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A seated man in red-orange robes wears a red headband and a long ropes of orange beads, with bare chest and feet, sitting before gilded lion-form seats. He has a swept-back dark hairstyle and a bindi-like yellow mark on his forehead. He extends his hand toward a young boy in orange and red clothing with a visitor badge, who holds a small cup. Behind them stand a silver staff and a peacock-feather fan. A woman in white with a yellow forehead mark and beaded necklaces stands at right. a person seated in a ritual setting, with the boy receiving something from him.

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A seated man with a red headband, bare chest, peach-coloured beaded mala and red-and-brown cloth sits on a red throne beside a golden lion statue. He reaches out to a small child in red who reaches toward a plate or offering. Behind them stands a woman in red and gold with a bun and forehead mark, and a silver staff with a peacock-feather fan rests nearby. Several people in red and orange are visible, plus a partially seen figure at the lower right. a person is identified by the bare-chested seated figure with the distinctive mala and headband, an honoured seat and ceremonial setting, giving his role as the presiding seated teacher blessing the child.2014-05-05A seated man in red and maroon ceremonial cloth, with a red headband, yellow tilak on his forehead, and a long peacock-feather fan and silver trident-like staff behind him, rests his hand on a young boy's head while the boy, in a striped shirt, kneels before him with hands raised. Beside them a woman in white with a rudraksha mala and yellow forehead mark watches. A golden lion figure sits at the left edge, and a water bottle rests on the floor. Behind them is a framed patterned wall hanging.2014-05-05May 05 20142014-05-05May 05 20142014-05-05May 05 20142014-05-05May 05 20142014-05-05May 05 20142014-05-05May 05 20142014-05-05May 09 20142014-05-09A seated man in a red-orange wrap and red headband with gold patterning, wearing a long rudraksha mala and gold ceremonial necklace, places one hand on the head of a kneeling woman in white with a red-and-gold shawl. He holds a silver ceremonial staff topped with a trident-like finial, with a peacock-feather fan and a golden lion-form seat beside him. A second woman in white with a red shawl and yellow forehead marking watches. The setting is an indoor ritual space with a framed textile on the wall, consistent with a blessing or initiation moment. The man has a distinctive long swept-back hairstyle, saffron-toned ceremonial dress and rudraksha beads, which qualifies as an appearance-based a person candidate in a seated ritual role.2014-05-05May 09 20142014-05-09May 05 20142014-05-05