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A seated man in rust-orange robes and a thick rudraksha mala sits on a red-cushioned throne with a carved white lion-head armrest. He wears a long multi-coloured flower garland with yellow blossoms and a sandalwood tilak on his forehead, and has long, swept-back dark hair and a full beard. He is tying a white thread around the bare back of a young boy standing before him, while a girl in a white top with a long braid watches from the right. A brass oil lamp, a steel cup, potted greenery and a gold-tinted deity murti sit in the background. Probable Swamiji cues: swept-back long hair, rudraksha mala and ceremonial garland. Visible people: three in the scene plus an elderly man with folded hands at the left edge.

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A seated bearded man in a rust-brown saffron-toned robe with a rudraksha mala and a garland of yellow and red marigolds sits on a red and white ornate throne, smiling with eyes lowered, while a young shirtless boy in a white dhoti-style cloth holds a white thread toward him. A girl in a white top with a braid stands at right and a man with folded hands sits at left. A brass oil lamp, a small white cup on a wooden table, potted green plants and a gilded deity murti behind the throne complete the scene. Swamiji (probable) is seated on the throne, identified by the long hair, rudraksha mala and ornate garland; he is receiving the boy and the children in a darshan setting.2017-02-19February 19 20172017-02-19February 19 20172017-02-19February 19 20172017-02-19February 19 20172017-02-19February 19 20172017-02-19A photograph of a long-haired man with a full beard, seated on an ornate red-cushioned throne with silver carved arms, wearing an orange-brown saffron wrap and matching dhoti, with a white-and-red flower garland and a dark rudraksha mala. He leans forward to tie a thin white thread on the wrist of a small child in a white cloth with a red-and-orange shawl. Beside them a man with a shaved head, dark rudraksha malas and gold bangles kneels and holds thread. Behind the throne stands a golden deity murti with a trident-shaped staff in front, a golden kalasha-style lamp stand, green foliage and a green cloth draped on a table. A white cup and a water bottle sit on a small wooden side table.2017-02-17A bearded man with long swept-back hair, white and red tripundra forehead markings, an orange-brown robe, a large gold ornate necklace and a gold bracelet sits smiling on a white carved throne with red upholstery. He rests one hand on the head of a young boy in white dhoti and white forehead markings, while another boy in white stands beside him. A gold staff stands at left, green leafy foliage is behind the throne, and a gold-draped deity murti appears in the background. Visible cues are long swept-back hair, orange clothing and ornate gold necklace, so the seated man is a probable Swamiji (probable) in a sannyasi role blessing children.2017-02-13February 19 20172017-02-19February 13 20172017-02-13A smiling man with long dark hair, a full beard, white and red forehead markings and a rudraksha-style brown bead garland with yellow and red flower garlands sits on a golden-backed throne. He lifts a golden kalasha-shaped vessel over the head of a seated young person with short hair and a white thread, performing a blessing. a person appears in saffron/orange ornate clothing with a bead mala and floral garland, so the cues are distinctive. Behind him stand red drapes and colourful decorative pillars, with another person's shoulder visible in white clothing at the left edge.2017-02-19April 04 20172017-04-04