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A photograph inside a hall with banners and a ceiling fan. A central figure sits cross-legged in an orange-saffron robe and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, with long dark hair swept back, raising one hand in blessing toward a devotee. A woman in a cream sari bows with her head lowered toward his lap, where orange cloth holds stacks of banknotes, an offering known as biksha. Around them, men and women in white and orange clothing stand and kneel. He is receiving an offering of money from devotees during a gathering.

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A tented indoor hall with striped fabric panels on the poles and a white ceiling. A seated young person in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair and a red skirt holds a brass bowl at the front right while receiving offerings, with banknotes visible in front of them. Beside them a standing person in orange robes and a gold-coloured pendant necklace with a garland looks down toward the bowl. A woman in a cream sari with a gold necklace stands between them, and a seated man in white clothes and other onlookers fill the foreground and background.2008-07-17A photo of a darshan event in a decorated hall with gold and floral backdrops. A long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold pendant leans forward, placing a hand on a seated devotee's head. Around him, saffron-clad young men wearing orange shawls and garlands stand nearby, while devotees in white and other clothes bow or sit, including an elderly woman in a white sari and a child. Patterned banners hang on the pillars behind.2008-07-17A photograph of a festive indoor gathering under a decorated tent with coloured pillars and draped fabric. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange robe and smiles while receiving or holding out a small brass plate of offerings toward a seated devotee. Beside him stands a shaved-headed young man in an orange robe with a gold-coloured ceremonial necklace and a red-orange shawl, holding a brass bowl. Around them, women with dark hair sit in the foreground, one in purple and one in a white garment with an orange scarf, and several men in white and orange stand behind. The appearance of the central long-haired man in orange, with long hair and ceremonial gold adornment, is a person candidate, but the identity is uncertain from appearance.2008-07-17A seated man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe, rudraksha beads and a gold necklace, extends his right hand to bless the head of a devotee bowing before him. Nearby, a shaved-headed young monk in orange robes and beaded mala stands beside him, while a man in white clothes with an orange garland and an older man in white shirt and mala watch with folded hands. Behind them, a hall with patterned hangings and orange-draped seating holds more standing devotees in white. The long-haired figure's cues (hair, saffron robe, rudraksha, gold necklace) are distinctive, so this is a probable Swamiji, giving his blessing in person.2008-07-17July 17 20082008-07-17July 17 20082008-07-17July 17 20082008-07-17March 23 20082008-03-23A seated man with long, swept-back dark hair and a bare chest wears saffron-orange cloth and a gold pendant necklace, extending his right hand toward a woman who bows with folded hands. Around him a crowd of devotees in orange, white and green saris and shawls gathers under a tent with decorated pillars and gold drapes. A standing man in white with an orange shawl and a younger man in saffron with a gold garland stand nearby. The setting suggests a darshan gathering.2008-07-17July 17 20082008-07-17July 17 20082008-07-17March 12 20082008-03-12