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Photograph of an evening darshan at a large outdoor gathering. A figure with long dark hair, wearing a shimmering teal turban and a teal and white embroidered garment with a red-and-orange floral garland, places a hand on the forehead of a young man in a lavender collared shirt with a visible ID badge on a lanyard. The young man's other hand is raised palm-outward. Behind them a dense crowd of men and boys, many in white and yellow-green shirts, fills the hall under white tent poles. The figure has distinctive long hair, a turban and ornate teal attire with a floral garland, which matches the page's a person reference, so this is a probable in-person match. Kind: photo.

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