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A photograph taken at an indoor convention hall under warm lights. In the foreground a woman with dark curly hair in an orange sleeveless top applies a mark to the forehead of a man in a white striped shirt, while she holds a small tray or offering in her other hand. Behind them a person in a yellow shawl and white clothes stands near the group. On the left, orange cushioned seating is visible, and a table holds a bottle of water, a bowl of sweets, and red fruit. On the right, a person in orange robes stands partially in frame. Several other attendees sit or stand in the background.

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February 05 20102010-02-05A indoor event photograph at night under fluorescent lights and a wooden lattice ceiling. In the centre, a woman in an orange sleeveless top with an orange shawl places her hand on the forehead of an older man with white hair who wears a white shirt. Beside him, a woman in a white sari with yellow border holds a small object, and a man in an orange robe stands at the right edge. Behind them, seated women in saris watch. In the foreground are a glass water bottle, a bowl of wrapped sweets and a tray of fruit on an orange-upholstered chair edge.2010-02-04January 21 20102010-01-21A photograph at a night darshan event. In the foreground, a figure in an orange turban and orange top places a hand on the head of a man in a white shirt who bows with palms pressed together. Behind a red tray holding apples, another woman in a black patterned outfit and a woman in yellow watch nearby, with a crowd of devotees in the background. Several people wear saffron and orange garments.2010-01-20November 22 20092009-11-22A photograph of a man in a white kurta with a yellow badge bowing forward while a figure in saffron-orange robes places a hand on his head in a blessing gesture. The saffron-clad figure sits on a raised orange cushion with a red-orange surface in the foreground. Behind them, a large hall with a white floor covering holds a seated crowd, many wearing white, with bright lights and metal roof beams. A few women in white and teal stand nearby, and a hand holds a small printed card. Several red fruits sit at the lower edge.2010-02-14Night outdoor event with a crowd of devotees. A man in a sleeveless saffron-orange robe with a leopard-print shawl over one shoulder places his right hand on the head of a bowed older man in a white shirt and dhoti. Beside them a woman in a white sari stands with hands clasped near her chest, and another woman in a yellow sari is partly visible. On the table in front are apples, bottled water, a microphone, small boxes of sweets and a tray of banknotes and offerings. Colourful striped pillars, orange lanterns and a pink draped backdrop frame the scene. The robed man is a person candidate, identified only by orange robe and shawl cues, and is shown performing a blessing.2010-02-12Night darshan at an outdoor event. A figure seated on an orange-cushioned throne wears an orange turban, an orange robe and a rudraksha mala, and places his palm on the bowed head of an elderly man in a white shirt with folded hands. Behind them a younger man in an orange robe stands on the dais, and a man in white with an orange shawl stands beside the devotee. Crowds of onlookers and a woman in orange sari stand in the foreground. On the dais table sit a plate of apples, a tray of wrapped sweets, and a box of rudraksha malas. Warm lights and strings of coloured bulbs decorate the background.2010-01-19A woman in a sleeveless bright orange top stands behind a seated older man with short white hair, white shirt and a dark beaded mala around his neck. She rests her hand on his head in a blessing or healing gesture, while another person to the left holds out a small white cloth or tray. The setting is an indoor hall with fluorescent lights and a wooden ceiling, with a laptop or screen edge visible in the foreground. No one in the scene is visibly identified as a person, so the figures are described by role only.2010-02-04A photograph of a temple or ashram gathering under a corrugated roof. A figure in orange ochre robes with a rudraksha mala and dark hair pulled back presses both hands to the forehead of a man in a white shirt who bows his head. Other people stand around them, including a child in a red striped shirt on the left and a man in white on the right. Behind is a stone archway draped with orange cloth and a framed notice on the wall. The orange-robed figure resembles a sannyasi and the page references a person, but the face and clothing cues are not distinctive enough to confirm identity, so the role is given as a sannyasi performing a blessing.2010-11-13February 05 20102010-02-05A photograph of a darshan blessing at an indoor hall with a metal roof and bright lights. A man with long dark hair in an orange sleeveless top and orange robe places his hand on the forehead of a man in a white shirt, while holding his neck. Behind them, another person in orange stands near a small oil lamp on a tray. A woman in white with a gold-bordered sari stands at the left edge, and a crowd of onlookers in white fills the background. a person is the central figure in orange, conferring the blessing.2010-02-14