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A close profile photo of a short-haired man with grey-streaked hair in a white shirt and a red lanyard, having his forehead touched by a hand reaching in from the left. Behind him, a silver trident-shaped ritual staff with a red gem and a gold deity murti are visible. The man is the only physical person visible, and the hand belongs to an unseen officiant. a person appearance is not clearly established from the visible cues.

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Close photo of a grey-haired, bearded man in a white shirt with eyes closed, receiving a touch on the forehead from a hand reaching in from the left, while his own hands are raised near his face in a gesture of devotion. Behind him at right, an older man in a white shirt watches, and a blurred red curtain and seated figures appear in the background. The man's appearance is consistent with the page's reference to a person, though clothing alone is plain white and the identity is uncertain.2013-09-30November 14 20102010-11-14April 04 20182018-04-04 +1 copiesOctober 11 20142014-10-11Side-profile photo of a man with short greying hair and eyes closed, wearing a white collared shirt and a dark rudraksha-style bead mala with a lanyard. A second person's hand, raised from the left edge, rests on his forehead in a blessing or energy-transmission gesture, while the man's own palms are pressed together at chest level. The background is a blurred red curtain and softly lit room with another person partly visible at the right edge. Overlaid text reads 'Paramahamsa Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam, , '2011-11-24May 10 20142014-05-10November 20 20092009-11-20September 04 20142014-09-04November 14 20102010-11-14Two men in close contact at a red-draped ceremonial setting with brass lamps on the left. A man with long dark hair, a bare chest, an orange-brown shawl draped over his shoulder and a rudraksha-style bead necklace presses his palm to the forehead of a shorter-haired man in a white shirt with an orange lanyard and a beaded neck cord. Behind them stand several women in red, yellow and white saris and shawls, and a white cooler sits in the foreground. The scene suggests a blessing or anointing.2016-04-28A photograph of a man with long dark hair tied in a bun, wearing a rust-red saffron robe and gold necklace, placing his right palm on the forehead of a grey-haired man in a white shirt with an orange shawl, who holds his left palm up in greeting. A silver trident stands between them against red curtains with gold trim, and a sculpted serpent rests near the trident. The setting is a formal ritual or blessing moment. The man in red appears to be a person, identified by his saffron robe, gold necklace and hair, and the blessing gesture.2014-07-19A photograph of a long-haired figure with dark shoulder-length hair and a bare shoulder wrapped in a rust-red cloth raising a hand to touch the forehead of a grey-haired, moustached man in a white t-shirt with a red-orange shawl draped over his shoulders and an orange wristband. The standing man holds his hands up near his face in a receiving gesture. Behind them, a bald man in orange-red cloth with a red tilak mark on his forehead gestures with one hand. The setting is a plain beige room with a maroon curtain and a window at the back. a person: the long-haired figure with swept dark hair and a bare shoulder in rust-red cloth matches the page's claim about the central figure.2013-03-26