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A photograph of a man in white clothes applying a red-orange paint to the face of a shirtless man seated beside a large green machine wheel. The man being painted wears a pink-red headband and has bold black eyebrow and cheek markings with the orange paint covering his forehead and cheek. The artist in white holds a small brush near the painted man's chin. Two people are visible, and a white cloth hangs in the upper background.

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August 20 20062006-08-20October 08 20062006-10-08July 01 20072007-07-01October 08 20062006-10-08August 20 20062006-08-20Indoor darshan scene in front of a deep red draped silk backdrop. A bare-chested man in a saffron-orange shawl with a long swept-back hair bun, gold necklace and rudraksha mala stands at right, his palm pressed on the forehead of a curly-haired man in a white patterned kurta who keeps his eyes closed. A saffron-robed attendant with a rudraksha mala and orange cloth stands behind, watching. The figure at right has distinctive ceremonial cues (hair bun, gold necklace, saffron shawl) consistent with the a person label; the event is blessing darshan. Photo credit overlay reads 2020 Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam2012-08-22 +1 copiesApril 30 20182018-04-30A close photograph of a seated man in an orange saffron wrap with a red bindi on his forehead and long dark hair swept back, raising his right hand toward the head of a younger man in a white collared shirt who bows forward with his head lowered. The orange backdrop behind them is a large saffron-coloured cushion or seat, and a blurred gold ornament is visible at the top. The scene suggests a blessing being given, with the palm held just above the bowed head.2010-07-29September 15 20152015-09-15 +1 copiesJanuary 10 20182018-01-10July 07 20162016-07-07A photo of a ceremonial initiation moment. A bare-chested man with long dark hair wrapped in a tall reddish-orange braided turban and a saffron-orange shawl touches the forehead of a devotee with his right hand. The devotee, a man with short greying hair in a cream kurta with a small pattern, wears a rudraksha mala and stands with eyes closed. Behind them, another saffron-clad figure wearing dark beaded malas and a man in a brown-grey turban are visible, with a metal railing and dark backdrop. The gesture resembles a blessing or diksha.2018-04-30