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A photograph inside a bright hall with pale pink walls and colourful tassels hanging at the top. A long-haired figure in a saffron-orange robe with a long orange shawl and a gold-beaded necklace stands at centre-right, hands joined in namaste toward a row of women. Beside him a shaved-headed man in orange robes holds an open book, and another orange-clad attendant stands behind. A woman in a cream and brown sari with gold jewellery and a kumkum mark presses her palms together before him, and a women's line in saris and a child in striped shirt stand on the left, several women with their hands folded in greeting. Visible people are roughly a dozen.

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A photograph of a darshan line inside a bright hall with pink walls and hanging orange and multicolour tassels. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe, rudraksha malas and a gold necklace, places his hand on the head of an older woman with grey hair and glasses who wears a green sari and has her palms pressed together. Beside him, a shaved-headed monk in orange robes and gold chain holds a silver tray with offerings. Devotees in saris and salwars stand with folded hands, and a small boy and girl in white clothes reach forward. Swamiji (probable): the long-haired man in orange with malas and a gold necklace is distinguished by these cues, and is shown giving blessing as the presiding figure of the darshan.2011-02-26A photograph of an indoor gathering where a long-haired man in an orange saffron robe with a rudraksha mala and red bindi smiles while handing a printed sheet to a woman in a white sari with gold border and purple beaded necklace, who leans forward with hands together. Beside them an older woman with white hair and gold bangles watches, a man in orange robes stands at right holding papers, and other women in saris are partly visible at left. Hanging tassels and a red-framed poster appear in the background.2011-02-26A photograph inside a hall with pale walls, yellow-orange banners and a projection screen. A long-haired figure in orange robes and rudraksha malas, with distinctive long swept-back hair and ornate beaded necklaces, stands at centre placing a hand on the head of a man in a white shirt who bows with palms together. Beside them a shaven-headed man in orange holds a tray with papers and a small object, and on the right a priest with a white-painted forehead wears a white dhoti with gold border and gold garlands. Several onlookers in white and light shirts stand around, some with hands folded. Probable Swamiji (probable) is the central figure in orange, with long hair and rudraksha malas, giving a blessing to the devotee.2011-02-26A photograph of an indoor gathering in a hall with pink walls and yellow-orange hanging decorations. In the center, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange saffron robe and a red-brown rudraksha mala, smiling as he reaches out to receive a folded paper from a man in a white shirt who holds his hands together in greeting. A probable Swamiji appears here by appearance cues: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha beads. Beside him, a younger man in an orange robe holds a stack of printed papers. Around them, several men in white and light shirts stand close, including one in a white shirt with folded palms at left, and others watch in the background.2011-02-26August 12 20082008-08-12April 17 20122012-04-17Indoor photo at an ashram gathering, with a man in orange-saffron robes and a rudraksha mala seated on a white-draped chair, smiling as he places his hand on the head of a woman in orange who is seated before him. Around him, people in white and orange stand and sit, including a woman in white with a red bindi and beaded necklace, and a man in an orange shawl standing at right. A table to the right holds a plate of offerings, framed pictures, rudraksha beads and small packets. A white cloth drapes the chair and a red curtain hangs in the background.2008-03-27March 26 20082008-03-26A crowded indoor hall at an ashram event. A white throne-like seat with a white cushion stands at right, beside a tray holding packaged sweets, a basket of nuts or fruit, and a small wooden-beaded item. A woman in a saffron-orange robe sits on the throne area reaching toward the tray, while people in white, saffron and cream clothing press around her. A man in white with a saffron shawl and a shaved head stands at upper right near a white curtain-like backdrop, holding a small object. Other devotees in white dhotis, saffron shawls and cream saris crowd the foreground, and a red curtain and a standing fan are behind them.2008-03-28March 27 20082008-03-27March 26 20082008-03-26A crowded indoor darshan scene where a man in an orange sleeveless robe with long dark hair and a beaded necklace extends his hand over a white-draped table. On the table sit rudraksha malas, brass items, a framed picture and small booklets. Around him, devotees in white shirts and orange shawls, plus women in orange and floral saris, lean in with papers and folded hands. A small boy in a blue shirt stands at the lower left. a person is the robed figure giving blessings, identified by his long hair and orange robe with ceremonial beads. The people around him appear to be devotees receiving blessings.2008-03-27