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Indoor temple scene during a darshan blessing. A smiling man in orange saffron robes with a long rudraksha mala and a gold necklace stands at center, his right hand raised to bless a bowing elderly man in a white shirt and orange shawl who leans forward with hands joined. Other devotees in white and light clothing wait behind a metal railing; a man in orange robes stands at right. Ceiling fans and fluorescent lights hang overhead. White vibhuti marks are visible on several foreheads.

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A photograph in a hall with ceiling fans and a red and gold shrine backdrop. A man in saffron-orange robes with a bare chest and a long rudraksha mala with a gold necklace stands center, with a horizontal white tripundra and red bindi, and places his palm on the forehead of a seated older man in a white shirt whose hands are pressed together. Devotees in white and folded hands stand around, and a woman in white is at the right. Other people in white and pink line the background.2012-10-05A photograph inside a bright hall with ceiling fans and fluorescent lights shows a smiling man in saffron robes and a rudraksha mala blessing a grey-haired devotee in a white shirt with orange trim. The blessed man bows with palms pressed together, while an older man in white kurta stands with hands folded and a row of people in white and saffron stands behind. a person in saffron robes with long rudraksha malas, a gold necklace and a white tilak with red bindi places his hand on the devotee's head, giving sarva-darshan blessings during a satsang. A young boy in a striped shirt watches at right, and a red tray sits near the blessing.2012-10-05May 11 20122012-05-11 +1 copiesJune 23 20122012-06-23 +1 copiesA smiling man in an orange sleeveless robe and a rudraksha mala with a red bindi and white horizontal tilak stands at the centre, reaching out to place his hand on the head of a man in a white shirt on the left. Several devotees crowd around, some with hands raised and bowed heads, and a small child peeks out at the lower left. Behind them, a man in white with a shaved head and white tilak, wearing a gold necklace and red cloth, stands among others in a hall with a wooden ceiling and hanging decorations. The exchange appears to be a blessing or darshan. a person: the central figure wears saffron robes, a rudraksha mala and a red bindi with a white tilak, styled as a sannyasi giving blessings.2010-09-20October 03 20122012-10-03A photograph of an indoor hall with a bare-chested man in orange ochre cloth smiling as he places his right hand on the head of a kneeling devotee with bowed head and palms pressed together. The standing man has long swept-back black hair, a white horizontal tilak with a red dot, multiple rudraksha malas, a gold necklace, gold armlets and bangles. Behind him another man in orange robes with a white tilak and a second figure in orange stand near a gold-tipped staff. An elderly bald man in white shirt and a man in a striped checked shirt are at left; a ceiling fan, fluorescent lights and a projector screen are visible in the background. Appearance-based label: a person, giving a blessing to a devotee.2012-10-20A photograph of a smiling man in an orange saffron robe with a gold-edged dhoti, wearing multiple gold chains, a large rudraksha-style pendant and gold armlets, with white vibhuti stripes and a red kumkum dot on his forehead. He extends his right hand in blessing over the head of a young man in a white shirt who stands with palms pressed together and eyes closed. Several other people in white clothes stand with folded hands and bowed heads behind them, and a woman in a white sari is at the right edge. Ceiling fans, fluorescent lights and a hall with a backdrop of red curtains and a framed picture are visible. The orange-robed man has distinctive ornate gold jewellery and saffron clothing consistent with a person appearance, shown in a blessing role.2012-10-04A photograph in a hall with white ceiling lights and ceiling fans, showing a line of devotees receiving blessings. A man in an orange-and-gold saffron dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha mala and gold ornaments, stands bare-chested at right, extending a white-sleeved hand to touch the forehead of an older bald-headed man in a white shirt. Several people with folded hands wait along a metal barrier, including a grey-haired man in a red-patterned shirt and a man in white. Women in white saris with red borders stand at right with palms pressed together. A golden throne with a red backdrop is visible at the far end of the hall.2013-09-29September 26 20132013-09-26May 16 20132013-05-16A photograph of a line of devotees in a hall with maroon drapes. On the right, a smiling man with long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi wears a red and white flower garland and a gold-bead necklace over an orange shawl; he places a hand on the head of a shaved-headed monk in orange robes seen from behind, who is bare-shouldered with white markings on his arm. To the left, devotees stand with palms pressed together in namaste, one in a green checked shirt and another in white, with a man in a pink shirt behind them.2013-05-16