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A seated man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala and a name badge has his forehead marked by a woman with long, dark, curly hair who stands at left, her hand raised at his brow. He sits with eyes closed and palms pressed together in prayer. Behind him, several men in white clothes and name badges stand, and a man at right with long hair and a short beard wears an orange-saffron shawl over white clothing. A tray with flower offerings and an orange-saffron cloth sit in the lower right. The setting appears to be a convention hall with a yellow wall. The man at right has distinctive long hair, saffron shawl and a bearded appearance, but these cues alone do not confirm identity, so a person is set to unsure.

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A photograph of a seated young man in white clothes with a red rudraksha mala, eyes closed and palms pressed together in namaste, receiving a blessing as a long-haired figure in white with a yellow cloth presses a hand to his forehead. Behind them, a standing man in white with hands folded in prayer and another in white holding papers and wearing an orange shawl watch the blessing indoors, with a camera held up at the top left. The scene suggests a satsang-style initiation or blessing, though only the visible gestures are described. Visible people: four.2006-07-30July 30 20062006-07-30A woman with long dark hair, seen from behind on the left, places her right palm on the forehead of a seated man with closed eyes and a moustache. The man wears a white shirt and a red-brown rudraksha mala with a pendant. Behind him, several men in white shirts and white dhotis stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, one wearing an orange scarf. The setting is an indoor gathering with a watermarked archive copyright overlay in the lower right, which is not to be described. Appears to be a blessing or energy transmission moment during a group satsang-style event.2006-07-30July 30 20062006-07-30A photograph of a devotee with closed eyes and hands pressed together in prayer, wearing a white kurta and a rudraksha mala with a small pendant. A person with long, dark, swept-back hair and a bare upper body wrapped in a pale shawl presses a fingertip to the devotee's forehead in a blessing or initiation gesture. Other white-clad people stand behind them, and a lit oil lamp glows at the lower right beside a ceremonial setting.2006-07-30July 30 20062006-07-30July 30 20062006-07-30A photograph of a long-haired figure in white with a gold-bordered cloth placing a hand on the forehead of a seated man with a moustache, who has his hands folded in namaskar and wears a red-brown rudraksha mala over a white t-shirt. Behind them, a standing crowd of men in white shirts and white dhotis with orange scarves, some wearing name badges on lanyards, watches the blessing. Flowers are visible at the left edge. The scene resembles a blessing or initiation moment during a convention.2006-07-30A photograph of a long-haired man with a bare chest and a yellow-gold shawl, eyes closed, having his forehead touched by the raised right hand of a man in a white shirt and white dhoti who stands with palms pressed together in namaste; the man in white wears a rudraksha mala and a small locket pendant. Several other men in white shirts and dhotis stand behind them at a gathering, and one man at right holds a crystal-bead mala. The seated man with the shawl is shown receiving a blessing gesture.2006-07-30July 30 20062006-07-30A photograph of a shaved-headed devotee in white kurta kneeling with eyes closed while a long-haired figure in white with a gold-edged yellow shawl presses a palm to his forehead, a blessing or initiation gesture. The kneeling man wears a rudraksha mala and a name badge reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetham; his other hand is raised in a mudra. Several standing men in white, one with an orange-red shawl, watch behind them. Appearance-based cues for the blessing figure (long hair, shawl, bare shoulder) are present, so the probable identity is noted: Swamiji (probable), giving the blessing as the teacher. Indoor setting with a crowd at a convention.2006-07-30A photograph of a ceremonial moment during a convention. A bare-chested figure with long, swept-back dark curly hair and a pale yellow wrap stands at left, pressing a fingertip to the brow of a seated man with closed eyes, a short moustache and a red rudraksha mala, dressed in a white shirt and white dhoti. Behind them, several men in white clothes and saffron-orange shawls stand with hands folded and rudraksha malas, and one holds a small object near the chest. A lanyard badge is visible on the seated man. The fingertip touch on the forehead suggests a blessing or vibhuti marking. The figure at left has distinctive long curly hair and an adornment-bare upper body, a person cue, but identity is uncertain.2006-07-30