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December 27 2015

A woman with long blonde hair in a white dress with pink trim stands facing a woman in an orange sari-style outfit with a long dark ponytail, who wears a thin gold headband with a yellow forehead piece. The blonde woman lifts her hands to the headband at the other woman's forehead. Behind them, a man in a red turban and a red-brown garment sits on an ornate gold throne with a carved gold backrest. Gold-framed panels and a marble-patterned wall form the background. The setting appears to be a stage during a session.

A seated figure with long, swept-back dark hair wears an orange-saffron shawl over the shoulders and a small red bindi, smiling and resting a hand on the head of a young girl with two long braids. The girl, in a pink top with gold bangles, faces away from the camera with her palms raised in greeting. They sit before an ornate gold throne with carved lion-like motifs and deep red velvet cushions, with a ceremonial staff at the left edge. The setting resembles a darshan blessing on a stage. The figure's long hair, orange shawl and bindi match the appearance cues for a probable Swamiji, so the figure is recorded as Swamiji (probable) in the person seated on the throne, giving a blessing to a child.

December 24 2009

A seated man in a saffron-orange robe with a gold-bead garland and long dark hair extends his right arm and places his palm on the head of a young girl in a dark dress with gold trim, who has her hands raised in reverence. Behind them a woman in a white sari with a rudraksha mala stands with hands folded. In the foreground a large gold-plated lion-headed ceremonial object gleams, with red drapes and a silver staff in the background. The scene suggests a blessing being given, with the figure appearing to be a probable Swamiji by appearance cues of long hair, saffron clothing and gold garland.

December 26 2015

A seated man in red-and-maroon robes and a red-and-yellow marigold garland extends his right hand to bless the head of a young girl in a grey top. He wears a gold-toned waist garment and has a tilak on his forehead. Beside the pole, a woman in white clothes with a rust-coloured rudraksha-style mala and a red-orange forehead mark watches. Another girl in a dark hair bow and a woman in white with a folded brown shawl and bangles sit at right with palms pressed together in respect. A gold lion-headed seat ornament sits at lower left, and a silver pole stands in the centre. Behind them are a white wall with blue ornamental patterns and a gold-embroidered cloth.

A seated man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a rust-red wrap and a long brown-and-beige rudraksha mala, places his right hand on the forehead of a shaved-headed young boy in an orange-yellow dhoti, gold-edged shawl and a red rudraksha mala. The boy kneels with palms pressed together, eyes closed, while the seated man smiles. Behind them stands an ornate golden throne with floral carving, and a tall silver staff rises beside it. Blurred figures in orange and red garments, gold garlands and a flower arrangement fill the background. The scene suggests a blessing or darshan moment during a ceremony.

A seated long-haired figure in a red-orange robe with a brown shawl reaches out to touch the forehead of a young boy in an orange kurta with a rudraksha mala, who stands with palms pressed together. The seated figure sits on an ornate gold throne-like chair beside a silver staff. Behind them stand deity murtis draped in gold necklaces and garlands, with maroon fabric and green foliage. A woman in white with a vibhuti mark on her forehead stands at the right edge. The seated figure has long swept-back hair and a rudraksha-adorned orange-red garment, matching Swamiji (probable) by appearance cues, shown in a blessing gesture of anugraha.

A photograph of a ritual blessing. On the left, a man with hair tied up and a rudraksha mala around his neck, bare-shouldered in an orange-red cloth, places his hand on the head of a smiling woman in a white top with an orange-red shawl and a long beaded necklace. Her hands are raised in greeting. Behind them, several women in white and orange-red shawls stand and watch, and a gleaming gold ceremonial object with a peacock-feather fan is in the lower left foreground. A man in the lower centre wears a white head cloth. a person is not confidently identified from appearance.

A seated man with a pink floral garland, a rudraksha mala and orange-red clothing reaches forward to touch the forehead of a woman in a white blouse and red shawl with a red border. A silver trident-topped staff stands between them, and gold lion-head ornaments rest in the foreground on a blue-carpeted platform. Behind them are a framed colourful painting and a brown leather chair in an indoor hall. The woman's hand is raised toward her head as the blessing is given. The man's appearance (long swept-back hair, garland, rudraksha mala, orange clothing) matches the page's Swamiji reference, so this is probable Swamiji (probable) giving a forehead blessing to a devotee.

A seated long-haired man in a rust-red garment with a shawl and beaded mala sits on an ornate gold throne, his right hand raised in blessing over the head of a young boy. The boy wears a saffron-yellow dhoti-style garment with a gold border, a rudraksha mala around his neck, and bangles, and has sacred markings on his forehead. Behind them a woman in a white blouse and red sash with a mala stands smiling, and tall golden deity murti with heavy garlands and a flowering plant stand in the background. The scene reads as an informal blessing or darshan moment in a temple-like hall.