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A bare-chested boy with short dark hair stands at the left, looking upward, while a bespectacled man in a white shirt and a white vibhuti mark on his forehead holds his shoulder and head. A figure in a loose orange-saffron wrap with long swept-back dark curly hair, a white forehead band, gold hoop earrings, orange beaded bracelets, a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace reaches to touch the boy's head. Behind them, a second person in orange and a red velvet tray with offerings sit on a green floor mat. A video camera on a tripod, television monitors and a large backdrop with a smiling portrait and a red throne-like seat on a stage add to the setting.

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A photo of a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and a white forehead band with a red bindi, wearing multi-strand beaded necklaces, a gold pendant and beaded armlets. He raises his right hand in a blessing gesture, touching the head of an older man in white who stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. Behind them a younger man, a boy and another older man in white stand near a decorated stage with orange and gold drapes, a red arched backdrop and flower garlands. Presence of a probable Swamiji is indicated by the orange robes, long hair, rudraksha-style beaded mala and ceremonial gold necklace, though his face is not used for identification. The setting suggests a blessing or darshan moment at an indoor programme.2012-09-21A photo from a ritual initiation setting: a seated boy in a white shirt with glasses and a white forehead mark has his head touched by a bearded figure with long braided dreadlocks, bare-shouldered in orange cloth. Behind them a smiling young man with white ash on his forehead and a red bindi wears an orange garment, gold beaded necklace and rudraksha-style pendant. Orange-robed attendants stand in the background beside a red curtain and colourful mat. The bearded figure's presentation is a typical sannyasi appearance, but the face and identity cannot be confirmed from the scene, so this is a priest or devotee performing a third eye initiation blessing.2017-02-13September 23 20122012-09-23A photo of a bare-shouldered man in saffron-orange cloth with a white vertical tilaka and red kumkum dot, smiling as he lays his right hand on the head of a kneeling devotee. He wears layered rudraksha malas, silver beaded necklaces, a gold chain and a red beaded armlet. Older men in white and checked shirts stand with palms pressed together in namaste. Behind them is a red-draped altar area with a portrait labelled Paramahamsa Nithyananda, a red box of offerings, and a staircase-like altar with flowers. a person is the saffron-clad figure with rudraksha malas and gold ornaments, performing a blessing.2012-09-22February 13 20172017-02-13September 16 20122012-09-16Photograph of a seated man in a saffron-orange garment with long dark hair, rudraksha mala and silver-beaded ornaments on his arms and chest, extending his right hand to touch the forehead of a young boy with glasses who kneels in front of him, wearing a white shirt and red cloth with a rudraksha mala. Behind them a man in white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha beads stands with his hand raised, a woman in orange and yellow sari with rudraksha mala smiles at right, and red and yellow floral garlands hang in the background. The scene resembles a blessing or darshan moment.2013-07-10A photograph of a bare-chested man in orange ochre cloth with a long rudraksha and silver bead mala and a gold pendant necklace, seated on a red cushion. He has hair tied in a bun, a white vertical tilak on his forehead, and is smiling as he places his right hand on the head of a boy. The boy, in a turquoise t-shirt with a rudraksha mala, has his palms pressed together in namaste and eyes lowered. Behind them a woman in an orange saree and another person in blue stand in a plain room. The man has distinctive long rudraksha and gold adornments and an orange wrap, consistent with the page reference to a person, so this is a probable identification of the seated man, who is blessing the boy.2012-10-11April 17 20132013-04-17 +2 copiesA woman in an orange saffron garment with a long dark braid and rudraksha mala sits on a red-velvet seat and presses her palm to the forehead of a young boy in glasses and a green-and-blue checked shirt, who holds his hands up palms-out. She holds a small packet of prasadam in her other hand. Behind them a large garland of yellow, orange, red and white flowers decorates a deity murti or altar. A man in white dhoti and shawl with a tilak and rudraksha armband stands nearby, and a partly visible figure in white is at the right edge.2013-07-04May 03 20142014-05-03A man with long, swept-back dark hair wearing an orange-saffron sleeveless top and a shawl, with multiple rudraksha malas around his neck, places his right hand on the head of a young child wearing a pale yellow shirt and held by an adult. A second adult in a white shirt and glasses leans in, and a man with folded hands stands at the left edge. Behind them a bald man in white dhoti-style clothing with a gold necklace stands near a colourful striped pillar, and a camera on a tripod is visible at left. The setting is a hall with a white draped canopy and orange and yellow decorations. The long-haired man in orange with rudraksha malas is a probable Swamiji in person, performing a blessing on the child.2010-10-12