A photograph of a man with long, swept-back dark hair and an orange saffron robe wearing a multicoloured flower garland places his right palm on the forehead of a younger man in a light blue t-shirt with a wristwatch, who stands with hands joined in a respectful gesture. Behind them, other people in white and cream clothing and ID badges look on in an indoor hall. - Nithyanandapedia

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A photograph of a man with long, swept-back dark hair and an orange saffron robe wearing a multicoloured flower garland places his right palm on the forehead of a younger man in a light blue t-shirt with a wristwatch, who stands with hands joined in a respectful gesture. Behind them, other people in white and cream clothing and ID badges look on in an indoor hall.

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A photograph inside a large hall with a metal roof and fluorescent lights. A man in an orange sleeveless robe with a pink and teal flower garland sits and places his right hand on the head of a man in a white shirt and white trousers. The older man wears a rudraksha mala, a wristwatch and a bracelet, and bows with his palms joined. Behind them, seated devotees, a woman in a white sari with a black beaded necklace, and people in pale clothing watch. A brass plate or tray with offerings lies on the floor at right.

A photograph of a figure in a sleeveless saffron-orange robe with long dark hair tied back in a low knot, placing his right hand on the crown of a man's head. The recipient, in a white shirt with a dark tie, has eyes lowered and hands held together in a respectful gesture. Blurred people in white and yellow clothing stand in the background of an indoor hall with pale pink walls and windows. The figure in orange has a distinctive long swept hair and saffron clothing; his identity is not established by appearance alone, so he is described by role as the giver of blessing.

February 07 2010

A photograph of an indoor ceremony. A smiling man with long dark hair, a red tilak mark on his forehead, wearing an orange saffron shawl over bare shoulders and a white and pink flower garland, places his right palm on the head of a young boy in a white collared shirt who bows forward. Behind them a red curtain hangs, a second man in orange cloth is partly visible, and palm fronds and white cloth are visible in the background. The man in orange with long hair and garland is a probable Swamiji candidate based on the long swept hair, saffron clothing, garland and bare-shouldered adornment, shown blessing the boy in a darshan setting.

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December 15 2009

A man in a sleeveless orange saffron top and orange shawl, with hair tied back, places his right hand on the head of a man in a white shirt with a red rudraksha mala, who stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. Behind them a woman in a yellow dress and other staff in white shirts and lanyards with ID badges watch. A tent canopy with blue and yellow bunting hangs overhead, and a crowd sits in the background. The Pratyaksha Paada Pooja at the convention is suggested by the page, but the image shows a blessing gesture. Swamiji (probable) is the saffron-clad man with the long hair and orange shawl, shown performing a blessing on a devotee.

July 07 2010

Indoor photograph of a devotee bowing forward with his head lowered while a saffron-and-red robed figure with long dark hair and white jasmine garlands places a hand on his head in blessing. The devotee wears a light blue shirt and a yellow-orange cloth. Beside them a woman in a yellow sari and another woman in a floral dress look on. A figure in orange robes stands at left, and a faint background shows more people in a hall with pale walls.

A photograph of an indoor room with a white wall, a white pedestal fan and blue-framed metal shelving. A figure with long swept-back dark hair, bare-chested under an orange-saffron shawl and wearing a white and yellow flower garland, places his right hand on the forehead of a man in a denim shirt seen from behind. The figure has a red tilak mark on the forehead. Another person in white clothing stands at the right edge. The figure appears to be Swamiji (probable), given long hair, saffron shawl, garland and bare-chested ascetic dress, and the page notes him as present at this event.

A man in an orange sleeveless top with long, swept-back dark hair places his right palm on the forehead of a seated young man in a grey shirt and dark-rimmed glasses, who sits with his palms pressed together in namaskar. Several women in white and cream saris with orange and yellow shawls stand in the background, one in a teal-and-pink sari, in a whitewashed hall with red painted borders. The orange-clad figure has long hair and orange garments, a compatible cue for the page's subject, but the face and appearance are not distinctive enough to confirm identity, so the figure is described by role as a robed giver of blessing and a person is set to unsure.

A photograph of an indoor event at night under bright ceiling lights. A bearded man in an orange sleeveless top and a long white floral garland stands at left, his hands on the head of a seated devotee in a cream short-sleeved shirt who leans forward with eyes closed. Behind them, out of focus, another person in light clothing and a red-and-white flower arrangement fill the foreground at left. The figure in orange has long, swept-back dark hair and a full beard, with distinctive saffron clothing and a garland, which are visible appearance cues, but his face is partly in shadow and his identity cannot be confirmed from the image itself, so he is labelled only as a probable Swamiji by appearance. The scene suggests a blessing being given to a devotee, with a sandalwood-coloured tilak mark visible on the figure in orange.

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