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A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange sleeveless robe handing small white papers to a line of people at a rail. He wears a tilak on his forehead and holds the papers in both hands while raising one palm toward the crowd. Several women and a shaved-headed woman in colourful saris and gold bangles reach forward with hands folded or outstretched to receive them. A man in a yellow top stands at the right edge, and a man in white is partly visible at the left. Background shows red and blue wall panels and a white-walled hall.

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December 05 20092009-12-05A photograph of an indoor darshan line in a bright hall with large windows. A man with long, swept-back black hair and a sleeveless saffron-orange robe stands at right, holding a small wooden box containing a yellow fruit and a folded paper slip, while his left arm extends to touch or bless the head of a person in the line. He wears white ash markings on his forehead. Several devotees stand close, including a woman with a red bindi and a woman in a white top with pink flower print, and bangled wrists are visible at lower left. Overhead are metal trusses and fluorescent lights.2009-12-18A photograph of a long line of devotees reaching forward with open palms to receive paper slips from a man in an orange saffron robe. He has long, swept-back dark hair and is bare-shouldered beneath the robe, and he holds a tray of folded white papers. A second robed figure in orange with a red sash stands beside him holding the tray, and a devotee in white is partly visible at right. Several women in saris and gold bangles and a child in pink stand along a metal barrier in an airy hall with light walls.2009-12-09A 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 05 20092009-12-05January 02 20102010-01-02 +2 copiesDecember 03 20092009-12-03A photograph of a person in saffron-orange draped robes wearing a long gold bead necklace, with long swept-back dark hair, reaching out a raised hand while holding a folded white paper. Before him, several men in white shirts and a dark green polo stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, receiving him. Behind them are white-clad figures, a blue curtain and a cream backdrop, with a small tray of offerings at lower right. Visual cues match a person figure in saffron robes with a gold mala, positioned as the central figure receiving devotees.2011-02-27A photograph of a long-haired man in a sleeveless saffron-orange robe reaching out to touch the head of a woman at a metal railing, as a line of devotees waits. He holds folded paper slips in his other hand. Several women in salwar kameez and saris stand at the railing, one in a blue top and one in an olive-patterned kurta, with red bindi marks on their foreheads; some hold white slips and have palms pressed together. Colourful painted banners with bird motifs hang in the background. A man in white is visible at the right edge. This appears to be a darshan blessing line. Swamiji (probable): the man wears long swept-back hair and saffron-orange sannyasi robes, matching the page's reference to a Swamiji event.2009-12-03A photograph of an indoor temple or hall where a man in saffron/orange robes with long dark swept-back hair raises one hand in blessing toward a line of women in white and cream saris and salwar, who stand with palms pressed together. He holds a white folded cloth or paper packet. Beside him, a second person in orange robes with a red-bordered shawl holds a tray with offerings on an orange cloth. Men in white shirts stand along metal barriers at the right, and a bright window with palms is behind them.2009-12-16A photograph of a darshan line under a metal-framed tin roof. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe, extends his right hand in blessing toward a row of devotees pressing their palms together along a steel barrier. Beside him, a second man in an orange robe holds a folded white cloth and a small wooden tray. Devotees on the left include an older woman in a red sari with gold bangles and a woman in a red-and-gold sari, several holding white paper slips. Spectators stand at the right edge, hands folded in greeting. The scene reads as a darshan, with blessings given to the people at the barrier.2009-12-17January 31 20102010-01-31