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Indoor darshan at a large convention hall with a dense crowd of devotees behind a raised platform. A long-haired robed figure in white clothing with a pale blue turban leans forward and places a hand on the forehead of a young man in a white collared shirt who has his palms pressed together in namaskar. Around them, women in colourful salwar kameez and saris, and men in white kurtas, watch or wait. Plastic-fronted banners and a standing fan are visible in the background, along with an orange flag strip near the ceiling. a person: the long hair and blue turban are the cues for the blessing figure, who is conferring darshan.

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