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A young boy in a white top and rudraksha mala sits with eyes closed while a person's hand rests on his head and another hand holds his hand. The person giving blessing wears a beaded rudraksha bracelet and an orange-and-white flower garland is visible at left. A gold deity murti or ornamental object and pink flowers appear in the background. Another person in white is partially visible at the right edge.

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A 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.2017-02-19Close photograph of a young boy with short dark hair in a plain white top and a rudraksha mala, seated at a darshan setting. An adult hand in a beaded bracelet and a garland of white jasmine with orange flowers and rudraksha beads rests on his hand, while another adult hand touches his shoulder. A blurred golden deity murti stands in the background, with a partly visible person at the right edge.2016-01-10December 02 20112011-12-02December 02 20112011-12-02A 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 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-bead pendant stands with eyes closed while an adult's hand, wearing a red thread bracelet, presses a white paste mark on his forehead during an initiation. Behind him stands a young man with bare shoulders wrapped in an orange cloth, wearing a rudraksha mala with large gold-coloured beads and a small pendant, and bands of rudraksha on his upper arm. Other people in white clothes are blurred in the background, and a second hand reaches into the foreground.2017-02-13A 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.2017-02-19April 20 20172017-04-20February 13 20172017-02-13A young boy in a white shirt and white necklace stands with eyes closed and palms pressed together in namaskar, receiving a blessing. A bare-chested man with long braided hair and a beard, wearing a red-and-gold flower garland over his shoulder, places his right hand on the boy's head with a sandalwood or vibhuti mark on the boy's forehead. Behind them, a gold-colored ceremonial staff and a red-and-white curtain frame the scene; a seated person in white with a rudraksha mala is at the left edge. The man with braids has distinctive long hair and a garland; the appearance is not clearly confirmable as a person, so the role is given as a priest giving a blessing.2017-02-19May 07 20172017-05-07