Photograph of a healing blessing line: a man with short dark hair bows his head while an adult's hand in an orange sleeve rests on his crown. He holds two printed slips or tickets in his other hand. Beside him a young boy in a brown-and-gold patterned shirt looks upward with wide eyes. Other people in white and orange clothing stand around in the background of a warmly lit hall. - Nithyanandapedia

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Photograph of a healing blessing line: a man with short dark hair bows his head while an adult's hand in an orange sleeve rests on his crown. He holds two printed slips or tickets in his other hand. Beside him a young boy in a brown-and-gold patterned shirt looks upward with wide eyes. Other people in white and orange clothing stand around in the background of a warmly lit hall.

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March 28 2008

A crowded indoor hall during a healing and blessing session. In the foreground a woman with long dark curly hair in an orange top places her hand on the head of a seated man in a white shirt who holds a printed ticket or token. Beside them a young boy in a yellow shirt looks up while a woman in a white sari with a beaded necklace stands nearby. On the right a bald man wearing glasses and an orange shawl over white clothes holds papers and watches the blessing. Many other devotees in colourful saris and white garments fill the background.

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A crowded darshan scene in which a shaved-headed man in a white shirt with a red tilak on his forehead holds a toddler in a turquoise top, the child's hand resting on his chest. Around him, men in yellow and white shirts press close, one holding a small paper slip, and a younger man in white with an orange shawl stands at right. A woman with a red bindi is partly visible at left, and a hand reaches in from the lower right. The man in white shows no distinctive presentation cues such as long hair, saffron robes or mala beads, so his identity is uncertain.

A healing blessing at an indoor event hall with a red curtain behind. A man in an orange sleeveless top and orange wrap, hair tied back, places his hand on the head of a man in a white shirt who bows forward. A young man in white with an orange shawl and a red tilak on his forehead holds up a printed card. Behind them a crowd of older men in shirts watches. The orange-clad figure's appearance is a candidate for the page's subject, but the cues are limited, so the identity is uncertain.

Close photo of a man in a white shirt with wire-rimmed glasses and a rudraksha mala holding a young boy in a red garment, with a vermilion mark on his forehead. The boy looks to the side and reaches toward the man's chest. A man in saffron-orange robes stands behind, and another person in orange reaches in from the right.

A photograph of a healing blessing at an indoor gathering. A long-haired man in an orange sleeveless top places his right hand on the head of a seated man in a white collared shirt with a beaded rudraksha-style mala, who holds a folded paper slip. Beside them, a shaven-headed man in orange robes holds a small card, and figures in white clothing are visible in the background. A red cloth and small offerings sit on the floor. a person: the long-haired man in orange is a candidate by appearance (long swept-back hair, saffron clothing), performing a blessing, so he is recorded as present in person with unsure certainty.

A crowd of men at an indoor event gathers around a devotee in a white shirt with a dark bead necklace who bows forward with his head lowered. A young man in a white garment with an orange sash holds up a small printed card or paper, while a man in an orange sleeveless robe with hair tied back reaches out and places his hand on the bowed devotee's head. A grey-haired man in glasses and a beige shirt stands at left, and a maroon curtain hangs in the background. The orange-robed man with hand raised is an appearance-based candidate for a person, shown with a hair knot and orange clothing, but the cues are not sufficiently distinctive to confirm.

March 28 2008

Photograph of a healing and blessing session. A man in white clothes and wire-rimmed glasses, with a rudraksha mala around his neck and a red tilak on his forehead, holds a young boy in a red top who has a red bindi and looks upward. A woman in a saffron-orange sari reaches out to touch the boy's chest. Other people in white and orange stand behind, and a woman with gold earrings is at the lower left edge. Visible setting shows white cloths and a folded blanket.

March 28 2008