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Close-up photograph of two pairs of hands meeting in a gesture of touch. On the left, a bare forearm extends from a figure wearing a white garment edged with gold bead-like ornaments and a red cloth at the waist. On the right, a man in a white t-shirt with a maroon lanyard lifts his open palm toward the other hand. Blurred seated figures and a red-clad person sit in the background of a hall.

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A photograph of a healing or blessing moment. A bare-chested man with long swept-back hair, a tilak on his forehead, a red-and-gold shawl and a large gold bead necklace reaches his right hand onto the forehead of a seated man in a white collared shirt, rudraksha mala and a gold bangle. The seated man raises his right palm toward his own face. Behind them, a shaved-headed monk in orange robes sits beside a blurred man in white, with other people standing in the background. Red curtains and a white appliance are visible at left. a person: the bare-chested figure with swept-back hair, gold beaded necklace and red-gold shawl in a blessing gesture, with the photo's caption page indicating a Nithya Kriya session.2011-11-06March 14 20172017-03-14December 02 20102010-12-02August 07 20172017-08-07December 15 20092009-12-15A man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala stands with both palms raised beside his head while a bare-chested man with swept-back hair, a vibhuti line on his forehead, a red-and-gold shawl and a necklace of gold bells touches the first man's forehead with his right hand. The bell-necklace figure is a person performing an in-person blessing gesture; the setting is an indoor hall with blurred figures in white clothing and a cameraman's equipment at left. Two people are clearly visible plus partial figures behind.2011-11-06Close-up photograph of a man in a cream-coloured kurta with short dark hair, seen from behind and slightly to the side, raising his hands with fingers spread and palms angled toward the frame. Another person's arm and hand reach in from the left, touching his fingers in a gesture of exchange or energy work. Blurred seated attendees fill the background, including a woman smiling at the lower right. A purple bird logo sits at the upper left.2010-12-02December 17 20132013-12-17A photograph of a ritual blessing. A bare-chested man in an orange-and-gold shawl, with a red tilak on his forehead, a short topknot, gold beaded necklaces and a gold bangle, stands at right placing his right hand on the head of a shaven-headed man in a white shirt at left, whose hands are pressed together in a gesture of receiving. A deep maroon curtain hangs behind them and a gold-coloured vessel is visible at lower centre. Their faces suggest a devotee receiving blessing from a priest.2012-02-09A photograph of a seated man in a rust-red and gold-bordered shawl, bare-shouldered, with long hair tied back and a gold-toned necklace, placing his raised hand on the forehead of a short-haired man in a white kurta who has a rudraksha mala around his neck and tilts his head back. Behind them a gold-coloured ritual vessel and a woman in white are visible against cream walls. The shawl-wearing man shows distinctive long hair and ornate ceremonial clothing, consistent with a person giving blessing to a devotee, a forehead blessing rite.2013-12-03A 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.2014-01-04December 21 20132013-12-21