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A photograph of a seated guru with long dark hair and rudraksha bracelets in orange and rust clothing, placing a hand on the head of a standing man in white kurta with an orange shawl, who has his palms pressed together in reverence. Behind them a red curtain backdrop, a seated younger man in white dhoti, and an orange-clad man at the right edge. Appears to be a blessing or initiation moment during a satsang. Swamiji (probable): the seated guru shows long swept-back hair, orange clothing and rudraksha malas, consistent with the page's reference to Paramahamsa Nithyananda.

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Photograph of a devotional blessing inside a room draped with red fabric. A long-haired man with dark, swept-back hair wears a saffron-orange wrap, multiple rudraksha mala strands on his wrists and chest, and a dark-beaded neck garland. He holds a black staff with small bells at the top with one hand and raises his other hand to touch the forehead of a short-haired man in a white kurta with an orange shawl, who presses his palms together. Behind them a seated young man in white with a sacred thread and another person in orange are visible. Given the distinctive long hair, rudraksha adornments and saffron clothing, the central figure is a probable Swamiji (probable) performing a blessing on a devotee.2012-09-09A photograph of a ceremonial blessing in front of a red draped backdrop. A figure with long dark curly hair, a rudraksha mala and bracelets, and an orange-and-cream wrap is raising a hand toward the forehead of a man in white kurta with an orange shawl, whose palms are pressed together in reverence. The seated figure holds a black staff with small bells. Behind them, another person in white dhoti sits, and a bald man in orange garments is visible at the right edge. a person: the long swept hair, rudraksha malas and orange-trimmed attire match the page's description of a person, who is giving the blessing, while the man receiving it is a devotee.2012-09-09September 09 20122012-09-09A photograph of a long-haired figure in orange-saffron robes and a rudraksha mala seated before a red curtain, holding a black staff with brass bells in one hand and wearing beaded red-brown bracelets. Facing him, a man in a white dhoti-style garment with an orange-saffron shawl places his raised palm against the seated figure's face in a gesture of reverence. Behind them, another man in white sits, and a partly visible figure stands at the right edge. The seated figure has long, dark, swept-back hair and distinctive adornments, consistent with a person as the seated master receiving a devotee's gesture of respect; the identity is appearance-based only.2012-09-09Photograph of a seated long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes with a leopard-print undergarment, wearing long rudraksha mala necklaces, rudraksha bracelets and a gold-trimmed waist ornament, holding a ceremonial staff topped with a gold finial and receiving a folded paper from a standing man. The man, in white kurta and saffron-orange shawl with palms pressed together in namaste, faces the seated figure. Behind them a young man with bare chest, rudraksha mala and white dhoti with gold border sits before a red silk drape, with a red cloth and offerings on the lower left. Several other people are visible at the edges. Seated figure: swami or guru role.2012-09-09A figure in saffron-orange robes with long dark swept-back hair, a yellow-orange tilak on the forehead, layered rudraksha and beaded necklaces, a gold chest ornament, and rudraksha armlets touches a devotee's forehead with a rudraksha mala while holding a small pink paper. The devotee, a man in a white kurta with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala, raises his palm in a blessing gesture. Behind them a red draped curtain, women in white, and other orange-clad devotees stand in a room with brass vessels. Swamiji (probable): the robed figure with long hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha and gold ornaments, giving blessing by touching the devotee's head with a mala.2012-07-21September 09 20122012-09-09A photograph of a seated man with long dark swept-back hair, bare-chested under an orange wrap and wearing many rudraksha malas on his arms, neck and waist, holding a long dark staff in his left hand while touching the forehead of a devotee with his right hand. The devotee, in a white kurta with an orange shawl, has his eyes closed and both hands raised to his face in reverence. Behind them a priest in white with a gold-bordered cloth sits in the background, and a red draped backdrop and seated devotees in saffron and maroon saris complete the setting. a person: the seated man in rudraksha malas and long hair fits the appearance cues for a person, and the page places him at a satsang.2012-09-09A photograph of a ritual scene against a red draped backdrop. On the left, a figure with long, dark, swept-back hair, a reddish-brown rudraksha mala draped over the shoulders and arms, and an orange-red garment is smiling while holding a brass bell-tipped ritual staff and touching the forehead of a man on the right. The man on the right wears a white kurta and an orange shawl, with the forehead marked by reddish-brown tilak, and has his eyes closed as he receives the blessing. Another person in white is partly visible behind, and a figure in orange stands at the far right edge. Flowers appear near the lower left. The setting suggests a darshan or blessing.2012-09-09September 09 20122012-09-09September 09 20122012-09-09September 09 20122012-09-09