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A photograph of a seated man in a white shirt with eyes closed and a faint smile, receiving a blessing as a bare-chested, bearded man with long matted hair presses his palm to the seated man's forehead. The blessing figure wears a rudraksha mala and a gold ceremonial necklace, and the seated man wears an orange shawl printed with repeated Tamil-like text. Other participants in white stand blurred in the background at a gathering. Visible text on the shawl reads nithyanandam repeatedly.

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A photograph of a seated man with eyes closed and a slight smile receiving a blessing at the forehead. He wears a white shirt and an orange-red shawl printed with Sanskrit mantra text. A bearded man in a white garment and rudraksha mala presses his fingers to the seated man's brow with his right hand while his left hand is raised beside him. Behind them, another person in white stands with hands folded, and a third person is partly visible at right. The setting is an indoor hall with a dark red curtain in the background.2017-02-28A seated man in a white shirt with an orange scarf printed in script closes his eyes and tilts his head back while a bare-chested man with a beard and gold necklace presses his palm to his forehead. The giver stands at right with a red wrist thread and rudraksha-style beads, and a blurred figure in white stands behind. The setting is a dim indoor hall with a red curtain.2017-02-28A young man with shoulder-length wavy dark hair and a short beard kneels with eyes closed and palms pressed together in namaskar, wearing a plain white shirt. A saffron-orange shawl printed with black Tamil-script text drapes around his neck, and a rudraksha mala hangs at his chest. Another person in a pink and white patterned garment and red wristband presses a hand to his forehead in a blessing gesture, with a white-clad figure and red curtain behind. The setting suggests a ritual blessing or darshan at an ashram event.2017-02-28A seated young man with shoulder-length dark wavy hair and a short beard, eyes closed, wears a white kurta and rudraksha beads. A saffron-orange shawl printed with Tamil script is draped around his neck, and his hands are pressed together in prayer. Behind him, a person in a white robe and red-beaded necklace places a hand on his forehead in blessing, possibly a padapuja or darshan moment at a stage setting. Another partly visible figure in white stands in the background against a dark red curtain.2017-02-28A seated devotee in white clothes with an orange scarf printed with repeated 'a person' lettering leans back with eyes closed and mouth open while a bearded figure on the right presses a palm to the devotee's forehead in a blessing gesture. The blessing figure wears white and a rudraksha mala, with a bright red thread on the wrist and a scar-like mark on the forearm. Behind them, another person in white stands with hands folded in namaste. Setting is an indoor hall with a dark red backdrop.2017-02-28February 28 20172017-02-28February 28 20172017-02-28A photograph of a young man with shoulder-length wavy dark hair and a short beard kneeling with eyes closed and palms pressed together in namaste. A person in the foreground places a hand on his forehead in blessing. He wears a plain white shirt and a red-orange shawl printed with repeated Tamil script and a small rudraksha-style bead strand is visible at his neck. The other person wears a red bangle and a garland of pink flowers. The background is a dark maroon curtain with a white-robed figure behind. This appears to be a blessing or darshan moment at a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetham event; no a person candidate is clearly identifiable by appearance.2017-02-28February 28 20172017-02-28A photograph of a ritual blessing in a hall. A man in a white kurta with a red-brown rudraksha mala kneels with his eyes closed, palms raised outward, while a woman in a pink and cream flower-garlanded blouse presses a hand to his forehead. A rust-orange cloth with dark printed script drapes over his shoulders and neck. Behind them, a second person in white with a red thread on the wrist and a gold-trimmed white dhoti stands in the background, and blurred figures appear on the left.2017-02-28May 05 20172017-05-05July 01 20162016-07-01