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Indoor hall scene during a blessing event. In the foreground a bare-armed man in a red sleeveless top and orange shawl reaches toward a baby held by a smiling woman in a purple sari with a red bindi and gold necklace. Beside her a man in a white shirt holds another baby with an orange cloth, and a small white sacred mark is on the infant's forehead. Behind them, a seated audience dressed in white and orange fills the hall under white pillars.

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August 02 20092009-08-02A photograph in a large hall with a metal roof and blurred crowd behind. A man in a sleeveless saffron-orange top with long dark hair tied back leans forward and holds a small blue object to an infant wrapped in a white cloth. Beside him a smiling man in a white t-shirt and glasses looks on, and a smiling woman in a white sari with gold border and a black beaded mala holds the baby, wearing a name badge. Behind them people in white and pink clothing stand among fans and lights. a person: the orange-clad man has long swept-back hair and a distinctive saffron sleeveless garment, consistent with the page's Kalpataru darshan event.2010-02-14A photograph inside a hall where a bearded man in a saffron-orange robe with a long, swept-back dark hairstyle, a golden-yellow beaded necklace of rudraksha and ceremonial gold chains, and gold bangles extends his hands over an infant in yellow clothing held by a woman in a white patterned top and glasses. A man in white shirt and glasses leans in, holding an object near the child. Several onlookers in white and saffron stand behind, one wearing a white forehead tilak. Red curtains, a framed portrait on the wall, and a colourful woven hanging are visible.2013-03-22December 25 20072007-12-25A photograph of a seated ritual during a ceremony with a woman in a cream sari with a red blouse and a gold border, seated beside a man in a white shirt with a lanyard badge and a rudraksha mala. At right, a long-haired person in an orange-red sleeveless top with a white and green flower garland kneels and touches the head of a seated child, while a man in white with a tilak photographs with a camera. Brass bowls and offerings sit on a mat, with other seated devotees in white and orange in the background. A printed caption reads Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam2007-12-25August 02 20092009-08-02Evening photo under a corrugated roof at an ashram-style courtyard. A woman in a white sari with a maroon blouse holds a small baby dressed in orange, while a sannyasi in red top and orange cloth lightly touches the infant's head and smiles. Behind them a person in orange robes stands near a blue plastic chair, another man in white stands at right with a yellow shawl, and a seated person in a gold-bordered purple garment is at lower left. A table with glasses and a water dispenser sits at left.2009-06-21A photograph of a ceremony seated on a woven mat. A long-haired man in an orange-saffron robe and a white flower garland with green and white ribbons holds a baby dressed in white with a pink cap. Beside him, a man in white with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala holds a microphone, and a woman in white leans in from the left. Brass vessels and a bell sit on the floor, and other seated devotees in orange and white appear in the background.2007-12-25A photograph of a blessing scene on a woven mat. A man with long swept-back hair, wearing an orange sleeveless top, an orange wrap and a multi-coloured garland of white, green and purple flowers, kneels and places both hands on the head of a small infant wrapped in cloth. A young woman in white with a long braid leans in and touches the infant's head, and a bangle shows on her wrist. Behind them a man in white with an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala watches, and a person holding a microphone stands at the upper right. a person: the man in orange with long hair and a flower garland fits the appearance cues, so he is labelled a probable Swamiji blessing the child.2007-12-25October 12 20142014-10-12March 22 20132013-03-22August 02 20092009-08-02