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A photograph of a Sarva Darshan healing session in a hall with a red curtain stage and a white cushioned seat. Seated at centre-right, a long-haired man in orange robes and a beaded rudraksha necklace sits on the white seat, with his hand extended toward a devotee in a green sari. Around him, several orange-robed monks and devotees in white and orange stand and kneel. A shaved-headed monk in orange stands behind, raising a hand in blessing. A man in a checked orange-and-white shirt stands at left, and a young man in a red shirt and glasses stands behind. Books, a small pile of blue booklets and a tray of offerings lie on the white seat's edge. Swamiji (probable): the seated long-haired figure in orange with rudraksha beads and a mala matches the page's claim, though appearance is only moderately distinctive. Background includes a printed banner with floral patterns and a large image on the right wall.

Outdoor tented gathering with white and pink draped fabric overhead. A long-haired man with a beard, wearing a red sleeveless top and a garland of white and pink flowers, smiles while holding an orange cloth. Nearby, a woman in white with an orange shawl stands beside a bowed woman in white, and a man in white bends low before him. Onlookers in blue and red stand behind, and a tray of pink and orange flowers lies in the foreground. The appearance of the central figure in red is consistent with the page's reference to a person, but the match is not strong enough to confirm identity.

A photograph of a devotional blessing session in an indoor hall. A long-haired man in a sleeveless saffron/orange garment, seated on a white-draped raised seat, reaches out to hand a pineapple to a seated man in a white shirt, who is accompanied by a woman in a cream sari with a gold necklace. Around them, devotees sit and stand: a man in a checked shirt, a young man in an orange shawl, a bald man in orange and white at upper right, and a woman in white seen from behind with folded hands. In the foreground, a row of printed booklets, pamphlets and small framed pictures lies on a white cloth. Red curtains and a standing fan are in the background.

Indoor satsang or darshan at a hall with a white-cushioned seat. A man with long dark swept-back hair, wearing an orange-saffron top and a dark rudraksha-style mala, sits centrally on a white throne-like seat, extending his hand to a devotee. Probable Swamiji (probable) in saffron clothing with long swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala, seated in the role of presiding teacher. Around him, a standing monk in orange robes and shaved head stands behind, a young man in a red shirt stands at the back, and devotees in white, orange shawls and green saris sit or kneel in front, some with folded hands. A woman in yellow with a mala and a man in white with an orange shawl are at the right and left. Items on the seat include a book, a bundle of blue-and-white printed sheets, a rudraksha mala and a coconut-like offering. A red curtain and a banner with a patterned border hang behind.

A seated figure in an orange sleeveless garment with long, swept-back dark hair and a red tilak on the forehead, rudraksha mala beads around the neck, places a hand on the head of a young woman with a long braid who bows before him. Around him, a crowd of devotees in orange and white stands and leans in: a man in an orange shawl with rudraksha beads, a smiling young monk in orange with a rudraksha mala holding up an identity card, a boy in grey, and a man in a light blue shirt holding a card. On the right, a table holds blue printed photo cards, framed pictures, a small gold deity figure and brass items. The seated figure's distinctive hair, orange clothing and rudraksha beads match the a person cues, consistent with a sarva darshan blessing setting.

March 25 2008

Indoor darshan or blessing session in a hall with a dark red curtain backdrop. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha beads sits on a white sofa-like seat, extending his right hand to bless a bowed elderly man in white who presses his palms together. Swamiji (probable) is the saffron-robed figure; his long swept-back hair and orange clothing are the cues. Around them are devotees in white and saffron shawls, a woman in white with gold border, a child, and a young man in red kurta standing behind. A vase of pink flowers, a white-covered table, and rudraksha malas, fruit and printed papers on the seat are visible. Devotees hold small slips of paper.

A seated man in orange sleeveless robes and a rudraksha mala, with long swept-back hair, holds a pineapple while speaking to devotees. He sits on a white-draped seat with framed pictures and small objects on a table. Around him, a woman in an orange sari with braided hair and another woman receive attention while standing and seated devotees in orange and white stand nearby. A man in white with an orange shawl applies a mark to a devotee's forehead. The setting appears to be an indoor hall with a red curtain and a fan. Appearance cues are distinctive, so this is a person in person, offering blessings to devotees.

March 27 2008

A festival photograph under a dark tent canopy decorated with orange flags, bananas and green coconuts hanging at left. A man in an orange shirt with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala at left attends to a woman with long dark hair whose head is bowed in the foreground. A young woman in a white sari with an orange shawl holds a white cloth near her. A smiling man in an orange turban and orange garment wears a white and red flower garland and gold necklace, standing behind a tall wooden staff with a gold top. A bearded man in orange robes holds an open booklet at right, and several people in white and orange clothing stand around.

A photograph of an indoor event crowd. In the left foreground a man with long dark hair and a wrapped orange turban and orange robes smiles broadly, with a dark bindi on his forehead and a long garland-style necklace, a visible appearance cue for a person figure in his saffron attire. Beside him a young man in orange robes stands close. On the right a woman in a red and green sari with a green rosette badge and gold earrings presses her palms together in greeting toward a bald man in a red-and-gold shawl seen from behind. Behind them a crowd of men and women, some with glasses, stands among a camera operator filming with a Panasonic camcorder and a man holding a microphone. White backdrop and display panels are visible behind the group.

May 09 2008