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A photograph of a large crowd at an evening event, with a man in a turquoise and white turban and white kurta with a turquoise shawl giving blessings. He stands on the right with long dark hair, raising both palms toward the head of a young woman in a grey shawl and cream outfit with a gold necklace who bows her head. Other devotees in white and cream clothes fill the background, and a young man in a white headband appears at the left edge. The man in the turquoise turban has a distinctive appearance matching the page's Swamiji reference (turban, long hair, ornate shawl), so the blessing figure is a probable Swamiji. The setting appears to be a darshan session at a convention hall.

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February 09 20082008-02-09February 09 20082008-02-09February 09 20082008-02-09A photograph from a large indoor convention hall where a long-haired figure in a turquoise turban and white robe with a turquoise shawl stands leaning forward, placing his right palm on the head of a young woman with dark hair who kneels or bows before him. Her companion, partly visible in the lower left with hair pulled back and a bangle on her wrist, also has her hands raised in a gesture of reverence. Behind them a crowd of young men in white shirts and white dhotis, some with orange headbands, stands across the hall, with a middle-aged man in a light green shirt in the foreground. The scene appears to be darshan, blessing given to delegates at a convention.2008-02-09February 09 20082008-02-09February 09 20082008-02-09February 09 20082008-02-09A large indoor gathering at a hall with a crowd of young men and some women standing behind a seated row. In the foreground a man in a turquoise and white turban and a long white robe with a turquoise-and-white embroidered shawl, long dark hair swept back, reaches forward with both hands and places them on the head of a young woman in a cream and striped sari with a long braid, who presses her palms together. Another young man in a grey shirt bows his head beside her, and behind them a line of devotees waits in white and light shirts.2008-02-09A photograph of a darshan moment at a large outdoor gathering. A man in a white kurta with a turquoise-teal turban and matching teal-embroidered shawl, long dark hair swept back, places his palm on the forehead of a young woman in a light blue salwar with a gold-patterned border and gold bangles, while she sits with her hands pressed together in namaste. Behind them a dense crowd of mostly men in white and pastel clothing fills the background.2008-02-09Photograph of a darshan moment at a large indoor convention hall. A man in a pale turquoise turban and white garment with a turquoise shawl, long dark hair and beard, stands on the right and places his right hand on the forehead of a woman with hair in a long plait, who has her palms pressed together in namaskar. She wears a light blue top and a thin gold chain. Behind them a dense crowd of men and boys in white and pastel shirts fills the hall, with a few hanging orange and white banners near the top edge. Swamiji (probable) is the man giving darshan with the turquoise turban and shawl, long hair and beard, and the distinctive ceremonial turban and shawl are his cues.2008-02-09February 09 20082008-02-09A photo of a darshan moment at a large indoor convention hall. A man in a white kurta with a turquoise turban and a turquoise shawl with gold border stretches his arms forward, palms open, toward a young woman in a turquoise and white salwar kameez who stands with her hands pressed together in namaste. Behind them a dense crowd of mostly young men in white and pastel shirts fills the hall, and an orange-clad figure is partially visible at the upper right with gold bangles on the wrist. The man's appearance, with a turquoise turban and shawl with gold border, is a person candidate but the framing is partial; the role is a darshan-giving figure blessing a devotee.2008-02-09