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A photograph of a seated man with long, swept-back dark hair in an orange sleeveless garment and orange wrap, placing his right hand on the crown of an older, grey-haired person's head during a blessing. Another devotee in an orange garment and white forehead marking stands behind, and a man in a striped shirt watches at left. A younger woman with hair in a bun and a lavender garment sits in the foreground holding a small slip of paper. Behind them a seated person wears white clothing and a rudraksha mala, and red curtains hang in the background. The man with swept-back hair shows distinctive orange robes and long hair, a person cue, but the identification is uncertain.

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March 28 20082008-03-28March 26 20082008-03-26A healing blessing at an indoor event hall with a red curtain behind. A man in an orange sleeveless top and orange wrap, hair tied back, places his hand on the head of a man in a white shirt who bows forward. A young man in white with an orange shawl and a red tilak on his forehead holds up a printed card. Behind them a crowd of older men in shirts watches. The orange-clad figure's appearance is a candidate for the page's subject, but the cues are limited, so the identity is uncertain.2008-03-28March 26 20082008-03-26A photograph of a healing blessing at an indoor gathering. A long-haired man in an orange sleeveless top places his right hand on the head of a seated man in a white collared shirt with a beaded rudraksha-style mala, who holds a folded paper slip. Beside them, a shaven-headed man in orange robes holds a small card, and figures in white clothing are visible in the background. A red cloth and small offerings sit on the floor. a person: the long-haired man in orange is a candidate by appearance (long swept-back hair, saffron clothing), performing a blessing, so he is recorded as present in person with unsure certainty.2008-03-26A photograph of a healing blessing session in a hall with red curtains behind. A long-haired man in an orange sleeveless wrap sits on the right, his right hand raised and resting on the head of a seated devotee in a red-and-white striped shirt, who bows with palms pressed together. Behind them a shaved-headed young man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala looks down at a small book, and a man in an orange wrap sits at the left edge. A silver plate sits near the lower right. a person (long swept-back hair, orange clothing, rudraksha mala cues) is giving healing and blessings to devotees.2008-03-26March 28 20082008-03-28A photograph of a healing blessing session in a hall with a deep red curtain behind. A man in a sleeveless saffron-orange robe, with long swept-back hair, places both hands on the head of a seated man in white clothes who bows forward. Behind them, a man in an orange shawl and white garments stands watching, and other devotees in white and orange shawls, one with a rudraksha-style necklace, stand nearby. The orange-robed figure has distinctive long hair and saffron clothing consistent with the page's reference to a person, so this is a probable appearance-based candidate giving a blessing, with the recipient in white and orange shawled devotees attending.2008-03-27Photo of a seated long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a red bindi and rudraksha beads, his right hand resting on the head of a woman with dark hair in a gold-earringed, dark blouse, who bows before him. Behind a table of books and pamphlets, a second man in saffron robes with a red border stands, and a man in a red shirt watches at the back. A man in a checked shirt on the left holds a card. A trident-topped ornament and a white cloth backdrop appear at the right edge.2008-03-23A crowd of men at an indoor event gathers around a devotee in a white shirt with a dark bead necklace who bows forward with his head lowered. A young man in a white garment with an orange sash holds up a small printed card or paper, while a man in an orange sleeveless robe with hair tied back reaches out and places his hand on the bowed devotee's head. A grey-haired man in glasses and a beige shirt stands at left, and a maroon curtain hangs in the background. The orange-robed man with hand raised is an appearance-based candidate for a person, shown with a hair knot and orange clothing, but the cues are not sufficiently distinctive to confirm.2008-03-28A photograph of a healing blessing session. A man with long, swept-back dark hair in an orange-saffron robe places his right hand on the head of a seated woman with a long braid and glasses, who wears white. Beside them a shaved-headed attendant in orange robes with a red tilak looks on, and a man in white holds a paper form. A man in white clothes sits at left, and a person in white stands behind. Hands with blue slips and papers are visible in the foreground, with an orange cloth on the floor.2008-03-26March 26 20082008-03-26