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A photo of a ritual blessing at an indoor event. In the left foreground, a figure with long, swept-back black hair and a bare shoulder, wearing a red-orange wrap with a gold border and a rudraksha mala, places a hand on the head of a smiling man in a white kurta with a red-orange shawl printed with Sanskrit text and a conference lanyard, whose other hand is raised in front of him. Behind them, many people in white kurtas and saffron-orange shawls stand with folded hands and sit on a white floor. The left figure is a person by appearance cues including the long hair, saffron-orange wrap, gold border and mala; the recipient is a devotee.

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September 20 20152015-09-20July 09 20152015-07-09 +1 copiesSeptember 20 20152015-09-20September 20 20152015-09-20July 17 20152015-07-17A photograph of a seated man in an orange-red saffron shawl and white dhoti being blessed at a gathering. A figure in an orange-red and gold-bordered robe, with a long rudraksha-style mala necklace and bare upper arm, places his right hand on the recipient's forehead. The recipient, wearing a white dhoti with gold border and an orange shawl printed with script, raises his right palm in a gesture of receiving. Behind them, seated devotees in saffron and white garments, some wearing beaded malas, fill the hall, and a large screen is visible at the top. Swamiji (probable): the blessing figure has long swept-back hair, an orange-red robe with gold border, and a multi-strand beaded necklace, the cues associated with the page's subject.2015-07-10December 26 20142014-12-26A photograph of a ritual or initiation session in a crowded hall. In the foreground a woman with long black hair, wearing a red-and-gold sari, presses her palm to the forehead of a man in a white kurta with a red-and-saffron shawl and a lanyard; his hands are raised beside his face. Behind them a woman in a deep red sari with a rudraksha mala sits with a bindi, and several people in white kurtas and red shawls stand around. A portrait of a smiling man in orange-red turban and tilak is printed on the man's white kurta. Some people in the background are seated and a large screen above shows red-clad figures. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable by appearance; the people are shown by role only.2015-07-09A photograph of a man with long, swept-back dark hair and a beard, bare-chested, wearing an orange-brown wrap and a brown rudraksha mala around his neck, pressing his palm to the forehead of a devotee in a white shirt. The devotee has eyes closed and a smear of ash on his forehead, and a long orange scarf printed with script hangs around his neck, which the man holds. Behind them stands a white-robed attendant, a red curtain and a golden pillar frame the setting, and an ID lanyard hangs from the devotee. The man's appearance (long hair, rudraksha, orange wrap) is consistent with the page's identification of a person, but the face-based identity is uncertain.2016-06-27 +1 copiesSeptember 20 20152015-09-20A photo of a close-up moment at a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam event: a long-haired figure in a rust-red and gold garment with a golden sash reaches to touch the forehead of a seated man in a white shirt and red-orange patterned shawl, whose hands are pressed together in front. Behind them, people in white and red-orange shawls and lanyards sit and stand. In the lower right, a cutout poster of a smiling man in a red turban with a tilak is held up. Watermarked archive imagery is present but not described. a person cues appear on the long-haired figure: long swept-back hair and red-and-gold ceremonial clothing, here acting as a giver of blessing.2015-07-09A priest in a saffron-red dhoti with a gold border, bare-chested and wearing a heavy rudraksha-style gold and bead necklace, presses his right hand to the forehead of a seated man in a white kurta. The recipient wears a rudraksha mala and an orange-red shawl printed with script, and has white sacred ash on his brow with eyes closed. Behind them, attendants in red-orange robes stand near a silver ceremonial staff and a green plant. The priest's forehead carries white markings and he wears a rudraksha mala. A rite of blessing or initiation is taking place in a warmly lit hall with dark red drapes.2015-07-17