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A photograph of a long-haired figure in an orange sannyasi wrap and dense rudraksha mala necklaces raising a golden bell-hung ritual implement with one hand while placing the other hand on the forehead of a shaved-headed man in white kurta and an orange shawl. The figure wears bead bracelets and has a vertical tilak on the forehead. A red velvet backdrop hangs behind them, and a priest in white dhoti and shawl sits in the background beside another seated attendant. The scene appears to be a blessing or ritual touch at a satsang setting, with the recipient smiling and eyes closed. Appearance-based cues for a person are the long hair, the rudraksha malas, and the orange clothing, though identity remains uncertain.

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September 09 20122012-09-09September 09 20122012-09-09July 18 20122012-07-18A bearded sannyasi with long dreadlocked hair and a rust-red shawl touches the forehead of a smiling middle-aged man with short grey curly hair, who holds his right hand up palm-out. The recipient wears a white dhoti-style cloth, an orange-red shawl printed with script, and rudraksha beads. Behind them stand white-clad devotees, some wearing red-orange shawls and rudraksha malas, and a brass vessel with a pitcher-like ritual object sits in the foreground. The setting is an indoor hall with red curtains, consistent with an initiation or blessing moment.2017-08-03A photograph of a ceremonial moment in a red-draped hall. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing saffron-orange clothing, a heavy rudraksha mala-style beaded necklace and many beaded bracelets and armlets, sits and holds a tall silver staff hung with small bells, while extending his other hand in blessing toward a smiling man in white kurta with an orange shawl who raises his palms in reverence. Two women in white and orange sit in the background. Appearance-based a person cues: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and ornate beadwork, in a seated blessing role.2012-07-08September 09 20122012-09-09September 09 20122012-09-09May 01 20142014-05-01A photograph of a seated man with long dark swept-back hair, bare-chested under an orange wrap and wearing many rudraksha malas on his arms, neck and waist, holding a long dark staff in his left hand while touching the forehead of a devotee with his right hand. The devotee, in a white kurta with an orange shawl, has his eyes closed and both hands raised to his face in reverence. Behind them a priest in white with a gold-bordered cloth sits in the background, and a red draped backdrop and seated devotees in saffron and maroon saris complete the setting. a person: the seated man in rudraksha malas and long hair fits the appearance cues for a person, and the page places him at a satsang.2012-09-09October 16 20122012-10-16Photo of a devotional exchange in a red-draped hall. A bald man in a white shirt with an orange sash and rudraksha mala presses his palms together as a seated figure in an orange-saffron garment with a long rudraksha and bead necklace, bracelets, and a wide tripundra mark places a hand on his forehead. The seated figure holds a silver staff hung with small bells. A woman in a white sari with a gold border sits behind them, and a cameraman and an orange-clad person are visible at the upper right. Appearance-based candidate: a person, seated with long swept-back hair, ornate beads and saffron clothing, receiving the devotee.2012-07-08May 09 20152015-05-09