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A long-haired man with a swept-back mane, bare-shouldered in a dark red wrap with a leopard-print shawl, sits on a low seat raising his right hand to the forehead of a smiling young boy. The boy wears a pale green kurta, a red shawl and a rudraksha mala, with a white forehead mark, and raises his left palm. A golden trident stands beside them in front of a maroon cloth draped with gold garlands and ornaments, with green plants at left and a white-clad attendant seated behind. Two physical people are the main figures; the trident and garlands are ritual objects. The boy is a devotee receiving blessing.

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December 26 20142014-12-26A seated man with long, swept-back dark hair, bare-shouldered in a rust-red garment with a brown shawl and dark rudraksha-style beads, places his raised right hand on the forehead of a smiling young boy in a pale green kurta with a red-and-orange shawl and a rudraksha mala. The boy holds his hand up in greeting. A woman in white and red beads sits behind them, and a golden trident and ornate gold-and-green garlands hang on a draped altar in the background. Appearance cues are distinctive enough to label the seated man as a person, but the figure is not named from a sign here; this appears to be a blessing or darshan moment.2014-12-26December 26 20142014-12-26A seated man with long, swept-back dark hair, bare-chested with a dark wrap and rudraksha-style beads, reaches to touch the forehead of a shaved-headed young boy in a red-orange robe and red-orange mala. The boy has a white line of ash on his forehead and holds his palms together in reverence. Behind them, a woman in white clothes watches, and a second young boy in saffron-orange robes and a beaded mala stands at the right. Ornate gold and beaded garlands hang on the background, with green foliage at left and a golden ceremonial chair edge in the corner.2014-12-26A seated man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a rust-red garment and a brown shawl, raises his right hand toward the forehead of a young man in saffron-orange kurta with a rudraksha mala and a white vibhuti mark on his forehead. The seated figure holds a small wooden stick and sits before golden ornamental backdrop and garlands of gold beads on a draped stand. Behind them a woman in white stands near a white-clad devotee, and a barefoot woman in a blue patterned skirt stands at right. Lush green plants frame the scene. The seated man has distinctive long hair and rust-red robes, consistent with a person blessing a devotee in a darshan setting.2014-12-26December 24 20142014-12-24December 26 20142014-12-26December 24 20142014-12-24December 26 20142014-12-26A seated figure with long dark hair and a maroon-red wrap, bare-shouldered, extends the right hand to touch the forehead of a standing man in a pale yellow-green kurta and a red-orange cloth around his neck. Behind them stand devotees in white and saffron-orange robes, one with rudraksha beads and a white forehead mark. Golden ornate garlands and draped fabric hang on a shrine, with a golden throne edge and tropical plants at left. A woman in white sits nearby watching. The gesture appears to be a blessing or diksha-style touch on the forehead.2014-12-24December 26 20142014-12-26December 24 20142014-12-24