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A man with long swept-back dark hair stands beside a gilded golden lion-armrest throne in a large tented hall, facing a dense crowd of seated devotees. He wears a rust-orange ochre wrap over one shoulder, a long dark brown rudraksha mala draped across his chest, a ceremonial gold necklace with a large gold pendant, a wide gold-toned belt, and gold bangles on his wrist. Ornate gilded lion figures flank the throne, and a black keyboard stand sits in front of it. Around him, rows of people sit closely on the floor in white and saffron-orange clothing, many with orange shawls. A tall silver ceremonial staff stands on the right, and a camera on a stand is visible at the top. The scene suggests a kalpataru-style blessing darshan.

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May 22 20162016-05-22A large crowd of devotees sits in a tented hall during a darshan event. A man with long dreadlocked hair stands on a raised platform between two gilded lion-headed seats, wearing a rust-orange draped garment, a long rudraksha mala and a ceremonial gold-bead necklace, with a sceptre-like staff beside him. He is a person by visible appearance cues, shown as an in-person figure. Devotees in orange, red and white saris and kurtas fill the foreground and background, many with glasses and some wearing shawls. A keyboard on a stand sits near the platform. Several hundred people appear in the scene.2016-05-22A large crowd of seated devotees fills the foreground of a darshan hall, many in white and saffron-toned clothing. Standing centrally on a golden lion-armed throne is a man with dark hair and a rust-brown robe, wearing a yellow-and-white flower garland, a dark rudraksha-style mala and a gold-trimmed belt, with hands raised in a teaching gesture. A silver staff stands to the right, and a black electronic keyboard sits on a stand before the throne. A white canopy and camera equipment are visible behind. a person: the standing man wears a flower garland, rudraksha mala and ornate ceremonial attire, consistent with a presiding guru giving darshan.2016-05-22A standing man in a rust-orange dhoti and matching shawl, wearing a dark rudraksha-style beaded necklace and a long yellow-and-orange flower garland, stands beside a gold-carved lion-armed throne covered in brown leather at a large indoor darshan event. He wears gold bangles and a red forehead mark, and gestures with his right hand toward the crowd. Behind him stands a tall silver ceremonial staff. A dense crowd of devotees, mostly in white, orange and saffron clothing, fills the foreground and sides of the hall, with many seated and some standing. A keyboard stand sits near the throne. The setting is a white tented hall with wooden seating.2016-05-22A large crowd fills a hall, with a central figure seated on an ornate golden throne with carved armrests and a brown leather seat. The seated man wears an orange-brown robe, a yellow-and-white flower garland, and a rudraksha-style mala, and holds his arms out over the armrests while smiling. A small black Yamaha keyboard sits on his lap area, and a silver staff stands to the right of the throne. Surrounding devotees, many in saffron, orange and white clothing, sit close together, with a standing cameraman visible at the top. Pink and gold drapery forms the backdrop, consistent with a darshan gathering.2016-05-22May 22 20162016-05-22A standing man in a rust-orange robe and a long rudraksha mala with a yellow flower garland stands before a gilded throne flanked by golden lion heads. He holds a small prayer bead strand in one hand and gestures forward while addressing a large crowd seated on the floor in front of him. The crowd includes many people in saffron and white clothes, some with bare heads, and a few women in colourful saris. A tall silver staff stands beside the throne, a keyboard amplifier sits at the front, and a camera operator is visible behind the crowd under a white tent canopy. The man has long swept-back dark hair and a broad rudraksha-bead necklace, consistent with the page's Kalpataru Darshan event, though the match is appearance-based and uncertain. Seated crowd is large and extends across the frame.2016-05-22May 22 20162016-05-22May 22 20162016-05-22A large crowd of devotees sits on the floor of a hall, facing a central figure seated on an ornate gold-and-brown throne with carved lion-head armrests. The seated person wears an orange-saffron garment with a brown shawl, a yellow-and-white flower garland, and a rudraksha-style mala; a silver ceremonial staff stands beside the throne and a small black electronic podium sits in front. Many people in white, orange and saffron clothing surround the front, with a cameraman visible at the top right. The scene looks like a darshan gathering.2016-05-22May 22 20162016-05-22May 22 20162016-05-22