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A photograph of a darshan line at an indoor event where a devotee in a white striped shirt and dark vest, with hands pressed together, receives a blessing from a figure in a yellow turban and red-and-gold garment with rudraksha beads on the arm and neck. The turbaned figure extends a hand over a tray holding rudraksha malas, wrapped candies and printed booklets. Behind them stands a man in an orange-saffron robe with a red tilak on his forehead, smiling, and a row of onlookers in the background, some with hands joined in namaste. Steel stanchions and a chain form the queue barrier, and a backdrop with warm gold and orange imagery fills the upper background.

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September 12 20112011-09-12September 12 20112011-09-12October 04 20112011-10-04November 21 20112011-11-21A photograph of a ceremonial hall where a man in a maroon and orange turban and saffron-orange sleeveless robe, bare-shouldered with rudraksha-style beaded adornments and white armbands, extends a hand to hand an item to devotees. Several men in white shirts and light blue shirts stand in a line with palms pressed together or hands cupped to receive. A tray of brass items with flowers and a decorative tray sits in the foreground. A younger man at left wears glasses and a white shirt, and a bald man with a white shirt in the lower left has palms joined. Background shows a row of attendees and a pink-and-purple stage backdrop.2011-10-20November 04 20112011-11-04April 15 20122012-04-15December 29 20112011-12-29A photograph of a man in a magenta turban with gold trim, a saffron-and-green silk garment, and layered gold and bead necklaces raises his right hand in blessing toward a line of devotees. A devotee in a white-and-grey striped shirt bows with palms pressed together, while others in blue and light-blue shirts stand with hands folded. Nearby, a figure in orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands beside a bare-chested man in white dhoti with sandalwood markings. The setting is an indoor hall with a warm backdrop. The turbaned figure is an appearance-based a person candidate wearing distinctive turban, gold necklaces and saffron-green silk, giving darshan to devotees.2011-12-04December 11 20112011-12-11A photograph of a temple darshan setting. In the centre, a man in a maroon turban with orange stripes, an orange sleeveless top, an orange dhoti and a rudraksha mala with white beads stands with bare arms, wearing orange-and-white beaded armlets. He leans toward a man in a white shirt and cream trousers who wears a rudraksha mala and stands behind a metal stanchion with a chain. At right, an older man in white holds a red tray filled with orange rudraksha malas, flowers and other offerings. The background shows an ornate gold and pink shrine with a deity murti.2011-10-20October 04 20112011-10-04