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A seated man in a saffron-orange garment with a long rudraksha mala and a white vibhuti mark on his forehead smiles as he touches a stick to the forehead of a young boy in a white T-shirt, who kneels with palms pressed together. A second child's head is visible in the foreground, and a golden peetha or throne with a silver staff and a peacock-feather fan stands beside them against a red-and-white lattice backdrop.

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May 09 20142014-05-09A photograph of a long-haired man with a white forehead mark and a rust-red cloth draped over his shoulders, wearing a multi-strand gold bead necklace, pressing his hand on the head of a short-haired young man in a white t-shirt and red-patterned shawl. The young man's palms are pressed together in devotion. Behind them stands a gold deity murti and a silver staff, with a peacock-feather fan in the foreground and red drapes in the background. The setting suggests a blessing or initiation moment. Swamiji (probable): the long-haired man wears a rudraksha-style gold bead necklace and a ritual cloth, with long swept hair; his identity is an appearance-based label only.2014-07-21August 02 20142014-08-02May 03 20142014-05-03September 13 20142014-09-13May 12 20142014-05-12A photograph of a man with long swept-back dark hair and a red-orange shawl draped over bare shoulders, wearing a brown-beaded rudraksha mala and a gold-ornamented necklace, smiling broadly as he places his right palm on the forehead of a young boy in an orange robe with a dark ponytail. The man sits beside an ornate gold-carved throne. Other people in orange and white clothing stand in the background at a dim, outdoor-lit gathering. Probable Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala, ornate gold necklace, shawl over bare shoulders, and seated on an ornate throne, performing a blessing.2013-12-11July 24 20142014-07-24August 02 20142014-08-02A seated man in an orange-red draped garment with a gold trim blesses a young boy in a white long-sleeved top. The man has white vertical tilak marks on his forehead, a dark hair knot, a rudraksha-style bead necklace, and holds a silver trident-tipped staff while placing his palm on the boy's head. The boy looks up attentively with his hands folded. Two other children in white clothes sit in the background, one with hands in anjali, in an indoor hall with wood-panelled walls.2013-12-03July 21 20142014-07-21May 12 20142014-05-12