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Photograph of a child-blessing moment at a temple-like setting. A smiling man with long swept-back dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, an orange saffron garment and a large garland of red, yellow, pink and white flowers sits before an ornate gold throne-like backdrop with flowers behind. Probable Swamiji (long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and flower garland are the qualifying cues) is seated and laughing, reaching toward a toddler in a pink-and-white checked outfit held by a man in white with a rudraksha mala and glasses. A woman with long hair in a bun and a man in orange clothing stand at left and right, one holding a steel plate of rice or grain offered toward the child.

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December 24 20092009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24A photograph of a seated man with long swept-back dark hair, orange robe, red tilak and a multicoloured flower garland with pink, yellow and purple blooms, receiving a small child who reaches into a silver plate of grain or powder held by an attendant in orange. Beside him a woman in white with long hair and a rudraksha mala, and a man in white with glasses, rudraksha mala and bangles, press their palms together. Behind them stands a golden carved throne and a backdrop of flowers in orange, pink and yellow.2009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24A photograph of a ceremonial moment at a golden-decorated seat. A young girl in a dark green dress with a red hair clip reaches into a silver tray of grains held by a man in orange robes and a flower garland with bright multicolour blossoms. Beside him, another man in an orange robe and long hair bends forward smiling. A woman in a grey-green sari with a yellow lanyard watches, and a man in a white shirt with a yellow lanyard stands behind with his hands pressed together. Marigold and mixed flower decorations frame the gold-carved backdrop. Five people are visible.2009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24A photograph of a ceremony in front of an ornate gold throne decorated with flower garlands and floral arrangements in pink, red and yellow. A man in an orange robe with a rudraksha-style necklace and a long dark hairstyle holds a silver tray of grains or rice while a young girl in a yellow dress with gold trim dips her fingers in it. A woman in a white top with a striped sleeve stands at left, another woman in a white and yellow outfit is behind, and a young man in a multicolored flower garland and orange clothing stands at center beside the tray, with a gold-trimmed backdrop behind them.2009-12-24Photograph of a seated man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a multicoloured flower garland of red, yellow and pink blooms, smiling as he holds a thread to a child's forehead. Before a gold ornate backdrop with a relief deity medallion and floral decorations. A woman in a white sari with a striped border and a man in a white shirt sit beside a small child in white, their hands folded in reverence. A second person in orange robes with a gold chain sits partially visible at left. Gold-coloured cushions surround the throne-like seat.2009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24A photograph of a family receiving a blessing at a temple setting decorated with flowers and garlands. A man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala stands at left, and a woman in a white sari with gold bangles reaches toward a silver plate of white grain or rice held by a man at right. A small child in a white ruffled top looks on. The man at right wears a multicoloured flower garland over an orange robe and has long swept-back hair; the person receiving the plate appears to be a devotee or priest in orange clothing, and his identity is not established from appearance. Flowers and a gilded element appear in the background.2009-12-24