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A photograph of a darshan session at a large indoor convention hall, with a crowd of people in white and pastel clothing filling the background. In the foreground, a bearded figure wearing a pale turquoise head wrap and white robes with a red shawl and a rudraksha-style necklace reaches out with both hands toward two young men in white collared shirts with ID badges. One young man lowers his head while the other raises his hand toward his own head. a person is shown in this appearance-based label, identified by the turquoise turban, long dark beard and ornate beaded necklace; he is giving blessings to the delegates.

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Photograph of a large indoor convention hall filled with hundreds of seated and standing attendees in white and pastel clothes. In the foreground, a man in a pale turquoise turban and white garments raises his hands toward a young man in a striped cream shirt, who also raises both hands in a gesture of reception. A woman in an orange and red sari with bangles stands beside them, her palms pressed together. Stage lights and banners hang overhead. Probable Swamiji is the figure in the white robe and turquoise turban, giving darshan to a delegate at the Nithyananda Spurana convention.2008-02-09Photograph of a crowded indoor convention hall with many attendees. In the foreground, a man in a white outfit and a bright turquoise turban, with long dark hair and a garland of orange and red flowers, extends his right hand to touch the forehead of a young man in a checked short-sleeved shirt. Around them, men in white shirts and dark trousers, several wearing identification badges, watch closely, and a crowd of people fills the background under overhead fans and banners. The image appears to show a darshan moment at an event.2008-02-09Crowded indoor gathering of devotees at a convention hall, with a man in the foreground wearing a turquoise head wrap and white embroidered kurta with an orange-and-teal cloth over his lap, arm extended and face turned upward. Beside him a young man in a checked shirt raises his hand overhead.2008-02-09February 09 20082008-02-09A large indoor convention hall crowded with delegates in white shirts, white dhotis and saris, and some orange and saffron garments, many with raised hands. In the left foreground a man wears a pale blue turban and white clothing with a red-and-white garland, facing toward the crowd. Several people in the centre-right raise open palms. Red carpeting covers the floor, and banners and orange lamps hang at the back of the hall.2008-02-09February 09 20082008-02-09A photograph of a crowded evening gathering. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt with a name badge on a lanyard and a raised hand bows his head as a figure in a turquoise and blue patterned robe with a matching turquoise turban and long dark hair places a hand on his forehead, giving darshan. Another figure in an orange-red turban stands nearby. The turquoise-robed figure is an appearance-based a person candidate by long hair, turban and ornate robe, but identity is uncertain. Many onlookers fill the background.2008-02-09February 09 20082008-02-09February 09 20082008-02-09February 09 20082008-02-09February 09 20082008-02-09A 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.2008-02-09