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A bare-chested man with short dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead sits in front of ornate gold ritual objects, holding a small white paper slip to his face with his right hand while his left hand is raised in folded-hand gesture. A red thread is tied on his wrist and he wears a rudraksha mala and a red-cord necklace. Behind him a woman in a pale green and white sari stands, another woman's face is partly visible at left, and a deep red curtain forms the backdrop. The gold items include a serpent-shaped golden ornament. Nothing in the frame clearly shows a crown, saffron robe or ceremonial gold necklace, so the man is described only as a devotee in a ritual setting.

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August 20 20172017-08-20A bare-chested man with a short beard and tilak on his forehead kneels with palms pressed together and eyes closed while a person in a rust-orange garment and gold bangles places a hand on his head in blessing. Gold vessels appear at the lower left, and a bright sign or banner is visible in the background. The scene reads as a darshan blessing during a yoga programme. The blessing giver is an unnamed attendant, and no one is identified as a person in this frame.2017-08-23August 23 20172017-08-23August 08 20172017-08-08 +1 copiesA photograph of a Nayana Deeksha-style blessing. A bare-chested man with long swept-back hair, a gold necklace of ornate bead ornaments, rudraksha-style beads and a saffron-orange dhoti-style wrap stands at left, pressing his palm to the forehead of a man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala and a moustache, whose arms are raised. The blessed man's other palm is open upward. Behind them a seated woman in a white top and another in a patterned orange top watch. A small paper slip is held in the officiant's hand, and a gold deity murti or ornament sits at lower left. The officiant is probable Swamiji, with long hair, a saffron wrap, gold neck ornaments and a sandal-marked forehead.2014-01-04A photograph of a priest in a saffron-orange robe with layered red rudraksha malas and a gold chain pendant, holding a folded white paper in one hand while his other hand rests on the bowed head of a devotee. The priest has a white horizontal tilak and red mark on his forehead. The kneeling devotee in a white checked shirt presses his palms together. Behind them, another attendant in orange and a shaven-headed man in the background watch, with gold ornamented décor visible.2012-10-06A photograph of a darshan moment during a Nithya Kriya Yoga program. A man with long dreadlocked hair and a red-brown cloth over his shoulder touches the forehead of a bare-chested devotee with his right hand. The devotee has closed eyes, a sandalwood-type mark on his chest, rudraksha bead bracelets and a gold pendant, and holds a small printed paper slip. Behind them, a woman in a white sari with a gold border stands among onlookers, and gold ceremonial objects are in the foreground. The man with dreadlocks has distinctive long dreadlocks and a red-brown cloth, but the appearance is not conclusive enough to confirm identity, so he is described by role only.2017-08-20August 23 20172017-08-23August 20 20172017-08-20August 20 20172017-08-20August 23 20172017-08-23August 20 20172017-08-20