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A photograph of an outdoor-style ceremony in front of a red draped backdrop. A man with long swept-back dark hair, white-and-red forehead markings, orange silk garment, layered orange-beaded necklaces and orange armbands sits on a seat, holding a tall silver staff hung with small silver bells, and his hand rests against the cheek of a younger man in a white kurta with an orange shawl printed with the mantra Om namaha. The seated man has distinctive long hair and layered ornaments; appearance-based label: a person, seated and giving blessing contact. Other people stand and sit behind in white clothing; a camera operator is visible at the top right.

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July 08 20122012-07-08A photograph of a seated man in saffron-orange robes and multiple rudraksha malas, with a white vertical tilak on his forehead, holding a tall silver staff with a trident-like top. He reaches out to place his hand on the forehead of a man in a white shirt and white trousers who wears an orange scarf printed with text and has his palms raised in front of him. Behind them a red draped curtain and a painted green landscape backdrop. A woman in the lower right watches.2012-07-08A 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.2012-07-08Photo 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.2012-07-08July 18 20122012-07-18A 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.2012-09-09July 08 20122012-07-08September 09 20122012-09-09July 08 20122012-07-08July 08 20132013-07-08July 08 20122012-07-08A photo of a seated man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with long gold beaded necklaces and small gold earrings, his hair tied in a bun, smiling as he touches the forehead of a young man in a white shirt with an orange shawl printed with mantra text. The seated man holds a folded white paper in one hand. Behind them, a red curtain, a standing fan, and other people in white and orange clothing watch.2012-07-09