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A seated figure in a red-maroon robe with a golden-yellow border, wearing a long rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, holds a white-and-yellow ceremonial fly-whisk or sprig toward a young boy standing before him. The boy is bare-chested, wearing an orange cloth wrap and a long rudraksha mala, and wears glasses. The seated figure sits on an ornate gold-framed throne with a magenta cushion. Behind them, saffron-robed attendants and a bald man in orange stand in a bright outdoor setting, and a white-clad man stands at the left edge. a person: the seated figure wears a long rudraksha mala, a gold necklace and a red-and-gold shawl on a throne, presented as a person in his role as the seated teacher receiving the boy. Scene reflects a ritual blessing during festival gathering.

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A seated figure in a dark turban, maroon and gold-striped drape, layered rudraksha mala and gold ornaments sits on a red cushioned throne with a gold carved back, holding a white ceremonial whisk or fan toward a bare-chested young man with curly dark hair. The young man wears rudraksha beads across his chest, a yellow flower tucked at his shoulder, an orange dhoti and bangles. Behind them, a bald priest in orange and another person in white stand on a temple platform in bright daylight. Appearance is consistent with a person seated in a ritual role, presiding over a blessing with the whisk.2016-01-02January 02 20162016-01-02January 02 20162016-01-02A seated figure on an ornate gold-and-red throne is tying or adjusting a rudraksha mala around the neck of a bare-chested young boy in orange cloth kneeling before him. The seated man wears a maroon and gold-striped wrap, a gold belt, long braided rudraksha malas and a gold-trimmed shawl, and holds a bundle of yellow marigolds and a white cloth strip. Behind them, other figures in orange and white dhotis stand, and white sacred ash marks appear on the boy's shoulders and chest. The seated figure matches the Swamiji (probable) cues of long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and ceremonial gold adornment.2016-01-02January 02 20162016-01-02A seated figure in a maroon and saffron-striped shawl, wearing a long rudraksha mala and ornate gold-toned chain, touches the forehead of a standing young man with shoulder-length dark hair and dark-rimmed glasses. The young man, bare-chested with a white dhoti, a rudraksha mala and a yellow flower-tipped whisk-like wand held near them, has his palms raised in a receiving gesture. Behind them an older man in a white cloth and a brown-cloth-clad attendant stand near a red pillar and an ornate golden throne, with a blurred outdoor setting of bright sky.2016-01-02January 02 20162016-01-02January 02 20162016-01-02January 02 20162016-01-02January 02 20162016-01-02A seated figure in a maroon and gold saffron-toned shawl, with long dark braided hair wrapped in a high bun, wearing a long rudraksha mala and gold ornaments, holds a yellow flower garland and a white thread over the shoulder of a bare-chested young man standing before him. The young man wears rudraksha malas, an orange waist cloth and wrist bands. Behind them other robed attendants and a gold-trimmed throne are visible. a person is seated on the throne performing a ritual blessing with garland and thread; the dress, hair and rudraksha cues are distinctive.2016-01-02January 02 20162016-01-02