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December 26 2014

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May 07 20142014-05-07A photograph of a bearded man seated on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, wearing a rust-brown robe, a rudraksha mala, a gold necklace and a garland of pink and white flowers, with white and red tilak marks on his forehead. He smiles while placing his right hand on the head of a young boy in white kurta who stands with palms pressed together; a small white bowl is held nearby. A girl in white with a ponytail and a white hair tie stands at right. Stage lights and red backdrop are visible behind. The man shows appearance cues consistent with the page's a person reference, so this is a probable identification based on appearance: a person, blessing a child during an event.2017-04-05May 09 20142014-05-09October 28 20142014-10-28December 28 20142014-12-28December 28 20142014-12-28October 11 20142014-10-11Photograph of a bare-chested, long-haired man with a beard and a white tilak on his forehead, wearing a pink and white lotus garland, gold armbands and a brown-red cloth, seated before a shrine. He places his right hand on the head of a young boy in white clothes and an orange lanyard, who bows toward him. Behind them stand a seated woman in a red-bordered sari with bindi, gold ceremonial hangings, brass lamps and garlands of yellow and red flowers. The scene suggests a blessing or darshan. a person: the seated man has distinctive long hair, a beard, ceremonial gold armbands and a floral garland, consistent with the page's reference to a person.2016-10-09A seated man with a tied-back bun, white forehead markings, a bare upper torso draped in maroon cloth, and a rudraksha mala necklace places his right hand on the head of a young boy in a yellow t-shirt and glasses, who bows forward; a lanyard hangs from the boy's neck. Behind them is a garlanded setting with green leaves, orange and yellow flowers, a golden deity murti or ornament and a brass lamp stand. A woman in white with a maroon shawl and rudraksha mala sits at the right edge, smiling. Visible people: the seated man, the boy and the woman, with a partially visible person in the lower foreground.2015-02-25May 09 20142014-05-09A long-haired man in a rust-red shawl and draped red-orange cloth, wearing a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, leans forward and presses both palms to the forehead of a woman in a patterned beige and brown sari with a red shawl and a bangle. Behind her a man in a pink shirt also reaches toward her head. To the left, a gold ornate throne back is visible, and in the background saffron-clad figures and gold-garlanded deity murti stand near green plants. Swamiji (probable): the long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and red-orange wrap are the qualifying cues for the man giving the blessing, shown as an in-person blessing scene.2014-12-24A seated figure with a shaved head? No: a figure with long dark hair wearing a rudraksha-style beaded necklace, a gold bangle and a maroon-and-gold draped garment places one raised hand on the forehead of a man in a white kurta with an orange-red shawl. The recipient stands with palms together at his waist while the officiant holds a folded paper in the other hand. Behind them stand women in white and orange clothing and gold-embroidered draperies, with a golden ornamental panel at left. The scene appears to be a blessing or darshan ritual inside a temple setting.2015-10-24