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A long-haired man with dreadlocks and a beard, wearing a rust-red shawl over a red sleeveless garment, places his right hand on the head of a young boy with short dark hair who kneels in front of him. The boy wears an orange cloth and a beaded necklace. Behind them, several people in white dhotis and orange garments stand in a temple-like hall. A small golden deity murti with a necklace sits in the foreground beside a brass vessel, and a golden kalasha-like vessel is visible at the right edge. The setting suggests a blessing or darshan moment. a person: the long dreadlocked man in a rust-red shawl, the distinctive hair and clothing cues matching the page's identification, is shown in the act of blessing the boy.

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A photograph of a ceremonial initiation or blessing. A man with long dreadlocks, a rudraksha mala around his neck and bracelets, and wearing a dark red sleeveless garment, places both hands on the head of a young boy who wears an orange cloth and a white thread. The man's dreadlocks are adorned with rudraksha beads. Behind them stand people in orange and white robes, one holding a silver staff, and a golden deity murti is partly visible. The man has a sacred mark on his forehead and appears to be bestowing a blessing.2017-07-11 +1 copiesJune 24 20172017-06-24August 08 20172017-08-08 +1 copiesPhotograph of a ritual blessing in a temple setting. A man with long dark hair and a white-painted face, wearing a dark red-orange shawl over bare shoulders, places his right hand on the head of a bare-chested young boy with short dark hair who has his eyes lowered. The boy wears a thin white cord and a small pendant. Behind them a man in white dhoti with gold-bordered yellow edging wears a large gold ornament and a rudraksha mala. A small brass deity head sits in the foreground. Several other people stand in the background, mostly bare-chested or in white.2017-06-19A photograph of an initiation moment. A bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair, a white forehead band and a rudraksha mala draped over an orange cloth lays his right hand on the head of a young boy with closed eyes, who wears an orange shawl and beaded necklaces. Behind them, a gold deity murti and a conch shell are visible, and a figure in orange stands in the background. a person: the bare-chested man with long dreadlocks, rudraksha mala and orange wrap matches the page's a person reference, so this is an appearance-based candidate, with the identity claim taken from the page.2017-06-24A photograph of a ritual blessing in an indoor hall. A bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair, a short beard, a gold necklace and an orange-saffron shawl reaches out to touch the forehead of a young seated devotee with long dark hair, who smiles and holds his own hands together. Behind them, a standing young man in an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala watches, a man in white ritual clothes with a yellow border and rudraksha malas holds a camera, and a man in white with a white forehead mark sits near the bottom. A woman in an orange sari with a red-and-white forehead mark stands at the upper right, and a gold pillar and white air-conditioning unit appear in the background. The swami figure with long hair and saffron shawl is a probable candidate for Swamiji, given his long swept-back hair, gold necklace and saffron shawl, and he is shown in the role of giving the blessing.2017-10-12April 02 20172017-04-02May 06 20182018-05-06 +1 copiesA 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.2014-12-26A seated man with long, swept-back dark hair, wearing a rust-red garment, a dark rudraksha mala and a long tan-and-brown ornamental shawl, applies white vibhuti to the forehead of a young person in an orange kurta with a rudraksha mala and a shaved head. The seated man sits on an ornate gold throne-like chair with a peetha-style back in front of a backdrop of green foliage and garlands, with a tall white staff nearby and a brass plate of offerings. Another person in a white garment with a red shawl is visible at the right edge. The figure with long hair and distinctive adornments matches the a person appearance cues and is applying blessing marks as the presiding teacher during darshan.2014-12-26April 30 20182018-04-30July 14 20172017-07-14