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A photograph of an indoor room with cream walls and a beige patterned curtain at left. A smiling figure seated in a chair wears a cream turban, a red-brown ochre wrap, rudraksha beads and a ceremonial gold and white garland; a red-clothed baby sits on his lap, held by his hand and offered a small red fruit or object. A young attendant in orange robes and rudraksha beads stands at right. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt and a woman with white jasmine in her hair, wearing a cream and gold sari, are bending over the child and handling a brass vessel and items. a person is the seated figure, identified by the turban, rudraksha and garland cues and his central role in the blessing.

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Indoor ritual scene in a home-like room with cream walls and a wooden railing. A seated man in a white embroidered turban, maroon robe and ornate multi-strand beaded necklace smiles while reaching toward a small child in a red outfit on his lap. Two young boys in orange-saffron robes with rudraksha malas sit nearby. A woman in a white sari with a red and gold blouse and a man in a white patterned shirt bend in to hold red fruit over a wooden tray. A boy in white dhoti holds a silver trident, and women in sarees stand in the background. a person: the seated man wears a white turban, ornate beaded necklace and maroon robe, with a sannyasi-style bearing; appearance-based only.2014-07-10July 10 20142014-07-10A photograph of a domestic-style devotional moment indoors before brocade-patterned curtains. A man in a white polo shirt with bird prints and a wristwatch holds his cupped hands over a small steel bowl, receiving something from a figure on the right. A small child in an orange-red patterned outfit sits in the center holding two red apples. On the right, a figure wears a white-and-gold turban, a long gold-and-rudraksha garland, and an orange-red shawl over bare shoulders, with a bindi on the forehead; the figure appears to be Swamiji (probable). A brass oil lamp with a bird finial and a green leaf stand behind them.2014-07-10July 10 20142014-07-10 +2 copiesJuly 10 20142014-07-10A seated bare-chested man in a white and gold patterned turban wears a rudraksha and gold bead garland and a red-orange cloth, with a vibhuti mark on his forehead. He rests his hand on the head of a young boy in red-orange clothing with a tilak mark, who stands before him. Beside them a teenage boy in orange robes and a rudraksha mala holds a red fruit, and an orange-clad figure stands near a white sofa in a simple room with a wooden lattice divider. The turbaned man shows distinctive ceremonial cues, so the candidate is a person, seated in person blessing the child.2014-07-10A seated man with a white and gold patterned turban wears a rudraksha mala and a ceremonial gold-and-white beaded garland over a bare upper body draped in orange cloth. He rests his hand on the head of a young boy with a white tilak who stands before him in an orange-red patterned outfit. Behind them, a teenage boy in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and beaded bracelets stands in a living room with white sofas and green cushions. A plain cream wall and wooden railing frame the scene. The image is a photograph.2014-07-10November 04 20112011-11-04July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJune 15 20142014-06-15November 10 20152015-11-10Indoor photo of a seated man in a saffron-orange robe with a gold-coloured turban and a long gold-and-beaded garland, holding a red apple-like fruit in his right hand while smiling at a kneeling woman in a red and black patterned sari who also holds a red fruit. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands behind, holding a toddler in red clothing. Brass oil lamps, metal bowls and a small offering of white flowers sit on the floor and a small table, with beige curtains in the background. Fruit offerings and lamps suggest a blessing or devotional exchange.2014-07-10