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October 15 2006

A photograph of a darshan line in a tented hall. On the left, a long-haired man in an orange saffron wrap and a white flower garland sits on a raised platform, smiling and gesturing toward a kneeling family. A man in a white shirt and an orange shawl stands nearby. In front, a kneeling man in white shirt and a girl in pink with a small child sit with hands folded. Behind them, a woman in a white sari and others stand in a queue. On the right, a young boy in white with a chain necklace stands, and men in white dhotis and other devotees move through the hall. Plain fans, bright striped hangings and tent walls are visible. The seated figure's long swept hair, orange wrap and garland match the probable-identity cues; this is a person in the darshan setting.

September 25 2006

December 21 2009

A night-time temple scene with a seated figure in long loose-swept dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe and a rudraksha mala, hands pressed together in namaskar on a white-covered seat. Beside and below, a devotee in white with an orange shawl sits on a woven mat, and another man lies prostrate in white on the floor, head toward the seat, as in a padapuja or prostration. Around them, a standing and seated crowd in white and orange garments watch, several with hands folded; a woman in a red sari and a woman in green sit to the left. A pedestal fan stands near the centre, a kalasha-like brass vessel and a brass lamp sit by the carved stone wall, and a red curtain hangs on the right.

January 12 2007

February 24 2007

A photograph inside a tented hall with white walls, red and orange draped fabric and a fan. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes and a multicolour flower garland, with long swept-back hair, smiles at a man in a white shirt and orange shawl who kneels and reaches toward him holding a small item. Another seated person in orange sits in the foreground. A woman in white with gold border and a rudraksha mala stands at right beside a standing crowd of devotees in white and cream saris, some with garlands. A man in white with an orange shawl stands near a video camera on a tripod. Brass items and a low table with flowers sit at left.

2006-10-22 +1 copies

A night photograph inside a plain whitewashed hall with a corrugated roof and a tall striped cloth-wrapped pole against the wall. Men and women in white clothes stand in a line with hands folded in prayer. In the foreground a man in white prostrates full length on the floor. At left a bald man in white with an outstretched hand appears to bless or touch the head of a standing devotee. A bearded man at right wears a saffron-orange shawl over white clothes and a rudraksha-style necklace. A woman in a green sari stands near the wall.

A photograph of a devotional gathering in an indoor hall with white cloth draped over a raised platform. A man in orange robes and an orange turban, with a multicoloured flower garland and a rudraksha-style neck mala, sits on the white-covered dais with his feet resting on a small step. Devotees in white dhotis and shirts stand behind and beside him, and an older man with folded hands and a white beard, along with a bowing man in white, kneels at the front. A woman with a long braid stands at left, and a small speaker and a microphone are visible.

February 24 2007

A seated man with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe and sits on a white-covered chair draped with orange cloth, placed on a red patterned rug over bamboo mats in a hall. Facing him, a bare-footed man in white dhoti and shirt with a yellow shawl stands with hands together, a rudraksha-style mala visible at his wrist. Behind them, a standing man in white with an orange shawl and mala holds a dark bag, while women and girls in white and yellow shawls sit or stand among the devotees. The seated figure has distinctive long swept hair and orange clothing, matching the page's a person reference, so this is a probable in-person appearance with the role of a seated guru receiving devotees at a darshan-style gathering.