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A crowded indoor convention hall with many white-clad attendees standing and seated. In the foreground, a bearded man with long dark hair wears a turquoise patterned turban and a white garment with turquoise shawl trim, his hands raised in blessing over a young man in a red striped shirt with an ID badge who raises his palms in return. Two women sit at the bottom edge, one with a gold earring, and a man in a white shirt stands behind. Ceiling lights and a standing fan are visible in the background. A mostly white-clothed devotee crowd fills the space, consistent with darshan for delegates. The bearded man is an appearance-based a person (long hair, distinctive turquoise turban and shawl), shown giving darshan.

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A crowded indoor event hall with many white-clad attendees. In the foreground, a man with a long dark beard and swept-back long hair wears a turquoise-blue turban and a blue-and-white shawl over white clothing; he is touching the forehead of a young man in a striped orange-and-brown kurta. A woman in white with a long braid and bangles reaches toward the same devotee, and another young man in white stands to the left. Behind them, a large crowd in white clothing fills the hall, with a standing fan and stage lights visible. Swamiji (probable): the bearded figure in turquoise turban and blue-white shawl, giving blessing to a devotee.2008-02-09February 09 20082008-02-09Photo of a large crowd at an indoor convention hall, with many men and some women in white and light clothing packed closely together. In the foreground, a long-haired figure in a pale turquoise turban and a turquoise-trimmed white robe stands with arms raised, hands extended toward a young man in a red short-sleeved shirt with eyes closed, while a young woman in white with a hair tie looks on at the lower left. The figure's appearance shows some cues such as long swept-back hair, a turban and a distinctive robe, but the face and overall presentation are not clear enough to confirm identity, so this is an unsure appearance-based candidate giving blessings to devotees. Other attendees in white and colourful shirts line the background, some with hands folded.2008-02-09Photo of a large indoor convention hall crowded with many attendees, mostly young men in white shirts and some in red shirts, several wearing orange headbands. In the foreground a figure in a turquoise turban and turquoise-and-white embroidered robe with a long dark hair and a red floral garland stands with one hand on the forehead of a young man in a red shirt with an event badge, who has eyes closed and an arm raised, while a girl with a long braid in white clothes stands nearby. A standing fan is visible at right.2008-02-09February 09 20082008-02-09February 09 20082008-02-09February 09 20082008-02-09A photo of a large crowd at an indoor event, many men in white shirts and dhotis, some with orange headbands. In the foreground a robed figure in a turquoise head-wrap and turquoise-and-white shawl stands facing a boy in a blue-and-white striped shirt with eyes closed, placing a palm on his forehead. A woman in a white top with gold bangles and a gold necklace, hands pressed together in namaskar, is beside them. Swamiji (probable): the robed figure wears a turquoise turban and turquoise-and-white shawl, a distinctive presentation, and is giving darshan blessing a devotee.2008-02-09A crowded indoor convention hall with many people in white shirts and dhotis, some wearing orange headbands. In the foreground a man in a turquoise turban and a turquoise shawl over white clothing has long dark hair and raises both hands in a devotional gesture; a young man in a striped shirt beside him raises his hand toward his forehead. A woman in an orange sari with bangles raises her hand at left, and a woman in a red sari stands at the edge. A ceiling fan is visible at right. The setting appears to be a large assembly during a darshan session.2008-02-09A large indoor convention hall with rows of seated and standing white-clad attendees and red-carpeted aisles under hanging lights. In the foreground a figure in a turquoise and white turban and flowing turquoise-trimmed white robes, with long dark hair, extends both hands upward toward a standing man in a checked pink-and-white shirt, while another man in a light blue shirt lowers his head and raises his hands. Several devotees around them wear white kurtas and orange headbands, and one person in a white garment with an orange cord touches the head of a seated attendee. Electric fans and stage lighting are visible at the edges. The setting suggests a darshan blessing at a convention. a person: the turquoise-and-white turban, long swept-back dark hair and flowing ornate robes give some cues, but the appearance is uncertain given the crowd and framing.2008-02-09A photograph of a large indoor convention hall with a dense crowd of devotees, many in white and pastel clothing, seated and standing. In the foreground a man in a pale turquoise turban and white robe, with long dark hair and a full beard, extends his arms toward a young man in a striped orange shirt and a second young man in white with raised palms, appearing to offer blessings or darshan. Hanging orange and yellow banners and signage line the ceiling and walls of the hall.2008-02-09February 09 20082008-02-09