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March 22 20132013-03-22A photograph of a blessing scene indoors in an ashram-style hall with a patterned pillar and pale walls. A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a dark bead mala wears an orange under-garment with a leopard-print shawl and holds a gold trident-shaped ritual staff over a silver tray. In front of him a man in a light shirt and a woman in an orange sari hold a baby in white clothes, while an older woman in a purple sari and a bindi stands beside them. Around them, several men in white and light shirts look on.2010-11-30December 24 20092009-12-24Indoor photo in a home interior with wooden staircase and cream walls. A long-haired person in orange saffron clothing and a white flower garland sits on the left, smiling, resting one hand on the head of a man in glasses and a light blue shirt who bends forward while holding a red fruit. A woman in a yellow saree holds a baby in a pale yellow dress with a white flower and red bangles. Two men in white shirts and white dhotis stand in the background. a person presence is noted by the orange clothing, long hair, and garland, though identity is uncertain.2010-02-15A photograph inside a hall with pink walls and a colourful striped pillar at upper right. A long-haired man in an orange dhoti-style lower garment and a leopard-print shawl, with a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, holds a gold ceremonial scepter toward a baby wrapped in white cloth held by a man in a white shirt. A woman in an orange sari and a woman in a red and orange salwar stand beside them, and a shaved-headed man in white with a tilak and gold chain stands at right beside a small red box. Several other people stand in the background with folded hands. a person: the long-haired man wears saffron clothing, a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, and the scene is a blessing of an infant.2010-11-30A photograph of a ceremonial moment indoors. A man with long swept-back dark hair, rimless glasses, rudraksha-style gold and beaded necklaces and an orange-saffron robe reaches forward and hands a small white item to a seated figure, while a man in white shirt and glasses and a woman in a white patterned top lean in. Behind them, several men in white dhotis with lanyards and orange-robed men stand along the wall; red and yellow hangings and framed pictures decorate the room. The seated figure in the foreground is a small child in yellow clothing lying across a white cloth. The orange-robed man with gold necklaces matches the page's Swamiji reference by appearance cues (long hair, ornate gold and bead necklaces, saffron robe), so he is labelled probable.2013-03-22December 24 20092009-12-24A photograph inside a bright white room at a home visit. A figure with long black hair, wearing an orange saffron top and a red floral garland, sits on a red cushioned seat with orange cloth, reaching to hold a newborn baby wrapped in white. Beside them a woman in a maroon and gold floral sari with a long braid bends forward, and a man in white shirt stands close. A cameraman in orange shirt films, and several onlookers in white and patterned saris and salwar stand along the right. A gold-framed mirror edge and a small brass object sit on the left.2010-01-09December 25 20072007-12-25A photograph inside a hall with colourful striped pillars and a draped white ceiling. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti-style garment under a leopard-print shawl and a beaded mala, stands in the centre holding a gold-tipped ceremonial staff. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, a leopard-print shawl and a mala are visible cues for the central figure. Before him, a man in a white shirt and a woman in a red sari hold a small baby wrapped in a blue blanket, with a woman in orange nearby, as if receiving blessing. Behind them stands a line of people in white ritual clothes, one bald man with white tilak marks, and a silver tray with orange cloth sits at the lower right.2010-11-30A photograph inside a hall with a tiled wall and colourful patterned pillars. A man with long swept-back dark hair and a rudraksha mala with a saffron/orange garment wears a leopard-print shawl over his shoulders. He holds a gold ceremonial kalasha/vessel with a gold handle and offers it toward a baby held by a young woman in an orange sari with an ID badge. Beside them a man in a white shirt stands, and a woman in an orange sari with a red bindi watches. Behind them a bald man with white tilak marks wears white dhoti-style clothing with a gold chain, and other devotees in white stand with hands folded.2010-11-30March 23 20082008-03-23