An image showing a priest applying tilak mark on former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's forehead is going viral online.
How did we find out the truth?: We performed a reverse image search on Google and found the original image shared by Congress' official account on X (formerly Twitter).
The post included four images and one of them matched with the viral image.
This was shared on 14 September 2022.
The original image shows Rahul Gandhi with several priests at Sivagiri Mutt, a pilgrimage place in Kerala.
Several news reports including The Hindu, Kerala Kaumudi and Onmanorama also shared how Gandhi visited Sivagiri Mutt when he started Bharat Jodo Yatra in September 2022.
Moreover, we did not find any news reports about Hasina visiting interacting with Hindu priests recently.
Conclusion: An old image of Rahul Gandhi was altered to claim that Sheikh Hasina was taking part in Hindu cultural practices.
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