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A photo of a long-haired figure with a white forehead mark, wearing a rust-red sleeveless top and leopard-print wrap, reaching out to rest a hand on the head of a young child in a grey-and-white striped shirt. Behind them a woman in a green and gold sari with a red bindi and beaded necklace, and a child in a grey shirt, stand by a red tray holding small items. In the background, several women in white kurtas and light clothing watch from near a red curtain and a white cooling unit. The figure has long, swept-back hair and a rudraksha-style bead necklace, consistent with the a person cues, though the image alone does not establish identity. a person performs a blessing gesture on the child.

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March 19 20132013-03-19A long-haired figure with white markings on the forehead, wearing a rust-orange sleeveless top and a leopard-print skirt with shell and bead necklaces, reaches out to place a hand on the head of a young boy. The figure holds small wrapped sweets or offerings in the other hand, and a red box sits on the table. Two children in striped and grey shirts watch, while a woman in a yellow-and-green sari and a red bindi stands behind. Several adults in white clothes stand in the background near a red curtain and a wall-mounted fan. The figure has a distinctive long hair and shell-and-bead adornments, consistent with a person blessing children at a gathering.2013-03-19A photograph of an indoor event where a long-haired figure with white vibhuti marks on the forehead, wearing a rust-red strapless top, a leopard-print wrap skirt, shell necklaces and a gold bracelet, reaches forward to place a hand on the head of a young boy in a striped grey-and-pink jacket. The figure holds a small clear bag of sweets or candies in the other hand. Behind them a woman in a green-and-gold sari kneels beside a red box of items, and a woman in white stands near a white cooling unit. Several other children and adults are visible at the edges, and a green stage light and red curtain appear in the background.2013-03-19A photograph of a long-haired person with a white vertical forehead marking and an orange-red sleeveless garment with a leopard-print wrap, wearing a large white shell-and-bead garland with gold bracelets, handing a small silver item to a young boy in a grey sleeveless top. A woman in a white sari with a green-gold border smiles beside them, and a few people in white stand in the background near a maroon curtain and a gold-toned object at lower left.2013-03-13March 19 20132013-03-19March 20 20132013-03-20March 19 20132013-03-19October 17 20122012-10-17March 20 20132013-03-20A photograph of an indoor ashram darshan scene. A long-haired figure in saffron-orange clothing with a white forehead band and a rudraksha-style bead necklace places a hand on the head of a young boy in a red-and-white striped shirt, who stands with palms pressed together in namaste. A younger child in a white and yellow striped shirt is held up nearby, with a woman in an orange sari and glasses behind them and another person in red at the top edge. The setting has a red curtain and a white wall.2012-10-09A seated figure with long swept-back dark hair and a dark-red beaded rudraksha mala wrapped around the neck, wearing a rust-orange wrap, passes an object into the outstretched hands of a young boy in a white collared polo shirt. Behind them a standing person in a white robe with a rudraksha mala and bead-and-gold necklace watches. Children and adults in blurred background, with a red curtain and colourful string lights at right. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable) for the seated figure with long hair, rudraksha mala and orange wrap, who is giving an item to a child; the standing person in white is a devotee or attendant.2013-05-19A long-haired figure in a rust-orange dhoti-style wrap and a rudraksha mala sits in the foreground, leaning forward to place a hand on the head of a young boy with a bowed head. Behind them, a man in white dhoti-and-shawl stands at left, and a person in white with rudraksha malas and gold necklace stands at right among several children in white and light clothing. A dark red curtain hangs in the background. The scene looks like a blessing or darshan moment with a small group of children and devotees.2013-05-13