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A seated man with long, swept-back dark hair and a rudraksha mala wears a rust-red shawl and is blessing a young boy in white shirt and orange-red shawl by extending his hand over the boy's head. A trident-shaped staff stands between them, and gold ornate deity figures with heavy gold garlands are visible behind, along with a golden throne-like seat, green foliage, and a maroon cloth. A man in white dhoti and gold-bordered shawl stands at the right edge. The boy holds his hand to his forehead as he receives the blessing.

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December 26 20142014-12-26A 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.2014-12-26December 28 20142014-12-28A seated man with long dark hair and a brown rudraksha-bead shawl over a rust-red garment touches the forehead of a young boy in an orange-saffron robe and a rudraksha mala. The boy stands with palms joined and has white sacred ash marked on his brow. Behind them, golden ornate peetha-style seating and decorated deity murti are draped in garlands, with a magenta cloth and green foliage.2014-12-26December 28 20142014-12-28December 26 20142014-12-26A seated man with long, swept-back dark hair, wearing a rust-red garment, a dark rudraksha mala and a long tan-and-brown ornamental shawl, applies white vibhuti to the forehead of a young person in an orange kurta with a rudraksha mala and a shaved head. The seated man sits on an ornate gold throne-like chair with a peetha-style back in front of a backdrop of green foliage and garlands, with a tall white staff nearby and a brass plate of offerings. Another person in a white garment with a red shawl is visible at the right edge. The figure with long hair and distinctive adornments matches the a person appearance cues and is applying blessing marks as the presiding teacher during darshan.2014-12-26December 28 20142014-12-28December 28 20142014-12-28December 24 20142014-12-24December 26 20142014-12-26A 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.2014-12-28