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Indoor ceremony in a large hall with white tiled floor and red curtains along the walls. A woman in a maroon-brown saffron-toned robe with a rust-and-gold turban and a pink-orange flower garland blesses a kneeling devotee, placing her hands on the devotee's head. The devotee wears a white sari with gold border and holds hands in prayer. Nearby a second woman in white sari with gold border smiles with hands folded. Other robed monastics in maroon and orange stand behind, with a bald man in an orange robe at left wearing rudraksha beads. A brown wooden platform and red mat are visible.

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November 22 20132013-11-22 +1 copiesNovember 22 20132013-11-22 +1 copiesA photograph inside a large hall with tiled floor and ceiling fans during a satsang setting. In the foreground a woman in an orange-brown saree with a pink and orange flower garland and a gold-toned headpiece offers her hands toward a man in white ritual dress with a gold border, who holds a small brass or clay vessel, while a woman in a white saree with rudraksha mala stands beside him. Behind them, several monastics in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas and white tilak stand and watch. Framed portraits hang on the walls and a few people in white stand in the background.2013-11-22November 24 20132013-11-24A photograph inside a hall with pink-and-maroon drapes and ceiling lights, showing a devotional blessing. A man in a rust-orange turban, saffron-orange shawl and many rudraksha malas touches the forehead of a devotee with his right hand while holding a small object in his left. Several white-clothed devotees stand with hands joined in anjali, and a seated figure in white and other attendees are behind them. Swamiji (probable): the robed figure in orange and rudraksha is the central blesser, identified by appearance cues of orange turban, orange shawl and rudraksha malas. Paramahamsa Nithyananda is the giver of blessing in this scene.2013-11-24November 14 20132013-11-14October 15 20122012-10-15Photograph of a welcome in a hall with pale walls and red banners. A man in a maroon-and-gold turban and maroon robe with gold borders, wearing a long gold-beaded necklace and a pink-and-orange flower garland, stands smiling with palms pressed together in greeting. Facing him, an older man in a white dhoti and orange-red shawl, another man in white with folded hands, and a woman in an orange top and orange-red shawl press palms together in namaste. A man at left in white with a white forehead mark also joins palms. Behind them, several people in white dhotis, saffron and white clothing stand, with a tray of fruit and offerings at lower right. Whether the turbaned man is a person cannot be confirmed from appearance.2013-11-22 +1 copiesIndoor photo of a hall with pale walls and ceiling lights, where a woman in an orange-brown sannyasi wrap, rudraksha mala and a rust-coloured turban touches the forehead of a devotee in a white shirt with a raised hand, with a smiling expression. Around her, men and women in white and light clothing stand with palms pressed together in namaste, some holding folded paper. Framed pictures hang on the wall behind and a person in white stands on the right, with a rudraksha mala. A brass vessel is visible at the right edge. The scene suggests blessing or darshan. The woman is a sannyasi-attired figure, not a confirmed a person, so identity is uncertain.2013-11-24Indoor ashram hall with a white tiled ceiling and red curtains on windows; framed photos on the wall. A man in an orange-red turban and gold-embroidered red robe, wearing layered garlands of pink and orange flowers and a gold necklace, stands at center holding a fruit and a red box of offerings, while a bald man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with white vibhuti lines on his forehead and arms gives an offering. A woman in a white sari with long loose hair stands in front smiling and holding fruit. Other women in rust-red robes and rudraksha malas stand around, one with a red-orange cloth draped over her arm. Several people in ordinary clothing stand in the background.2013-11-22November 22 20132013-11-22 +1 copiesNovember 21 20132013-11-21