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February 28 20172017-02-28A photograph of a shaved-headed man in white clothing with an orange shawl printed with script, seated with eyes closed while another person's hand, wearing a red thread bracelet, touches his forehead in a blessing gesture. A blurred figure in white stands in the background against a dark red backdrop. The seated man is a devotee receiving a forehead blessing; no appearance-based a person cues such as long hair, crown, or ornate saffron attire are visible, so identity is uncertain.2017-02-28May 05 20172017-05-05May 05 20172017-05-05March 03 20172017-03-03A photograph of a ceremony in a hall with a dark red curtain backdrop. In the foreground a bald, bare-chested man in white dhoti with a yellow border kneels with palms raised, wearing a rudraksha mala and an orange shawl printed with repeated text. A long-haired, bearded man in a pink and white garland-decorated shawl stands behind him, placing one hand on the kneeling man's forehead while the other hand holds the shawl. Behind them, a bare-chested man with rudraksha malas and white dhoti stands, and to the left a few people in white and red clothing are blurred in the background. Setting suggests an initiation-type blessing.2017-02-28March 03 20172017-03-03A photograph of a ceremony in which a bald man in white clothes with his hands pressed together in namaskar receives an orange saffron shawl printed with small patterned text, draped over his shoulders. A bare-chested figure with long dreadlocked hair and a brown rudraksha mala around his neck places his right hand on the man's forehead while holding the shawl's end. Behind them a cameraman films with a tripod-mounted camera, and other people in white and orange clothing stand nearby with an ornate carved stone wall and maroon drapery in the background. The bare-chested figure has distinctive long dreadlocks and rudraksha beads, and the page attributes a person to this event, but the appearance cues alone are not sufficient to confirm identity, so the candidate is marked unsure.2016-06-27May 05 20172017-05-05A photograph of a bald, middle-aged man in a white kurta kneeling with palms raised and eyes closed while a bearded sannyasi with long matted dreadlocks, bare-chested and wearing a pink and white flower garland, places his hand on the man's forehead. The kneeling man wears an orange shawl printed with small black script. Behind them a red curtain and seated devotees in orange clothing are visible at left, and a gold-coloured fabric edge appears at right.2017-02-28A photograph of a satsang setting where a seated figure with long dark hair tied up, wearing an orange-brown draped robe and a brown rudraksha mala, places his right palm on the forehead of a bald man in a white shirt with an orange shawl, who stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Behind them, several people in white dhotis and orange or red sashes watch, including a smiling man with an orange lanyard at right. A red curtain hangs in the background, with a small wooden tray of offerings and a folded orange cloth on the cushioned seat in front. The seated figure is a probable Swamiji by appearance cues (long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala, saffron-orange robe), while the photo shows a blessing gesture.2013-05-24May 05 20172017-05-05