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A photograph of an initiation moment at an indoor meditation convention. A long-haired figure in a cream or white garment with gold-bordered shawl stands at right, both hands raised to the forehead of a young man in a white collarless kurta who stands in front with eyes closed and palms pressed together. A woman in a white embroidered top with a red and beaded necklace and a red dupatta watches from the left, and a woman in a white top with a pendant necklace stands behind. Pink, orange and white lilies and roses fill the right foreground. Figures in white sit in the blurred background. Whether the figure at right is the depicted a person cannot be confirmed from appearance alone, so the identity is marked unsure.

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Indoor photograph of a meditation or initiation moment on a wooden floor. In the foreground a man with short dark hair, white kurta, and a red-brown beaded mala stands with palms pressed together, while a long-haired woman in a white and gold-bordered sari reaches toward his forehead with her fingers. A woman in an orange scarf and white outfit stands at left, and another woman in a red-bordered sari sits in the background. Orange and pink flowers and green foliage fill the lower right. a person appearance cues are not clear enough to confirm, so the man is described by role as a devotee receiving blessing.2006-03-05A photograph of a seated long-haired man in white robes with gold-edged shawl placing his right palm on the crown of a seated older man's head, bending forward to bless him. The blessed man wears a grey vest over white and has his eyes closed. Behind them a woman in a white sari with gold border holds a red-beaded mala, a man in white kurta with an orange scarf and rudraksha mala stands in the background, and a brass oil lamp sits on a wooden table at right beside a palm plant. Setting is a room with cream upholstered furniture. Probable Swamiji (cues: long dark swept-back hair, white robe with gold border, ceremonial blessing role) is the blessing figure.2006-03-26March 26 20062006-03-26March 26 20062006-03-26A photograph of a seated man with long dark hair wearing a white robe with gold-bordered shawl, placing both hands on the head of a kneeling man in a white short-sleeved shirt who has his palms pressed together in namaskar. Behind them a woman in a white kurta wears an orange scarf, and a woman in white with hands in anjali stands nearby; a brass lamp stands on a wooden altar with a potted palm and a colorful circular wall hanging. The seated figure is a person by appearance cues of long swept hair and gold-bordered white robe, shown giving blessing to a devotee in an indoor satsang setting.2006-03-26March 05 20062006-03-05A photograph of an indoor convention hall. In the foreground, a man in white kurta with short dark hair stands facing a seated long-haired man in white and gold-bordered cloth, who smiles and raises both palms toward the standing man's hands in a blessing-like gesture. Behind them, a woman in white with an orange shawl and glasses stands, and another man in a striped shirt is visible in the background. A brass oil lamp stands at right beside a palm plant, and rows of brown chairs fill the back of the room.2006-03-26Photograph of an indoor convention hall. A long-haired man in a white dhoti-style garment with gold-bordered cream shawl sits in a pink upholstered armchair, leaning forward and touching the forehead of a short-haired man in a white shirt and white dhoti who bends toward him with hands raised. A woman in white with a bright orange shawl and lanyard stands behind them, and a woman in white at left gestures with raised hands. Brass oil lamp, folding chairs and a potted palm are visible. The seated man matches the Swamiji candidate with distinctive long swept-back hair and gold-bordered ceremonial clothing, so he is identified as Swamiji (probable), conducting a blessing at the Nithyananda Spurana Convention.2006-03-26April 23 20062006-04-23March 26 20062006-03-26A photograph of a seated man with long dark hair, wearing a white garment with gold-bordered edges and a white garland, placing both hands on the head of a kneeling devotee in white clothing with palms pressed together. A woman in an orange shawl and white outfit stands at left, and an older woman in a sari stands behind. A brass lamp and a gold-upholstered chair are visible in the hall. A red cloth is on the table.2006-03-26A photograph of a seated man in a white-and-gold dhoti-style garment being touched on the forehead by a long-haired man in a white garment with gold border, whose hand rests on the other man's head. Behind them a woman in a white sari with gold border and red blouse, with a red bindi, watches. Another woman in a red top stands at left, and a brass oil lamp and red flowers appear on a table at right, with a gold-fringed sofa and cushions in the foreground. a person is the long-haired man in white with gold border, giving a forehead blessing to a devotee in a striped shirt.2006-03-26