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A large indoor convention hall filled with many white-clad attendees standing and raising their hands. In the foreground, a seated figure with long dark hair wears a turquoise turban, a white robe with turquoise shawl, and a red garment beneath, with palms pressed together in greeting. Beside them, a woman in a blue and white sari with gold bangles bows with hands joined, and a man in a white shirt raises one hand. A young person with curly hair and a saffron-coloured cloth sits at the lower left. Industrial fans and white pillars are visible in the background, and a pale red carpet runs along the floor.

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A large indoor hall crowded with devotees during a darshan session. In the foreground, a man in a light blue shirt kneels with eyes closed and a tear-streaked face while a robed figure in a turquoise turban and turquoise shawl, with long dark hair and a red-orange flower garland, places a hand on his head. A woman in a blue sari with a long braid raises her hands in front of them. Behind, many seated and standing men in white clothes and some in orange cloth watch, and a pedestal fan is visible at the right edge.2008-02-09February 09 20082008-02-09February 09 20082008-02-09Photo of a darshan session in a large hall crowded with devotees in white clothes. A man with long dark hair and beard wears a turquoise turban and a turquoise-and-orange shawl over white robes, placing his hand on the forehead of a young man in a white floral-print shirt who has his eyes closed. Behind him a woman in white with a black mala and gold necklace raises one hand, and a white-clad man in the foreground watches. A blue electric fan stands at the right edge. a person (turquoise turban, long hair, ornate shawl) gives darshan to a devotee.2008-02-09February 09 20082008-02-09February 09 20082008-02-09February 09 20082008-02-09Photograph of an indoor evening gathering with a large crowd of men and boys in white clothes behind a barrier. In the foreground a figure in a turquoise and white turban and long white robe with a turquoise sparkle pattern, a red-orange shawl and long dark hair stands leaning forward with palms raised and touching the head of a woman in a white sari with a red border and gold bangles, who has her hands joined. Beside her a man in a white shirt with a red tilak mark on his forehead stands with palms pressed together in namaste. A portable cooler is visible at upper right. The figure with the turban and long hair shows distinctive clothing cues, so the appearance-based label is Swamiji (probable) in a live gathering, giving darshan to devotees.2008-02-09Photo of a darshan session in a large hall crowded with seated and standing attendees, many in white. A figure in a turquoise and white turban, long dark hair, white embroidered robe and a red-and-turquoise shawl sits on a white chair, hands raised toward a young man in a checked shirt with eyes closed who is receiving blessing. Two young women in braids and traditional dress raise their hands nearby, and an air cooler stands at the right edge. The scene shows darshan at a convention.2008-02-09Indoor darshan session in a large hall crowded with seated and standing devotees, many in white. In the foreground a man in a checked short-sleeved shirt raises both arms with a white cloth in one hand while a robed teacher in a turquoise turban and white robe with a turquoise shawl reaches out and places his hand on the man's head. A woman in white in the lower left bends forward with her palms together. Behind them a red-and-gold shawl is draped over a seated figure, and a white cooler fan stands at the right edge of the frame. Colourful banners hang on the wall behind the crowd. Probable Swamiji (turquoise turban, long swept-back hair, turquoise shawl) giving blessing to the devotee.2008-02-09A photograph of a darshan moment at a large evening gathering. A long-haired man in a turquoise and white turban and a white garment with turquoise trim sits and extends his hands in blessing toward the head of a young woman in a green checked top who kneels before him with her palms pressed together. Behind them a man in a light grey shirt with an ID badge raises one arm, and a dense crowd of seated and standing people fills the hall. The man in the turban has long dark hair and a white garland, and the appearance cues are several, so this is a person candidate present in person.2008-02-09A man in a white garment with a turquoise-blue turban and matching turquoise shawl stands at right, long dark hair falling behind him, one hand raised with palm out in front of a woman. A woman in a white and blue patterned blouse with a long black braid and gold earring stands at left, eyes lowered, receiving the blessing, while a man in white shirt with an ID badge stands beside her. A large crowd of men in white and checked shirts fills the hall behind them, with a red carpet aisle and a standing fan visible at right. The woman is receiving darshan, a blessing gesture in a crowded convention hall.2008-02-09