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A large indoor crowd of devotees, mostly women in colourful saris and salwar kameez, fills the hall behind a man in a white kurta and a turquoise turban with long dark hair and beard. He stands leaning forward with his right hand pressed on the forehead of a young man in a dark striped shirt, who keeps his palms joined in front of his chest as if receiving darshan. a person: the turban, flowing long hair and white ceremonial dress match the page's description of the presiding figure giving darshan at a convention. Other seated and standing devotees in white and pastel clothes watch around them.

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February 09 20082008-02-09A large crowd fills a hall at a convention, with many people in white, pastel and bright saree and kurta clothing. In the foreground, a man in a white embroidered top and a turquoise turban stands with his palm raised over the head of a young man in a checked pink and white shirt, who has his hands raised in prayer. Another woman in a green and yellow saree and a woman in red stand nearby with hands pressed together. The scene reads as a blessing or darshan moment within a large gathering of devotees. Visible people are many, so the count range is high. The turbaned man's appearance matches the page's a person mention only partly, with a turquoise turban and white clothing but no distinctive saffron or rudraksha cues, so identity is uncertain.2008-02-09February 09 20082008-02-09Photograph 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.2008-02-09February 09 20082008-02-09A photograph of a crowded outdoor darshan at a convention. A bearded man in a white embroidered kurta with a pale turquoise turban and matching turquoise sash stands at left, one hand raised and resting on the head of a young male devotee in a white shirt, who has his palms joined. Behind them a large crowd of mostly men and boys in white and light-coloured clothing fills the space, with a red and orange cloth draped over a seated figure at the lower left.2008-02-09February 09 20082008-02-09February 09 20082008-02-09A large indoor gathering where a man with long dark hair and a light blue turban, wearing a white embroidered garment and an orange-red shawl, extends his hands toward the head of a young man in a white shirt, giving blessing. Behind them a dense crowd of mostly white-clad devotees, some women in saris and salwar, fills the hall, with a visible fan at left. a person: the figure has long flowing hair, a blue turban and a shawl, cues associated with the a person presentation, and is giving darshan to a delegate. Event context consistent with a convention session at a college hall.2008-02-09February 09 20082008-02-09February 09 20082008-02-09Photograph of a darshan session at a large indoor gathering. A figure in a turquoise and white turban and flowing white robe, with long dark hair, sits at the front and touches the forehead of a man in a cream embroidered shirt with an ID badge, who has his eyes closed and hands raised in reverence. A young man in cream clothes with an orange shawl, rudraksha mala and a red tilak sits at lower right. A crowd of seated devotees in mixed colours fills the background across a red carpet. Swamiji (probable) is the turbaned figure giving darshan: he wears a turquoise turban and a robe with a red-orange shawl, and his long swept-back hair and distinctive ceremonial clothing are the qualifying cues.2008-02-09