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A photograph inside a hall at a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam-style event. In the foreground, a line of men in white clothes with blue lanyards stands with palms pressed together in namaste, heads bowed. On the right, a figure in a rust-red and gold-bordered dhoti and shawl, wearing layered orange-brown beaded necklaces and gold armbands, extends a hand toward the devotees, appearing to bless or touch them. Another man beside him in white with gold-bordered shawl and rudraksha mala stands with tilak marks. Behind them, a decorated altar with a deity murti under a gold-edged canopy and red curtains lines the back wall. Approximately six to twenty people are visible.

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Indoor hall with red curtains and a ceiling fan. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti with a gold border and a long orange-beaded rudraksha-style mala blesses a devotee by placing his hand on the devotee's head. The man has long swept-back hair and gold earrings; the page states Swamiji is at this event, and the appearance cues (long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, beaded mala) are consistent, so he is a probable Swamiji. Nearby, devotees in white shirts and trousers with lanyards stand with hands folded in namaskar or bend forward in reverence. A shaven-headed priest with white tilak on his forehead and an orange shawl stands at left, and a row of women and men in white and saffron waits behind metal stanchions. A golden deity murti or throne canopy is visible in the background.2013-09-29A photograph in a hall with white walls, red curtains and a gold-coloured throne-like seat in the background. A man with long dark hair, gold necklaces, gold bangles and an orange-brown and gold garment touches the forehead of a devotee with his right hand. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis stand with palms pressed together in namaste, some wearing glasses and rudraksha-style malas. A row of white chairs lines the aisle. Swamiji (probable): the man in orange-brown and gold with long swept-back hair, gold necklaces and bangles, blessing a devotee with a touch to the forehead.2013-08-15September 05 20132013-09-05 +1 copiesOctober 11 20132013-10-11October 11 20132013-10-11Indoor photo of a ceremonial blessing in a hall with white tiled floor and metal stanchions. A man with long swept-back dark hair, gold ear studs, a rudraksha mala, gold necklaces and armbands, wearing a saffron-orange and gold shawl over a red-brown garment, extends his right hand in blessing toward a devotee's head. Several young men in white shirts and white dhotis stand with palms joined in anjali, some with vertical white tilak marks and rudraksha malas. Behind them is a deity murti area with decorative gold framing and a wall projection of a portrait. Probable Swamiji (probable) is the blessing giver, identified by long hair, rudraksha and ornate saffron-gold attire.2013-09-13September 21 20132013-09-21September 05 20132013-09-05 +1 copiesA photograph inside a bright hall with white floors and red curtains, showing a man in an orange-brown dhoti and shawl wearing a heavy gold bead necklace and gold armlets. He places his hand on the head of a devotee in white shirt who bows with folded hands, while another devotee in white holds a rudraksha mala. Several other people in white stand behind, with a crowd and a screen in the background. The scene looks like a blessing or darshan in an ashram setting.2013-10-29 +1 copiesA photograph in a large hall with red curtains and ceiling lights shows a man with long swept-back dark hair, bare-chested, wearing a rust-brown dhoti-style wrap with a gold border and an orange shawl with a beaded mala, reaching out to bless the head of a devotee. Probable Swamiji's appearance matches the presentation cues of long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklace and saffron-orange shawl, and he is the one giving blessing. Around him, a row of devotees with folded hands and white clothes, some with white vibhuti lines on their foreheads, stand behind stanchions, and a man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands at left. Several people in white kurtas and saris are visible in the background. Roughly a dozen physical people are visible.2013-09-21September 22 20132013-09-22September 25 20132013-09-25