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A young man with shoulder-length wavy dark hair and a short beard, dressed in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala, kneels with palms pressed together while receiving an orange-red shawl printed with Tamil script draped over his shoulders by a long-haired figure in a saffron-red robe and a pink floral garland. Behind them, a man in white ritual clothes stands in a bright hall with a dark red curtain. The shawl is placed around his neck in a respectful greeting.

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February 28 20172017-02-28February 28 20172017-02-28A 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.2017-02-28February 28 20172017-02-28A 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 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.2017-02-28June 27 20162016-06-27A young man in a white kurta with a brown rudraksha mala around his neck stands before a bearded, long-haired figure with dreadlocks who wears a pink and white flower garland and bare upper body. The bearded figure drapes an orange saffron shawl printed with script over the young man's shoulders and chest. Behind them a cameraman in a white dhoti with gold border films on a tripod, and a few people in white stand near a gold pole. In the background at left, figures in red and orange clothing move on a stage under pink lighting.2017-04-21A young man in a white kurta with a dark rudraksha-style mala and a gold wrist bracelet bends forward smiling, holding an orange cloth over the hands of a seated figure with long dreadlocked hair, a bare-shouldered orange garment and a large garland of red roses and white flowers, and gold arm bands. Behind them, devotees in white dhotis and white clothing stand in a room with red drapes, and a gold ritual vessel and metal stand sit in the foreground. The seated figure with long hair, a garland and gold ornaments matches the a person cues, but the face is not visible; the scene suggests a ritual offering or honouring during a puja setting.2016-10-11A shaved-headed man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala stands with bowed head while a bearded man with long dreadlocks, wearing a pink and blue flower garland and a bare upper body, drapes a long orange saffron sash inscribed with black text over his shoulders. A cameraman with a tripod and other people in white clothes stand in the background. A wooden compartmented tray with red interior sits in the foreground. The scene appears to be an initiation or honouring ceremony.2017-04-21April 21 20172017-04-21April 23 20172017-04-23