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A bare-chested boy with short dark hair sits with eyes closed and a faint smile, palms pressed together in namaste. A hand with a red thread on the wrist rests on his forehead, blessing him. He wears rudraksha malas and a white sacred thread across his chest. Behind him stands another child with a white thread. A blurred golden lamp and warm lights glow at left, and a garland of yellow and red flowers appears at right. The setting suggests a darshan blessing ritual.

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February 19 20172017-02-19A photograph of a young boy, shirtless with a white cord necklace and a rudraksha bead pendant with a small gold medallion, eyes closed in meditative stillness as an adult's hand, wearing rudraksha bracelets and a gold bangle, rests on his forehead. A woman in an orange-brown sari is partly visible at right. Coloured bokeh lights and smoke fill the blurred background.2017-05-02May 09 20172017-05-09May 02 20172017-05-02February 27 20172017-02-27February 19 20172017-02-19A young boy in a white shirt with a small pendant necklace stands with palms pressed together and eyes closed, receiving a blessing. A man seen from behind, with long dark hair and a red-and-yellow garland, places his hand on the boy's forehead. Another boy in white stands behind with hands folded, and a golden ceremonial staff is visible at left. The setting appears to be a temple hall with maroon drapes. The blessing gesture suggests a darshan-style ritual.2017-02-19A young boy in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala stands with palms pressed together in anjali, eyes closed, as a man's hand rests on his forehead in a blessing. The blessing man, seen from behind and partly in profile, wears a red-and-yellow flower garland and has long hair and a beard; he wears a dark bead mala. Beside them, a partly visible person in white and a gilded lamp stand, with a red curtain in the background. The scene resembles a darshan blessing, shown in a photograph credited to the Nithyanandapedia archive.2017-02-19May 02 20172017-05-02A young boy in a white kurta with a white cord around his neck stands with eyes closed as a bearded man in orange-trimmed robes and a rudraksha mala presses his palm to the boy's forehead, a blessing or diksha gesture. The man wears a white and red flower garland. A tall brass oil lamp with glowing flames stands at left, and people in white are blurred in the background of a warmly lit hall.2017-02-19A young boy with short black hair sits bare-chested, wearing a white sacred thread and a small rudraksha-style pendant, while a man in the foreground touches his forehead with his right hand, possibly for an initiation or blessing. The man has long dark hair and a full beard, wears a pink and white flower garland with gold beads, and a red-thread bracelet on his wrist. Behind them stand people in rust-orange robes and white dhotis. The boy looks forward with a calm, serious expression.2017-05-09May 02 20172017-05-02