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A photograph of a Nayana Deeksha-style initiation in a bright hall with red carpet and red curtains. A person in a rust-orange and gold-bordered shawl and a rust turban with gold trim sits on the left, one hand raised to the forehead of a young man in a light blue button-up shirt with a white name badge on a lanyard, who holds his palm up toward the giver. Another seated woman in a rust sari with a beaded necklace watches. Standing in the background are people in white and cream clothing and a woman in a cream sari, beside a floor fan and a tall standing air conditioner. The giver's appearance is consistent with the page's a person reference, but the features are not clear enough to confirm identity.

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A photograph of a ritual blessing in an indoor hall. A figure in a rust-red robe with a rust-red turban and a long red-brown rudraksha mala stands at left, raising one arm to press the palm of the hand to the forehead of a man in a white short-sleeved shirt with a visitor badge who stands with palms raised and eyes closed. Behind them a seated figure in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala sits on a red cushion, and several men in white and light shirts stand near a red curtain and a wall-mounted air conditioner, with a pedestal fan at left.2013-11-04November 04 20132013-11-04November 03 20132013-11-03November 03 20132013-11-03A photograph of a healing or blessing moment indoors. A figure in a brown and gold draped garment with a brown turban-like headpiece and a long braided white rope over the shoulder places a hand on the forehead of a young man in a light blue striped shirt with an event badge. The man holds up his other palm. A paper with handwriting is held in the figure's other hand. Behind them, two men in white and orange clothing stand, one with a rudraksha-style necklace, and a woman in white sits near. A floor fan and maroon curtains are visible. The figure's identity is not established by the image, so no name is applied.2013-11-03A photograph of a Nayana Deeksha-style blessing in an indoor hall. A bare-shouldered priest in a rust-red and gold-bordered cloth and a rust-red headwrap, with rudraksha-style beads and a white necklace, raises his right hand to the forehead of a man in a dark blue button shirt wearing a conference-style badge. A second man in white ritual cloth with a tilak and curled hair watches closely. Behind them, men in light shirts stand with raised hands, and a red curtain hangs along the wall.2013-11-03November 04 20132013-11-04November 04 20132013-11-04A photo of a blessing moment indoors on a red floor mat. A figure in a brown turban-style cap, golden-bordered brown-orange garment and rudraksha-style beads reaches an outstretched hand toward a man's forehead; the figure is in a seated, leaning posture with a skull-bead ornament visible. The man in a white short-sleeved shirt and ID badge stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. Behind them a seated man in white with beads and a standing man in a striped shirt watch, and a woman in a cream sari with red curtains forms the background. a person: the seated figure in brown and gold with rudraksha and skull beads, giving the blessing, matches the page's claim, though appearance cues are partial.2013-11-03A photograph of a diksha-style blessing in a hall with a red mat. A robed figure in rust-brown and gold cloth, wearing a brown head wrap with gold trim and a rudraksha-style bead mala, presses one palm to the forehead of a man in a dark blue striped shirt with a conference badge, who holds up his right palm. A woman in a rust-orange sari with a beaded mala sits behind on the mat, and a row of standing men and a woman in cream clothing watch from the background beside red curtains and a standing fan.2013-11-03A kneeling figure in a rust-orange and gold-bordered sari and matching turban, with a rudraksha mala and a large ceremonial beaded necklace, places a palm on the forehead of a man in a white shirt with raised hands, eyes closed. A woman in an orange sari with a bead necklace sits behind them, and a standing row of men in white shirts and a woman in cream clothing look on in an indoor hall with red drapes and a pedestal fan. A visible lanyard badge is on the man's shirt. a person present in person, giving a blessing to a devotee.2013-11-03November 03 20132013-11-03