A kneeling man in white kurta and trousers with a red-orange shawl printed with script sits on a red cushion, raising his right hand to his forehead while holding a silver plate. A standing attendant in a red-orange cloth and gold bead necklace leans in to offer the plate. Other seated devotees in white with red shawls and a water bottle appear behind, in a hall at a satsang or ritual setting. - Nithyanandapedia

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A kneeling man in white kurta and trousers with a red-orange shawl printed with script sits on a red cushion, raising his right hand to his forehead while holding a silver plate. A standing attendant in a red-orange cloth and gold bead necklace leans in to offer the plate. Other seated devotees in white with red shawls and a water bottle appear behind, in a hall at a satsang or ritual setting.

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March 28 2016

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2011-01-23 +1 copies

A seated man in white kurta with a red-orange shawl and an orange lanyard, eyes closed, palms pressed together, receives a touch on his forehead from a figure with long dark hair and a gold-yellow tilak, wearing a dark-red and saffron garment and a brown beaded rudraksha mala. The giver's arm extends across the frame, palm on the man's brow, a blessing gesture. Behind them, devotees in white and red-orange shawls with lanyards stand with hands folded. A water bottle, a small glass and a black device sit on an orange cloth at the lower left, and a red carpet runs along the background. The person giving the blessing appears to be a probable Swamiji by visible cues of long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a rudraksha mala.

October 11 2016

A photograph of a devotional blessing at an indoor hall with a saffron and orange drape in the background. A central man with long swept-back dark hair wears a white dhoti and shawl, a red and gold necklace, and rudraksha malas, and places his hand on the forehead of a kneeling devotee. Several devotees in white and checked clothing stand with palms pressed together, and an attendant in orange robes on the right holds a silver tray with offerings. a person is the central figure, shown blessing devotees in a blessing gesture.

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