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A young man in saffron-orange robes wears a gold headband, multiple gold chains and gold bangles, with rudraksha mala bracelets on his arm. He holds a sheet of paper and places his hand on the head of a devotee in a white shirt, while other devotees with folded hands and white clothes stand around him. Appearance suggests a person in ceremonial attire giving blessing to a devotee during a satsang or darshan setting, with a pink backdrop behind. The scene shows a blessing ritual with ornate gold jewellery and rudraksha beads.

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A photograph of a ceremony in a temple hall decorated with red drapes and golden deity figures. A priest in a saffron-orange turban and reddish-brown dhoti, wearing a rudraksha mala and a large gold ceremonial necklace, holds a folded paper in one hand while placing the other hand on the head of a kneeling man in a white shirt. Several men in white shirts stand with palms pressed together in prayer around them, and a woman in white with a long braid stands at the right edge. The priest's features and clothing are consistent with the presentation the page describes, but his identity cannot be confirmed from appearance, so the a person value is unsure. Five or more people are visible, so the count is in the 6-20 range.2013-07-07A photograph of a satsang-style gathering in an indoor hall with a red-draped backdrop. In the centre, a man in saffron and orange robes with a matching orange-and-gold turban, a gold-and-rudraksha necklace, rudraksha mala beads and gold armbands holds a small white paper and reaches out to touch the forehead of a devotee with folded hands. Other devotees in white and maroon clothing stand nearby, and a man in white with a yellow-bordered dhoti stands at the right edge. Several more people are visible in the background. Only the centre figure shows distinctive ceremonial cues consistent with the page's reference, so the identity is uncertain and described by role here.2013-07-07A figure in an orange-brown wrap and layered gold ceremonial necklaces, with a red bindi and bangles on the arms, stands at right holding a sheet of paper and placing one hand on the head of a man. The man at left wears a white shirt and a black-and-white bead mala, hands pressed together and eyes lowered. Behind them, several men in white shirts stand in a hall with maroon drapery.2013-07-11A photograph of a priest in saffron-orange robes and a heavy rudraksha-style brown bead mala with a large gold ceremonial necklace, a red bindi and gold earrings, standing and placing his right hand on the shaved head of a kneeling man in a white collared shirt with palms pressed together in namaste. The priest holds a handwritten paper in his left hand and reads from it. Behind them a second man in a light shirt looks on, and a decorated altar with floral garlands, yellow-orange flowers and a deity murti is visible in the background.2013-07-01A man in a rust-orange saffron robe with a gold-bead necklace and a orange-brown shawl stands in a temple-like hall, placing his right hand on the head of a young man in white who bows forward. The robed man has long swept-back hair, a red tilak on his forehead, white ash marks, gold earrings and bangles, and holds a folded white paper in his left hand. Several men in white clothes stand behind them, and a colourful painted temple backdrop with deity murti panels is visible. Appearance-based a person in the robed role of the blessing officiant, performing a blessing with a hand on the head.2013-03-06May 15 20132013-05-15A ritual initiation scene. A man in an orange-red dhoti and shawl, with white vibhuti lines, a red kumkum dot, gold ornaments, a long rudraksha mala and a stacked bun, holds a sheet of paper and reads from it while placing his hand on the head of a bare-chested devotee kneeling before him. The devotee wears a white dhoti with a yellow border and a rudraksha mala. Two more attendants in white and orange-red stand behind, one in a white dhoti with a red bindi, and a dark curtain and warm lamp light form the background. The robed figure's appearance shows several cues associated with the a person description, though this cannot be confirmed from appearance alone. Credit line on image reads Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam2013-01-24April 01 20132013-04-01A man in a saffron-orange robe and a long gold-and-rudraksha necklace, wearing gold bangles and rudraksha armlets, stands raising one hand in blessing while holding a white paper in the other. His long swept-back hair and ornate ceremonial jewellery are visible. A man in a white shirt faces him from the left foreground, and another man in white stands behind. The background shows a temple-style hall with a decorated deity murti area, red drapes and gold-trimmed backdrop. a person appears in person in the centre of the scene, with distinctive saffron clothing, rudraksha malas and gold ornaments.2013-07-15A photograph of a ritual exchange in a temple-like hall. A man in a saffron-orange wrap and bare-armed, with a bindi, wears long heavy gold necklaces of bead-like links and gold armlets; he raises one palm toward a devotee while extending the other hand over a small paper offering held by a bespectacled man in a white shirt. Other devotees in white clothes stand nearby with hands folded, and a gold-coloured backdrop and red drapery fill the background. The orange-robed figure with ornate gold adornments and a distinctive presentation is a person candidate, but the identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2013-05-24April 18 20132013-04-18July 10 20132013-07-10