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A 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.

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A 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.2017-02-28February 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.2017-02-28February 28 20172017-02-28February 28 20172017-02-28A photograph of a seated man in a white shirt with eyes closed and a faint smile, receiving a blessing as a bare-chested, bearded man with long matted hair presses his palm to the seated man's forehead. The blessing figure wears a rudraksha mala and a gold ceremonial necklace, and the seated man wears an orange shawl printed with repeated Tamil-like text. Other participants in white stand blurred in the background at a gathering. Visible text on the shawl reads nithyanandam repeatedly.2017-02-28July 01 20162016-07-01A smiling young man in a white kurta with palms pressed together in namaste stands at left, wearing an orange shawl printed with Sanskrit and a person-related text, and a rudraksha mala draped over his shoulders. Behind him, another person's hand rests on his forehead in a blessing gesture, with a bare-chested figure wearing a pink and white flower garland and a red bracelet visible at right. The scene appears to be a blessing or darshan in an ashram setting with a red-toned background.2017-03-03A bare-chested man with long, swept-back dreadlocks and a dense rudraksha mala around his neck and a saffron-orange wrap places his palm on the forehead of a young man in a white kurta. The young man has a saffron scarf with printed text draped around his neck and a lanyard. Behind them, a man in an orange garment, a photographer with a camera, and a red curtain frame a gold-accented setting.2016-06-27A photograph of a ritual blessing in a hall. A man in a white kurta with a red-brown rudraksha mala kneels with his eyes closed, palms raised outward, while a woman in a pink and cream flower-garlanded blouse presses a hand to his forehead. A rust-orange cloth with dark printed script drapes over his shoulders and neck. Behind them, a second person in white with a red thread on the wrist and a gold-trimmed white dhoti stands in the background, and blurred figures appear on the left.2017-02-28February 27 20172017-02-27June 27 20162016-06-27