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A seated man with long dark hair, bare-chested, wearing an orange-red wrap and a rudraksha-style bead necklace, reaches forward and places his palm on the head of a young boy in a striped shirt. Beside him is a gold-finished lion-headed throne armrest with peacock feathers, and a tall silver-and-gold staff. Behind them, a woman in an orange sari and a man in white shirt holding a small child stand among other devotees. The setting is a temple-like hall with red carpet. a person: the seated bare-chested man with long swept-back hair and ornate gold-and-bead necklace is performing a blessing on the child as the presiding teacher.

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September 05 20142014-09-05May 05 20142014-05-05A seated man in an orange-red garment with rudraksha malas and a gold necklace rests his right hand on the head of a young boy in white kneeling before him on a red throne. The throne has gold lion-head armrests, and a peacock-feather fan and a silver staff stand nearby. Behind, a gilded ornate chair and a framed textile panel decorate the hall, and another woman with a dark bun and white clothing is partly visible on the right. The man's appearance with long swept-back hair, orange clothing, and ornate adornments matches the Swamiji (probable) description, and he is giving blessing to the boy in a darshan setting. Another child is partially visible at lower right.2014-05-12A seated man in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas blesses a small boy in a white t-shirt by placing his right hand on the child's head during darshan. He sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne with a golden serpent-headed armrest, a silver staff with a peacock-feather fan resting beside him. To the right, a woman in white clothes wears a long rudraksha mala and holds her hands together in greeting. Behind them are gold and red decorations, a framed textile on the wall and a red-and-gold chair. The a person candidate has a tilak, sits on a throne and wears saffron with rudraksha malas, but his face and appearance are not distinctive enough to confirm identity, so this is marked unsure.2014-05-12May 09 20142014-05-09A seated man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits on a red and gold throne, placing his right hand on the head of a young boy in white who bows with palms joined. A second child in white kneels beside them. Behind the throne stands a silver and gold staff, a gold lion-headed armrest, a peacock-feather fan, and a white and gold canopy. A framed textile hangs on the wall and a colourful painted banner fills the upper left. The scene resembles a darshan blessing. The seated man's appearance matches the probable Swamiji cues of saffron clothing, a rudraksha mala, and swept-back hair, with the page placing him at this event.2014-05-12May 11 20142014-05-11May 12 20142014-05-12May 03 20142014-05-03May 12 20142014-05-12May 11 20142014-05-11May 09 20142014-05-09