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Devotees seated on a floor during a satsang gathering. In the foreground, a woman with long dreadlocked hair wears a white garment with gold-edged border and a rudraksha mala, eyes lowered. Behind her, a man in white with gold-bordered shawl holds up a smartphone displaying a temple image, with a red tilak on his forehead. Beside him, a bearded man in white with gold-trimmed cloth and a gold bangle sits with eyes closed. Other participants in white and red tilak fill the background.

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January 05 20192019-01-05A 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.2017-10-12December 21 20162016-12-21A 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.2017-10-12May 28 20172017-05-28A 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.2017-10-12Photograph of a seated devotee in a white shirt with rudraksha mala and gold pendant, hands in anjali mudra, having his forehead blessed by a long-haired person in a white sleeveless top with a gold necklace and bangles. Garlands of orange and white flowers hang at the left edge, a blue cooler stands behind, and several men in white clothing stand in the background near a camera on a tripod. a person: the long-haired figure with swept-back hair, gold necklace and bangles, though the cues are not fully distinctive; this is a blessing scene with devotees at a convention setting.2006-07-30October 12 20172017-10-12July 30 20062006-07-30A photograph of a satsang audience. In the foreground a woman with closed eyes sits in a cream and beige sari with a gold head chain across her forehead, a gold nose ring, and a rudraksha mala draped over her shoulder, with a red bindi and white marks on her brow. Beside her a man with a thick moustache, shirtless and wearing multiple rudraksha malas, holds up a smartphone at her head level while looking down with eyes closed, white markings on his upper arm. Blurred audience members in dark and maroon clothing fill the background.2019-01-05July 30 20062006-07-30A photo of a satsang-style gathering seated among a crowd. In the foreground, a young man with long curly black hair, bare-chested, wears an orange cloth and white ash markings on his upper arm and forehead, holding up a smartphone displaying a screen toward a seated woman with dark hair, white clothing, a forehead mark and brown beaded necklaces, her eyes closed. A large golden trident stands at left. Other attendees sit in the background in white and orange clothing. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible in the frame.2019-01-05