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A photograph of a crowd at a railing inside a temple-like hall with orange cloth hangings. In the foreground, devotees in white shirts and dhotis, one in a checked shirt, stand with palms pressed together. On the right, a man with long swept-back dark hair and a bare upper chest, wearing an orange shawl, reaches out with his right hand toward the devotees while smiling; a bright orange stool stands beside him. Behind him, a brightly coloured deity murti is visible in a shrine niche, and a man in a pink shirt stands nearby. A young man in white with a yellow shawl stands at the right edge. Several people are visible in total.

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A crowd of men in white and checked shirts presses against a metal railing at a temple entrance, several with palms pressed together in greeting. A figure in a saffron-orange robe with a sandalwood-marked forehead and long dark hair stands at the centre, one hand extended toward the crowd, while a man in a white robe with a yellow shawl holds an orange cushion. Behind them a deity murti is shown on a red-and-gold shrine backdrop, with a man in a yellow-trimmed white garment nearby. One man holds a framed picture.2009-11-25November 25 20092009-11-25November 25 20092009-11-25November 25 20092009-11-25November 25 20092009-11-25November 25 20092009-11-25Photograph inside a temple hall during darshan. A man in a long orange robe with long swept-back hair stands at center, touching the head of a devotee who bows with hands pressed together. Beside him, another orange-clad figure holds a tray with white cards or papers. Behind the railing, devotees in white shirts and dhotis stand with palms joined. Colourful deity statues wrapped in garlands, with purple and green robes, and gold-ornamented shrine decoration are visible in the background. The orange-robed central figure has long hair and distinctive appearance cues consistent with a person, positioned in a blessing role.2009-12-16A long-haired man in a flowing saffron-orange robe stands at a metal barrier, extending his right hand to touch the head of a man in a blue-and-white striped polo shirt who has his palms pressed together in greeting. Other devotees with folded hands line the rail on the left, and a man in a white dhoti and yellow shawl stands behind. At the right, a saffron-robed attendant holds papers on an orange-draped table. Behind them, a temple gateway with a red-and-gold deity figure and orange drapes is visible under a corrugated roof. Appearance-based label: a person, giving blessings to devotees in darshan, given the long swept hair and saffron robe; the sanctum deity and garlands mark a temple setting.2009-12-05A photograph of a public darshan at an open-sided pavilion with a corrugated roof and colourful hanging decorations. A smiling man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange robe, a rudraksha mala with dark beads and a tan-coloured wrap, raises his right hand to touch the head of a devotee in a dark shirt. He holds a folded paper in his left hand. Around him, devotees with palms pressed together stand at a railing, including a man in a white-and-blue striped shirt and a woman in white. To the right, a bald man in orange holds a gold ritual vessel, and a man with white tilak on his forehead stands at the edge. Several children and onlookers crowd the foreground.2010-09-20December 03 20092009-12-03A photograph of a temple scene where a man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe, a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, places his right hand on the head of a bald devotee in a light blue shirt. Several devotees stand behind a metal railing with hands pressed in prayer, including men in white shirts and a man in a white dhoti-style outfit. To the right, a monk in orange robes holds a brass plate or tray. Behind them, a deity murti adorned with colourful garlands and a golden backdrop stands inside the temple. Probable Swamiji is the central figure with the long hair, orange robe and rudraksha mala, blessing a devotee in what appears to be a padapuja or darshan setting.2010-08-28 +1 copiesA photograph of a devotional darshan line at an ashram. A figure in orange robes with long swept-back hair and a white tilak on the forehead extends a hand in blessing toward a man kneeling with bowed head. He holds papers and a tray, and a second person in orange, seen from behind, stands beside him. Along the left, men in white dhotis and shirts stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, some with rudraksha or beaded mala necklaces. Metal barrier railings guide the queue, and multicoloured flag-like banners with floral and bird motifs hang nearby. A plaque is mounted on the wall behind them, and more people in white wait in the background under a metal roof.2009-12-15