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A photograph inside a covered, tent-like passage hung with yellow paper streamers and decorated pillars with red and yellow floral motifs. A long-haired figure in a saffron-orange robe stands centre, extending a hand toward devotees, while a man in white with a yellow shawl holds an orange tray with offerings. Devotees line metal barriers on both sides, many with palms pressed together in namaskar, including women in white and striped shirts. Swamiji (probable): the saffron-robed figure has long swept-back hair and orange clothing, and is positioned as the central honoured presence receiving devotees. Several people line the railing, and the scene reads as a darshan line.

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September 21 20102010-09-21December 03 20092009-12-03A photograph of a temple darshan line under a covered walkway with metal railings. Two central figures in saffron-orange robes stand facing a crowd. The man in the front-centre wears a sleeveless orange garment and has his right hand raised over the head of a devotee, while the figure beside him in a longer orange robe holds a flat tray with white papers or offerings. Devotees on both sides, in white shirts and kurtas and in white salwar-kameez, press hands together or hold papers. A deity murti with a gold arch and colourful decorations stands in the shrine behind them.2009-12-10A photograph of a darshan line under a metal-framed pavilion roof decorated with leaf garlands. A woman with long dark hair in an orange robe and dark rudraksha mala stands at center, placing her hand on the head of a devotee bowing before her. Beside her, a shaven-headed man in an orange robe holds a folded orange cloth. Behind them, a man in white with a striped sash stands near an ornate shrine lit with warm lamps. Devotees in white clothes stand along metal railings on both sides, many with hands joined in anjali, including older women in white saris and a woman in a red-bordered sari at right.2010-09-13September 21 20102010-09-21September 21 20102010-09-21A photograph taken under a corrugated metal roof with metal railings forming a walkway. A man in a long saffron-orange robe, with short dark hair, raises one hand in blessing toward devotees. Beside him, a younger man in orange dhoti and shawl holds a flat tray with offerings. Devotees on the left wear white dhotis and checked shirts; a woman in a black blouse and patterned sari stands at right, and other women in saris are along the rail. Triangular fabric banners with floral motifs hang at the sides, and a bright decorated backdrop is visible in the background.2009-12-10Indoor temple hall with a corrugated roof and hanging yellow-green leaf strings. A man in an orange-saffron robe with a long rudraksha-style bead garland walks down a red carpet between metal railings toward a deity murti shrine. Devotees line both sides, many with palms pressed together in namaskar; a woman in a red sari with bangles stands at right, and a woman in white and a girl in pink stand at left. Overhead ceiling fans and a fluorescent light hang above.2011-11-29A photograph of a long covered walkway with a red carpet, lined on the left by a metal railing and devotees with palms pressed together in namaste. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron dhoti, a bare upper body with a shawl draped over the shoulder and a garland of beads or flowers, walks forward smiling with hands folded in greeting. Several women in white, cream and saffron-toned clothes stand along the rail, some in sarees, with hands raised in prayer. Yellow paper streamers hang from the ceiling frame. A figure in the foreground on the right is partly visible in light striped cloth. The scene suggests a darshan or greeting procession. a person appears as the walking man in orange with long hair, mala and gold-toned armlets.2011-11-29December 03 20092009-12-03A photograph of a covered hall with steel railings where devotees line both sides, many with palms pressed together in anjali. At centre, a man with long dark hair and a forehead tilak walks forward in a saffron-orange robe with hands folded in prayer, followed closely by a second sannyasi in orange wearing a similar wrap. Devotees on the left wear yellow, white and pink saris and gold bangles; on the right, heads and folded hands are visible. Colourful patterned banners hang from the ceiling frame, and sunlight shows through a doorway at the back. Appearance-based candidate: a person, with long swept hair, saffron robe and tilak, walking in procession as a sannyasi receiving darshan-style salutations.2009-12-09Photograph of devotees lining a red-carpeted aisle under a tent-like pavilion, with metal railings on both sides. Men in white shirts and dhotis and women in white saris and light blue patterned blouses stand with hands folded, some with raised palms. At the far end, a woman in an orange-red sari walks toward a bright altar area with a red and gold deity image and hanging decorative banners. A man in a white kurta with a yellow shawl walks in front of her. The scene suggests a darshan or satsang line, though no names are visible in the image. Roughly thirty-plus people are visible in the frame.2010-09-21