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Indoor darshan line in a hall with framed devotional portraits on the walls. A person with long dark hair, wearing a red and white flower garland, a saffron-orange shawl and bangles, stands at right touching the forehead of a devotee in a white shirt, who has hands folded. A red-clothed attendant in white dhoti holds a tray of offerings at lower right. Devotees in white and striped shirts wait in line behind a metal rope barrier, one bald man in a white t-shirt stands at left.

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A photograph of a line of devotees receiving blessings in an indoor hall with a decorated altar and floral garland backdrop. A figure in an ochre-orange robe with a tan turban and red-brown rudraksha beads is placing a hand on the head of a man in a white kurta with grey hair and white beard, who has his palms pressed together. Beside them, saffron-robed attendants and a white-clad priest stand; one holds a silver tray with a red box. Devotees around them wear yellow T-shirts, white shirts, a red shirt and a green shirt, with palms joined. Approximately seven people are visible.

2011-12-15 +1 copies

A photograph of a satsang-style blessing. A man with long dark hair, wearing a white dhoti-style garment with a gold border, red and turquoise beaded malas, and a gold chain, smiles while pressing his hand on the forehead of a bald man in a white hooded sweatshirt who has his palms pressed together in namaste. Behind them, a man in white with rudraksha beads and a lanyard watches, and a man in orange robes holds a silver tray with gold items at right. Two other onlookers stand at left and centre, one in a grey jacket with hands folded. A pink wall and a striped cloth hang in the background.

2011-02-14 +1 copies

A photograph inside a temple hall with orange and red tassel-hung pillars. A man in an orange robe with a long rudraksha mala and swept-back dark hair stands at centre, his right hand raised to touch the forehead of a man in a white shirt who stands with palms pressed together. The robed man holds a silver tray containing gold-coloured items and a folded paper. Nearby, a bald man in a white dhoti and white shirt, with a white vertical mark on his forehead, stands with clasped hands, and another man in white with sacred ash marks observes. Swamiji (probable) is the robed figure in orange with rudraksha mala and long hair, shown in person performing a blessing.

Photograph inside a decorated hall with a draped white ceiling canopy and tall pillars wrapped in coloured cloth. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti with gold border and a sacred thread stands centre, with tilak on his forehead, placing his hand on the head of a man with folded hands. Another priest in a white dhoti holds a tray. On the right, a monk in a saffron-orange robe carries a brass tray and stands beside a man in white with a gold-and-saffron shawl. Men in white shirts and dhotis stand in line on the left waiting, and more devotees in saffron and white stand behind. Screens and a backdrop hang in the background.

A photograph of a long-haired man in white dhoti with a gold border, wearing red and beaded rudraksha-style malas and a gold necklace, placing his raised hand on the forehead of a smiling man in a white hooded top with palms pressed together. Around them, devotees in white clothes stand in an indoor hall with a patterned curtain and tassels at the top right. At the lower right, a man in saffron-orange robes holds a silver tray with offerings, possibly for aarti or a blessing. The long-haired man with distinctive rudraksha malas and swept hair matches the probable Swamiji description, while the others are devotees and attendants.

2011-02-14 +1 copies

Indoor satsang scene. On the right, a man with long swept-back dark hair, gold-hoop earring, layered rudraksha malas and a gold pendant, wearing an orange-saffron robe, smiles and raises one hand in blessing toward devotees. Several devotees in plain white clothing stand with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, including a shaved-headed young man wearing glasses and a bearded man in white. Background shows more seated and standing devotees, a red cloth, and a hanging orange fabric. Swamiji (probable) appears in person, identified by the long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and saffron robe while giving blessings to devotees.

A photograph of a line of devotees in an ashram hall, standing with palms pressed together in namaskar. Several men wear white dhotis and shirts, one wears a red plaid shirt, one wears a grey-green kurta and one wears an orange shirt. On the right, a saffron-robed priest with long hair tied back places his hand on the head of a devotee, while another saffron-clad attendant holds a brass plate. A golden decorated throne-like structure and white curtains are visible in the background. A projection screen hangs above, with an orange cloth overhead.

Photograph of a devotee receiving a blessing indoors at a hall with white walls and a projection screen behind. A man in an orange robe with a cream-coloured turban and brown beaded rudraksha malas touches a kneeling devotee's forehead with his right hand, while the devotee's hands are pressed together in namaskar. Around them stand other men: a shaved-headed man in a white shirt with glasses, a man in a striped shirt with glasses, a man in a blue shirt, and a man in a checked shirt. The blessing figure has a person appearance, with a cream turban, orange robe and multiple rudraksha malas. The scene resembles a darshan or blessing gathering.