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A seated figure in a red-orange turban with gold floral embroidery, wearing a rust-red shawl, gold beaded necklaces and rudraksha bracelets, touches the forehead of a young boy in glasses and a white shirt. The boy and a woman in a white top beside him have palms pressed together in devotion. Behind them hang gold-and-red drapes and a tall silver staff with a serpent-like wooden carving. A gilded lion-head armrest is at left. a person: the seated figure has long dark hair, gold necklace and rudraksha bracelets, and gives blessing to devotees.

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August 03 20142014-08-03A seated man in an orange-red shawl and heavy gold necklaces places his right hand on the forehead of a young boy in glasses and a navy-blue top. The seated figure has long swept-back dark hair and a white-and-red tilak on his forehead, and a dark snake is coiled over the gold throne armrest beside him. A silver staff with a round finial stands behind the boy, red curtains hang in the background, and a peacock-feather fan appears at the left edge. Several other people are partially visible at the right. a person is blessing the child in what appears to be a darshan-style blessing.2014-07-27A seated man in a red-orange cloth with a gold ornamental necklace and a white and red forehead mark rests his right hand on the head of a young boy in front of him. A peacock-feather fan and a gold lion-head armrest appear on the left, with red drapery and a silver staff behind. Other children stand at the right, and a figure in white is in the background. The man has long swept-back hair and a rudraksha bracelet on his wrist, and the seated figure is shown in a blessing gesture. The photo shows what appears to be a blessing or darshan setting.2014-07-27October 15 20152015-10-15July 27 20142014-07-27A seated man in saffron-red robes and a long gold bead necklace touches the head of a young boy in a green shirt, blessing him with his right hand while his left hand rests open. The man has a white vibhuti band and red kumkum on his forehead and wears rudraksha malas on his wrist. Beside them are a golden kalasha-like vessel, a dark carved serpent-shaped staff, a silver ceremonial rod and a peacock-feather fan. Red drapes hang behind. Two people sit at the right edge in white and beaded garments. The man is a person by his long swept hair, ornate gold necklace and saffron-red clothing; the boy is receiving a blessing.2014-07-27December 28 20142014-12-28A photograph of a seated man with long dark hair wearing a rust-red shawl and a rudraksha mala, raising his right hand to touch the forehead of a young boy in an bright orange kurta with a dark rudraksha necklace. A smiling young woman in a white top and red shawl sits to the right. Behind them are gold-embroidered garlands and draped fabrics in purple and gold, and a golden ornate chair back is on the left. The man appears to be Swamiji (probable) based on his long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and rust-red robe, and the scene suggests a blessing (darshan) in a ceremonial setting.2014-12-28May 12 20142014-05-12A 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.2014-12-26September 14 20142014-09-14A seated man in long dark hair and a rust-orange robe with a brown rudraksha mala raises his right hand to the head of a bare-chested boy in an orange cloth and rudraksha beads, who sits with palms joined in anjali. A gilded ornate throne back stands at left. Behind them, gold necklaces hang on deity murtis draped in garlands, and a seated woman in white with magenta drapery sits in the background. The scene resembles a blessing during darshan with an orange-saffron sannyasi presence, with the seated man showing distinctive long swept-back hair, rust-orange robes, and a rudraksha mala, a person depiction without firm identification.2014-12-28