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February 28 2017

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A 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.2017-02-28February 28 20172017-02-28A 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.2016-06-27A close photo of a shaved-headed, bearded man with his eyes lowered and a faint smile, bare-shouldered and wearing brown rudraksha mala necklaces and a gold arm band over white cloth. A second person's arm reaches in from the right, placing a dark mark on the man's forehead. Dark red background, and a blurred figure sits behind at right.2017-08-03Close side view photograph of a shaved-headed man in white ritual clothing with an orange-red shawl printed in dark Devanagari script draped over his shoulders, eyes closed. A hand with a red and black thread wrist band is raised above his forehead, as if blessing or marking him with a tilak. Golden pillar and warm brown background suggest an indoor satsang or puja setting. The man's appearance does not clearly match the page's identification cues such as long hair or saffron ornate clothing, so identity is uncertain.2016-07-07A close photograph of a smiling, shaved-headed man in a white kurta wearing an orange-and-saffron shawl printed with dark Sanskrit-style patterns and a white beaded necklace with a small orange pendant. A hand with a red thread bracelet touches his forehead in a blessing or tilak-applying gesture, while a blurred figure on the right wears a white garland with pink flowers. In the background, another person in orange robes and a rudraksha-style mala is partly visible. The setting appears to be a ritual or blessing moment.2017-03-03A smiling shaved-headed man with a light beard sits with a saffron-orange shawl printed with Sanskrit text draped over his shoulder and a rudraksha mala around his neck. Another person's hand is pressed to his forehead, and a blurred metal vessel stands in the foreground. The background is a dark red curtain.2017-08-12March 03 20172017-03-03A 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.2013-05-24March 14 20172017-03-14December 02 20102010-12-02A photograph of a ritual blessing. A bald man with closed eyes and a white zip-up jacket over a white shirt, wearing a rudraksha mala and a red cloth, has a red mark applied to his forehead. A figure in an orange saffron robe stands behind him, one hand on the crown of his head and the other applying the mark between his brows. A second person stands blurred in the background.2009-12-08