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A photograph of an indoor sarva darshan blessing in a hall with a warm-lit backdrop. On the right, a person in a blue sari-style garment with gold-coloured bangles, layered beaded gold necklaces and a red tilak on the forehead extends a hand to bless the head of a kneeling devotee in a white shirt with hands pressed together in prayer. Other people in white shirts stand around, with a bald man in the right foreground. Behind them a large framed portrait shows a figure with long hair and an orange turban-like crown and saffron clothing.

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Photograph of an indoor devotional gathering in a hall with warm orange walls. In the centre, a long-haired person in a blue and purple sari-style garment with a red bindi, gold bangles and a long beaded necklace raises a hand in blessing toward devotees who bow with palms pressed together. A man in a white shirt bends forward with his head lowered, a boy in a checked shirt stands nearby, and a man in red clothing kneels at right. At far right a shaven-headed person in orange robes with a bead bracelet and glasses stands beside the blessing figure. Behind them a decorated deity murti with garlands and a cameraman with a camera on the left complete the scene.2011-10-30December 03 20112011-12-03November 14 20102010-11-14A photograph of a devotional gathering indoors. On the right, a figure with long dark hair, a red bindi on the forehead, a blue silk garment with a gold border, and a heavy gold necklace stands with one arm extended toward a line of people. Appearance cues are compatible with the a person candidate, with long swept-back hair and ornate blue and gold clothing. Beside him, a shaved-headed man in an orange-saffron robe with white sacred markings on his arms and chest and red-and-gold bangles stands facing him. On the left, several men in white shirts and brown striped clothing stand with palms pressed together and heads bowed, receiving blessing. Behind them, other people in yellow and grey stand in the background, and a warm golden light glows from a shrine-like decoration.2011-10-28A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange-and-gold silk sash with rudraksha mala necklaces and beaded bracelets placing his right hand on the forehead of a devotee with glasses and a shaved head. The devotee, dressed in white, has hands folded in prayer. Other devotees in white stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, and a rudraksha mala hangs from one man's neck. A large backdrop portrait shows a smiling woman with flowers and warm orange light. The man in orange has long hair and distinctive ceremonial adornments, a person by appearance. Roughly six to ten people are visible.2011-11-15August 23 20112011-08-23November 10 20132013-11-10December 17 20112011-12-17May 20 20122012-05-20November 16 20112011-11-16A photograph inside a large hall with white tiled floor and red curtains, where a robed figure in orange-brown saffron cloth with a gold waist band and a long rudraksha-style bead mala places his right hand on the head of a man in a white polo shirt. The figure has long dark hair tied up, gold earrings, bangles and a forearm band, and a ceremonial gold necklace. A man in a white shirt on the left stands with palms pressed together in namaste, and another man in a white shirt with a blue collar and a man in a checked shirt stand nearby in a line of devotees behind chrome stanchions. Several people in white clothes stand in the background near a stage with a deity image and a yellow arrangement.2013-09-05 +1 copiesA photograph of a darshan-style interaction indoors. A person in an orange turban and orange robe, with a long orange shawl, gold-bead bracelets and a beaded necklace, places a hand on the head of a man in a white shirt with black-framed glasses, who has his hands folded in namaste. Other devotees in white and light clothing stand close behind, some with hands folded, and a man in an orange top is at the right edge. The orange-clad figure has long hair in a bun and appears to be a person by appearance, with a turban, saffron robe and gold-bead ornaments.2011-12-10