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A photograph of a satsang-style darshan indoors. A man with black hair in a low bun, bare-shouldered and wearing an orange-red wrap over a rudraksha mala, smiles and gestures while seated beside gilded lion-headed armrests of a golden throne. A woman with reddish-blonde hair in a white top and orange-red shawl stands before him with palms pressed together in anjali. Behind them, seated devotees in orange shawls and white clothes watch, and a silver staff rises beside the throne.

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May 09 20142014-05-09A seated man with short dark hair, bare-chested under a rust-orange wrap and wearing a pink flower garland, extends his right hand to the forehead of a woman with reddish hair tied in a bun. She wears a white top and an orange-red shawl and has her palms raised in front of her chest. He holds a folded white paper in his left hand. Beside him stand a silver trident-topped staff and a large gold lion-headed figure, with a framed textile hanging on the wall behind. This appears to be a blessing or darshan exchange. a person: the seated man wears a rust-orange wrap, a pink flower garland and has short dark hair; the cues are limited, so the identification is uncertain.2014-05-10A seated man in an orange-red dhoti with a pink and white flower garland extends his right hand toward a woman with curly auburn hair, who wears a white outfit and a rudraksha-style mala and holds a sheet of paper. Beside him a large gilded lion-head armrest and a silver trident-topped staff are visible. Behind them a woman in white with a brown beaded necklace sits, a framed patterned textile hangs on a cream wall, and another woman in a white sari stands at the right.2014-05-10December 08 20132013-12-08A seated man with long dark hair tied back, wearing a saffron-red wrap and a heavy gold-beaded necklace of large golden beads, leans forward from a gilded throne and places his right hand on the forehead of an older woman in a white top and rust-orange shawl with printed script. She stands before him with her palms raised and eyes closed, a red thread on her wrist. Behind them a standing man in white clothes and a white-necklaced figure stand near a silver staff and red velvet drapes, and a golden lion-head armrest is visible at left. The watermarked caption reads Nithyananda Paramashivam, , , which is excluded from text. Blessing gesture, seated throne setting2014-07-24Indoor darshan scene with a seated man in a saffron-orange shawl and a rudraksha mala necklace, his hair in a bun, smiling with palms joined in namaskar beside a large gilded cobra-hooded form and a silver trident-like staff. A man in white kurta with an orange-red shawl kneels in front with palms pressed together and head bowed. Women in red and orange saris stand with hands folded in the background, and a framed colourful painting hangs on the wall.2014-05-12May 10 20142014-05-10A seated man with long dark hair tied back, wearing an orange-red robe, a rudraksha-style gold bead necklace and a white tilak on his forehead, extends his right hand in blessing onto the bald head of an older man who bows before him. The older man wears a white shirt and an orange-and-saffron shawl with printed script, a gold wristwatch and his palms pressed together. Behind them stand a silver staff topped with a cobra-hood finial, golden peacock-feather and gold deity-style ornaments, and red drapes. The setting appears to be a ceremonial dais or satsang stage.2014-07-25A seated man with long dark hair tied back, wearing a rust-orange draped cloth and a long ceremonial necklace of gold beads, reaches out to touch the forehead of a woman with short reddish-brown hair and glasses. She wears a white top with an orange-and-cream printed shawl and gold earrings, and her palm is raised in a gesture of reception. Behind them are gold lion-shaped armrests, a carved wooden staff with a serpent-head top, a silver-tipped rod, and red draped curtains. A second woman in a white sari is partly visible at the right edge. Swamiji (probable) is seated in the centre, identified by long swept-back hair, saffron-orange clothing and gold beaded necklace; he is performing a blessing touch.2014-07-24May 11 20142014-05-11May 01 20142014-05-01A seated man in saffron-orange and gold-bordered dhoti with a shawl, wearing a gold-and-bead necklace, sandalwood-paste tilak on his forehead and a hair bun, smiles and extends his hands toward a kneeling woman in a white sari with pink border and gold bangles who is smiling and reaching toward him. Both sit before an ornate gold throne with red velvet cushions. Behind them a second man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and white forehead markings stands near a gold vessel, and a framed certificate is held near the gold ornament. Red backdrop with decorative pattern.2014-01-16