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A photograph of a ceremonial blessing at an indoor event with a deep red backdrop. A long-haired man with a trimmed beard, bare-chested, wearing an orange-brown shawl and a pink flower garland, presses his right palm to the forehead of a young boy in a white shirt. The boy wears a white ID badge and stands with his eyes half-open. Other boys and men in white clothes stand behind, a gold pole is visible at centre, and a blue bowl sits at the lower edge. The man's appearance with long hair, orange shawl, garland and bare-chested adornments is a probable match for Swamiji (probable) performing a blessing on a child, a standard darshan-style gesture.

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April 02 20172017-04-02April 02 20172017-04-02April 02 20172017-04-02April 02 20172017-04-02April 02 20172017-04-02A seated man with long dreadlocked hair, a full beard, a bare upper torso and an orange-brown shawl wrapped over one shoulder, wears a pink and white flower garland. He places his right hand on the forehead of a young boy in white kurta who stands with eyes closed and palms pressed together. Around them, other boys in white clothes stand behind, and a woman in an orange sari with a long braid holds a blue bowl beside a gold kalasha-style vessel. A red curtain forms the backdrop, and a gold-coloured rod stands in the frame. The scene looks like a blessing or initiation moment.2017-04-02A photograph of a ritual blessing. A bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair and a full beard, wearing a rust-orange cloth over his shoulder and a pink flower garland, places his right hand on the forehead of a young boy in a white shirt who holds his palms together at his face. The man holds a small blue bowl in his left hand. Several boys in white shirts and a girl in orange stand behind, and a red curtain and red-and-gold panel form the backdrop.2017-04-02July 14 20162016-07-14April 02 20172017-04-02April 02 20172017-04-02May 04 20172017-05-04A photograph of a young man in a white kurta standing with bowed head while a bearded figure with long dreadlocked hair, a bare upper torso and a pink-and-white flower garland over an orange-brown shawl places a hand on his forehead. A blue bowl is held in the lower foreground. Behind them, several young men in white clothes stand near a copper pole against a deep red curtain, and a girl in a patterned blouse is at the left edge. The scene suggests a blessing or initiation moment. Appearance is uncertain, so this is treated as a candidate only.2017-04-02