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A seated figure in a rust-brown robe with a saffron-orange turban, layered gold necklaces and dark rudraksha malas, raises his right hand to press the forehead of a kneeling man in an orange robe with palms joined in anjali. The seated figure rests in front of an ornate silver-framed throne chair; a few standing monks in brown and orange robes, some with white-marked foreheads, watch from behind. Appearance cues, including the turban, rudraksha malas and gold necklaces, match the Swamiji (probable) candidate performing a blessing (ashirvad) on the kneeling devotee during Guru Purnima satsang at the Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam ashram.

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A photo of a seated figure in a brown and gold robe with a brown and orange turban, wearing a long gold necklace of flowers and a large gold pendant, a rudraksha mala, gold armbands and a head microphone. He places his right hand on the head of a shaved-headed kneeling devotee in orange robes whose palms are pressed together, with white vibhuti marks on his forehead. The seated figure sits on a leopard-print cushion before an ornate silver throne backrest, while other standing monks in orange, saffron and brown robes and rudraksha malas watch, and smoke or incense fills the air.2013-07-22A seated man in a rust-brown robe and matching turban, wearing heavy gold necklaces, a rudraksha mala with a gold crown-emblem pendant, gold armlets and a small headset microphone, lays his right hand on the head of a kneeling shaved-headed devotee in an orange robe with palms pressed together in namaste. The devotee's forehead bears white sacred ash. Behind them, saffron and brown robed people stand, and an ornate silver throne frames the scene, with a leopard-print cloth beneath the seat. The image suggests a blessing being given during a ceremony, with a monitor-style screen at the edge of the frame.2013-07-22July 22 20132013-07-22March 10 20132013-03-10March 10 20132013-03-10March 10 20132013-03-10March 10 20132013-03-10March 10 20132013-03-10Photograph of a seated man in saffron-orange robes on a silver-framed throne, wearing long swept-back hair, a headset microphone, layered rudraksha malas and ornate gold necklaces, with his right hand placed on the forehead of a shaven-headed devotee in orange who kneels before him. Several saffron-robed monks and white-clad attendants stand and sit around them, some with white forehead markings, in a dimly lit hall. a person seated as the presiding figure, conferring blessing by touch in what appears to be a satsang or darshan setting.2013-03-10A seated figure with long, swept-back dark hair and a bare upper body wrapped in orange saffron cloth places his right hand on the shaved head of a kneeling monk who has his palms pressed together in anjali and eyes closed. The kneeling monk wears orange robes and a rudraksha mala. Behind them, several shaved-headed monks in orange robes sit in a row, and a silver deity murti or ceremonial metal figure with red flower offerings stands beside the seated figure. The scene resembles an initiation blessing.2006-08-22March 10 20132013-03-10March 10 20132013-03-10