A photograph of a seated man in a long orange robe with long dark hair in a low ponytail placing his right palm on the forehead of a standing short-grey-haired man in a white t-shirt and a rudraksha mala. The robed man smiles while blessing him, with a pink wall and window behind them. The printed . Only two people are visible, with a faint figure at the right edge - Nithyanandapedia

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A photograph of a seated man in a long orange robe with long dark hair in a low ponytail placing his right palm on the forehead of a standing short-grey-haired man in a white t-shirt and a rudraksha mala. The robed man smiles while blessing him, with a pink wall and window behind them. The printed . Only two people are visible, with a faint figure at the right edge

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A photograph of two men in close, face-to-face contact. The man on the left wears an orange saffron wrap, has his hair tied in a topknot and a thin necklace, and holds one hand on the forehead of the man on the right. The man on the right wears a white shirt, a dark lanyard and a gold bangle, and has his eyes closed with his hand raised in front of him. The setting is a plain peach-coloured wall with a window behind them.

A seated man in an orange sannyasi-style wrap, bare-shouldered, with his dark hair tied in a topknot and a thin black cord around his neck, places his right hand on the forehead of an older man with grey hair and a moustache. The older man, wearing a white kurta and a red-beaded mala with a lanyard badge, has his eyes closed and palms raised near his face in a receiving gesture. The orange-clad man holds a silver-handled object in his left hand. Behind them, a red curtain and blurred standing figures in pale clothes suggest an indoor hall.

December 02 2011

Photograph of an indoor satsang-style gathering. On the right, a man with long dark hair pulled back, wearing an orange sleeveless top with an orange shawl draped over his shoulders and a red tilak on his forehead, rests one hand on the forehead of a younger man on the left. That younger man has voluminous dark curly hair, wears a white kurta and a rudraksha mala, and holds his right hand up open-palmed in receptive gesture. Eyes closed, the orange-clad man appears in a blessing or transmission moment. Background shows a dark curtain and a blurred pastel floral backdrop.

December 02 2011

Close photo of two men in an indoor setting with a deep red curtain behind them. A man on the left with hair tied up in a bun, bare-shouldered in an orange saffron wrap with a small red mark on his forehead, reaches out and rests his right hand on the bald head of an older man on the right. The older man has grey hair and a white t-shirt, his eyes closed and face tilted down as he receives the blessing. The left man's other hand is held out, palm open, near the older man's face. No clear appearance-based cues establish the identity of the man in orange, so he is described by role as a devotee-facing giver of blessing.

A photograph of an indoor blessing moment. A man with long dark hair swept back, wearing an orange-saffron shawl over his shoulders and a rudraksha mala around his neck, reaches forward with one hand on the crown of an elderly bald-fronted man with long grey hair. The elderly man wears a pale blue-white kurta and a dark beaded necklace, with his eyes closed and face tilted upward. Behind them are blurred golden decorations and a pink wall with a window.

December 03 2011

Photograph of a close indoor blessing moment. A long-haired man in an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulder, with a matching orange-beaded rudraksha-style mala and a white forehead mark, places his right hand on the forehead of an older white-haired man in a white collarless shirt with dark beads around his neck. The older man has his eyes closed and his palms raised near his face in receptive devotion. Behind them, two men in pale kurtas and a turban stand near a plain beige wall and a window. a person is the figure in orange, identified by long swept hair, saffron cloth and ornate beaded mala, performing the blessing; the recipient is a devotee.

A photograph in an indoor hall with pale walls and a window. A long-haired figure in rust-orange robes sits on a gold-trimmed seat and places a palm on the forehead of a bald, older man in a white kurta with an orange lanyard and a visitor badge, whose other hand is raised. The seated figure has a beaded necklace and wears a bracelet-like cord, and a potted plant and a red cloth-draped table are visible. A man in orange robes stands in the background near the window. Appearance-based label: a person, seated, blessing the devotee in a touch-on-forehead gesture.

Close photo of a man in an orange sleeveless top with an orange shawl and a low bun of long dark hair, smiling as he presses his palm to the forehead of an older, grey-haired man in a light blue collared shirt and a wristwatch. The older man has his eyes closed and a reddish-orange mark on his forehead, consistent with a blessing. Behind them a white air cooler and blurred people in the background suggest a hall during a satsang or darshan.

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Photograph of an indoor touch-based blessing. A long-haired man in an orange sleeveless top and orange shawl, with a tilak on his forehead, presses his right palm to the forehead of a man in a red polo shirt with a white stripe on the sleeve, who has his eyes closed and head tilted back. The recipient holds one hand raised with a ring on the finger and wears a wristwatch and a lanyard. A blurred person in white clothing stands in the background beside a window, and the setting is a pale pink wall.