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A photograph of a devotional gathering. A bare-chested man with long dark hair and a beard, wearing an orange-red shawl over his shoulder and gold necklaces, reaches out to touch the forehead of a seated woman in an orange blouse who presses her palms together. Behind them an older man with white hair wears white kurta clothing, a red-and-white shawl and a rudraksha mala, and looks on. A man in white with a rudraksha mala and a photographer holding a camera stand nearby, and a man seated on the floor has a white forehead mark and white dhoti. A red curtain and gold-coloured carved panel frame the room.

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October 12 20172017-10-12A photo of a blessing moment in an ashram hall with gold and red decor. A bare-chested man with long swept-back hair, a beard, a gold necklace and an orange-and-gold shawl extends his right hand to touch the forehead of a woman in an orange blouse who kneels with her palm raised. Behind them a shaved-headed man in white with a rudraksha mala and a white-and-gold shawl kneels, and standing men in white kurtas wear rudraksha malas and red-and-white shawls. A man in white with a photographer's camera stands at left. The bare-chested figure is an appearance-based a person with long hair, gold necklace and saffron shawl, performing the blessing as a teacher. Roughly seven people are visible.2017-10-12October 12 20172017-10-12A photograph of a shirtless man with long dreadlocked hair and a beard, wearing an orange-red saffron cloth draped over his shoulder, pressing his right hand on the forehead of a kneeling woman with grey hair in a bun. She smiles upward, wearing white with a gold border and a dark bead necklace. Behind them, a woman in an orange-red saffron sari with a white vertical tilak on her forehead and rudraksha malas stands watching. A man in a white dhoti with a gold border and a camera raised photographs the scene, while a man in white kurta with rudraksha mala and orange-red shawl and an older grey-haired man in white with a rudraksha mala stand nearby. Behind them is a red curtain and a golden carved pillar. The dreadlocked man has distinctive long hair and saffron clothing, a person cue, but the identification is uncertain.2017-10-12A photograph of a shirtless, bearded man with long dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange cloth draped over his shoulder, placing his right hand on the head of a kneeling woman with her hair in a bun. Behind him stands a woman in an orange sari with rudraksha malas and a white forehead band, and to the left a man photographs the scene with a camera. Several men in white dhotis and orange-red shawls with rudraksha malas stand in the background beside gold-coloured pillars and a maroon curtain. The man in saffron appears to be the a person candidate, identifiable only by appearance cues such as long dark hair and saffron clothing; the setting suggests a blessing or initiation moment at an ashram gathering.2017-10-12October 12 20172017-10-12October 12 20172017-10-12A photograph of a satsang blessing. A bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair and a beard, wearing an orange-saffron cloth over his shoulder, smiles while placing his palm on the head of a kneeling woman in an orange top with folded hands and a beaded necklace. Behind him a woman in an orange-red sari with a rudraksha mala and a red bindi stands near, and several men in white dhoti and kurta with orange-red shawls and rudraksha malas look on. A man on the left holds a camera. The man with dreadlocks matches the a person appearance cues of long swept hair, saffron cloth and rudraksha mala, performing a blessing as the presiding figure.2017-10-12A photograph of a blessing moment in an indoor setting with a gold-coloured pillar and red curtain behind. A shirtless bearded man with long dark hair, wearing a red-orange shawl over his shoulder, a gold chain and a gold-trimmed cloth at the waist, extends his right arm to press his fingertips to the forehead of a dark-haired woman in an orange blouse who bows with eyes closed and palms raised. Behind them a man with grey hair in a white kurta and a red-orange shawl with rudraksha beads watches closely, and a man in white with a rudraksha mala stands further back. A photographer with a large camera and other onlookers in white kurtas and ornate ash marks on their foreheads fill the background. A man in the foreground with a white forehead mark and rudraksha beads sits partly visible. The shirtless man shows distinctive long hair and gold adornments, but the appearance cues are not enough to confirm the identity, so he is described by role only.2017-10-12October 12 20172017-10-12October 12 20172017-10-12October 12 20172017-10-12