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A dense crowd of devotees fills an indoor hall with white walls, barred windows and strings of fairy lights overhead. In the foreground, a man in orange robes and an orange turban with a white flower garland sits near a low wooden platform, his hands extended toward the crowd. To the right, a man with long swept-back hair, a grey beard, an orange shawl and beaded necklaces stands among others dressed in white. Many devotees in white dhotis and saris, some with folded hands, press forward. Looking at appearance alone, the man in orange with the turban and garland is a probable candidate for the a person described on the page, but the cues are not conclusive. The scene shows a darshan-style gathering with a seated figure receiving devotees. Around 60 to 80 people are visible.

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January 12 20072007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12A large crowd of devotees, mostly men in white dhotis and shirts with some women in saris, presses into a whitewashed hall lit by fluorescent tubes and string lights. In the foreground, a figure in an orange turban and saffron robes with a white and orange flower garland sits on the floor; a boy in a blue shirt bends forward with his head pressed toward him while others reach in to touch. A man in a white shirt stands at right, and an older man in white with a rudraksha-style mala watches from the edge. Probable Swamiji (orange turban, saffron robes, flower garland, seated and being approached by devotees). The image is a photograph of a crowded darshan in an indoor hall.2007-01-12A large crowd of devotees, mostly men and women in white and light clothing, packs a bright hall, many reaching forward with hands raised toward a seated figure at lower right. That figure wears a saffron/orange turban and saffron robe, with a white and multicoloured flower garland around the neck and a white cloth draped over the lap, seated on a green mat with a red runner. A man in a checked shirt stands nearby holding a phone, and an older man in white at right gestures toward the seated figure. Ceiling string lights and a wall speaker are visible. The seated figure's appearance is consistent with a presentation of a person, but identity is uncertain from the image alone.2007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12October 15 20082008-10-15A crowded indoor gathering in a white-walled hall decorated with hanging cloth and bunting. In the right foreground, a man in an orange turban and orange robe, with a green leafy garland with white flowers, sits with his back partly toward the camera, his face turned to the left. Around him, a large crowd in predominantly white clothing presses close. A woman in a cream sari with a gold border and a white flower in her hair stands at left, and a woman in a yellow-gold sari kneels in the lower centre. A man in a white shirt and white trousers with a rudraksha-style mala points toward the group, and a man in a blue-and-white checked shirt bends forward among the devotees.2007-02-06February 06 20072007-02-06A seated man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, wearing a white flower garland and a long beard, sits on a raised platform facing a dense crowd of devotees in white clothes. Many people press forward, some with hands folded or extended toward him, including a woman in a blue sari and children in front. A man in a blue polo shirt and a man holding a microphone stand among the crowd, and a cameraman is visible at upper left. The setting is a hall with white and green surfaces. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), seated in orange robes and turban with a white garland, receiving devotees.2007-01-12February 05 20092009-02-05January 12 20072007-01-12A large crowd gathers under a decorated tent with patterned ceiling cloth and hanging banners with floral motifs. In the right foreground, a bearded man in saffron-orange clothing and an orange turban sits on a metal folding chair, a figure with distinctive saffron attire and turban, possibly the a person but appearance is uncertain. Devotees in white shirts and white clothes surround him, some with rudraksha-style beads, and a woman in a white sari with a yellow-lined border stands near him. A camera on a tripod and a cameraman in white stand at the right edge. A girl with a flower garland stands in the center. Many people are visible, some with hands extended toward the seated figure.2007-01-12