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A photograph of a devotional gathering in a bright hall with pale tiled floor. In the foreground a woman in an orange sleeveless top with dark hair in a bun sits facing several seated devotees and offers something cupped in her hands. A man in a light grey shirt kneels with his palms raised, while a bald man in white bends forward with his hands held out to receive a yellow object. Another man in a blue striped shirt kneels beside him. A woman in white stands behind, and a man in a white shirt stands in the background. Further back, people in orange and white sit on orange mats near a gold chair, and a woman in white sits on the right. The scene suggests darshan or blessing being given.

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Indoor darshan scene under a white tented ceiling with a bright ceiling light and draped red curtain at right. A long-haired figure in orange robes sits at right, extending a hand and holding a small yellow fruit, while a bespectacled older man in a white shirt and a younger man in a blue shirt stand before him with hands cupped to receive. Behind them a man in a white kurta with a red shawl and another man in orange robes stand among onlookers. Near the seated figure is a white cushioned seat with a red cloth. a person appearance is noted here: long swept-back dark hair and orange clothing, seated as the central figure giving darshan.2010-07-14A photograph inside a hall with white lattice ceiling and yellow-and-blue decorated pillars. In the foreground, a figure with long dark wavy hair wears a saffron-orange sleeveless top and gestures toward a group of men. 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At the right edge, a gold-patterned cloth and a tray with small items are visible. No visible candidate for a person is present in this frame.2009-12-12July 20 20102010-07-20A photograph taken indoors at a temple hall with striped decorative pillars and white draping overhead. In the foreground, a person with long dark curly hair wears a sleeveless orange top and sits with their back to the camera, facing a group of men. Standing around them are several men: one in a pink shirt on the left, one in a light blue shirt, a man in a white shirt and black trousers gesturing with his right hand, and a younger man in a white kurta with a red-orange shawl and a red mark on his forehead, raising his hand. Behind them a man in white and yellow garments stands in the background. Some people are speaking and gesturing as if in conversation or discussion.2010-07-14