beside another devotee with a mala. Other people in white and beige clothes stand in the background near a red pillar with gold trim.2017-07-30Indoor satsang-style gathering. A long-haired, bearded man in an orange-red shawl with a bare upper body stands at left, extending his hands toward a woman in a white head covering and white-and-gold sari who presses her palms together in anjali and smiles. At right, a short-haired man in white clothes with folded hands also smiles. Behind them, people in white and cream garments stand and watch, and a woman holds up an orange cloth with printed text. A red thread is tied on the bearded man's wrist and a small book or card is held in the foreground. The bearded man has distinctive long dreadlocked hair and an orange shawl, a compatible appearance, but his identity is uncertain from the image alone.2017-07-30July 30 20172017-07-30