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Outdoor ceremony under a canopy with a long-haired figure in orange robes seated on an orange-cushioned throne, smiling and touching a young boy's head in a striped orange shirt. A child in pink is held by a woman in a yellow top beside them. A priest in orange robes with a tied-back ponytail holds a silver tray of rice, and another attendant in white with rudraksha beads holds a trident-topped staff. A yellow-and-red flower rangoli lies on the red carpet, and a man in a grey-green jacket watches at right. a person is seated centre-left, identified by long swept hair, orange clothing, and a gold necklace on the throne.

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Outdoor ritual scene under a thatched pavilion. A woman in orange robes with long dark hair sits on an orange cushion, leaning forward with both hands in a silver tray of rice, guiding a small child in pink clothes whose head is bowed toward the tray. A man in a grey-green shirt and white trousers kneels beside the child. To the left, a man in orange robes with a red-and-gold sash holds a metal bowl, and a man in white with a yellow scarf and rudraksha mala stands near a tall golden trident-staff. Behind them, a man in white and an orange-scarfed man stand near a red carpet, with more devotees in orange and yellow saris in the background.2008-12-24A photograph of an outdoor ceremony under palm trees and a thatched shelter. A central figure with long dark hair, a red bindi, a gold necklace and an orange robe sits smiling and raises a hand toward a toddler in a pink top. A man in a grey shirt and white trousers kneels to hold the child, and a woman in an orange-and-yellow sari stands nearby. Behind them an attendant in white with a rudraksha mala and orange shawl holds a gold trident-shaped staff, and another orange-robed person holds a silver tray of grain. A bowl with a yellow flower sits on the tray, and a colourful floral rangoli lies on the red mat.2008-12-24December 24 20082008-12-24December 24 20082008-12-24A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes sits on an orange-cushioned seat holding a small baby wrapped in an orange-and-white cloth, with a pacifier-like object nearby. He wears a gold necklace and a red forehead mark. Around him stand men in white kurtas with orange shawls and rudraksha malas, women in white saris, and a man in orange robes holding papers and a microphone at right, with another man's hands pressed together in greeting at the right edge. Palm fronds, a thatched shelter and an orange canopy frame the outdoor scene, with a brass plate and tumbler in the foreground. The man in saffron with long hair and gold necklace matches the Swamiji (probable) appearance cues, presented here as a seated figure blessing an infant.2008-12-24December 24 20082008-12-24December 24 20082008-12-24Outdoor ceremony under a canopy with a palm-thatched structure behind. A person with long dark hair and an orange saffron robe sits on an orange-draped seat with a zebra-striped cushion, placing a hand on the shoulder of a young boy in a cream kurta. Other attendees in white and orange garments stand and sit on red mats around them, and a golden staff with a finial is visible at left. Probable Swamiji (probable): long swept-back dark hair, orange robe and gold necklace, seated on the throne-like seat blessing the child.2008-12-24Outdoor ceremony under a fringed canopy with palm trees behind. A long-haired man in orange robes and a gold chain sits on an orange cushioned seat, smiling and placing his hand on the head of a small boy in a navy embroidered kurta and white trousers. A woman in a white sari with a teal border and a long side braid stands beside the boy, holding his arm. In the foreground a man in orange robes holds a silver plate of rice with a yellow flower on it. Other people in orange, white and yellow clothing sit and stand nearby, and a red mat and a floral rangoli sit on the ground.2008-12-24December 24 20082008-12-24December 24 20082008-12-24A seated figure in an orange saffron robe with long dark hair and a gold necklace sits under a red and yellow canopy outdoors, with palm trees behind. A man in orange kneels at left holding a silver tray of grain, and another man in white bends in from the right. Several women in white or patterned saris and a child stand or sit nearby, with colourful balls in a basket at the seat's side. The seated figure has distinctive long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and gold ornament, a person presence, though appearance is not certain.2008-12-24