A robed figure in red and gold with long dark hair in a bun places a palm on the forehead of a young man in a white collared shirt with eyes closed and hands raised palms outward. Behind them a seated person in white dhoti and white garment with rudraksha mala holds a hand up, and a standing crowd in white and checked shirts watches. - Nithyanandapedia

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A robed figure in red and gold with long dark hair in a bun places a palm on the forehead of a young man in a white collared shirt with eyes closed and hands raised palms outward. Behind them a seated person in white dhoti and white garment with rudraksha mala holds a hand up, and a standing crowd in white and checked shirts watches.

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November 01 2013

A photograph of a blessing moment in an indoor hall with red carpet. A woman with hair in a bun, wearing a red-maroon sari with gold border, extends her right hand in blessing over the head of a man in a dark purple-grey collared shirt, whose palms are pressed together in namaste. A seated man in a white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha mala sits beside them watching. Standing people in white clothes and a golden ornamental object sit in the foreground. A small badge hangs from the man in the shirt. Physical people visible: about four in the foreground, with several more standing in the background.

November 01 2013

A photograph of a blessing moment in a hall with red curtains. A man in a saffron-red wrap with a dark bead necklace and a gold-trimmed shawl stands at left, hands raised and pressed to the forehead of a kneeling bearded man in a white short-sleeved shirt. A woman in white with gold trim and a bead necklace sits behind, and several men in white shirts stand in the background. A gold ritual vessel is in the foreground. Watermarked archive text sits at lower right, which is not included. a person: the robed man wears a red wrap, gold-trimmed shawl and a long dark ponytail with a red tie, but the figure is partly cropped and the appearance cues are only moderately distinctive.

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A photograph of a blessing moment indoors. A person with long dark hair tied in a bun, wearing a red-maroon and gold-bordered shawl over a bare shoulder, extends his right hand to touch the forehead of a seated devotee in a white shirt with an ID badge on a lanyard. The devotee holds both palms raised. Beside them, a man in white with a rudraksha mala and gold-bordered white cloth sits watching, and a gold ritual vessel is visible in the foreground. Standing men and women in white clothes watch in the background, near a red curtain and a wall fan.

A photograph inside a hall with a white floor and red mats. On the left, a man with long dark hair tied back, a white tilak on his forehead, a rudraksha mala and a red-and-gold sash, extends his right hand to touch the forehead of a man in a white shirt with raised palms and a name badge. Behind them, a seated man in a white dhoti with a gold border and rudraksha malas blesses with closed eyes. In the background, a man in yellow and several people in white stand watching, and a golden deity murti sits at the lower left. A red curtain and a standing fan are visible. The scene appears to be a blessing given during a darshan session.

January 04 2014

A photograph of a seated figure in a rust-red robe with a gold-patterned shawl and a red-tied topknot giving a blessing, pressing a hand to the forehead of a young man in a navy, orange and green striped polo shirt who holds his other palm up. The blessing figure is a person by appearance, with a swept-back hairstyle and ornate red and gold clothing, and seems to sit on a golden throne-like seat with a carved lion-like base. Behind them a seated man in white with a rudraksha mala and a gold-bordered cloth sits on a red mat, and standing observers in white and yellow shirts watch in a hall with red curtains.

September 13 2013

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September 29 2013

A seated man in a saffron-orange garment with a long rudraksha mala and a white forehead band with a red bindi extends his right arm toward a standing man in a white shirt who raises both hands in a blessing gesture. Probable Swamiji (probable) is the seated figure, distinguished by his swept-back hair, saffron-orange clothing and rudraksha mala, and is shown in a direct guiding action. Beside him sits a shaven-headed man with white and red forehead marks and a rudraksha mala, and a golden lion-head ornament is in the foreground. Behind them, several men in white shirts and trousers with event badges stand near a white table and a red curtain, with a white fan at left.