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A photograph of an event hall with a metal-railed walkway lined by many people, mostly women in sarees, with hands pressed together in greeting. A central figure in an orange sleeveless robe with long swept-back dark hair places his hand on a devotee's head while handing out folded papers from an orange tray. A younger attendant in a white dhoti and yellow shawl stands at right holding the tray and wearing a rudraksha mala. Bamboo-leaf festoons hang from the metal roof above, and painted pillars with floral and bird motifs stand at left. Several people in the foreground are shown from behind or in profile.

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Photograph of a sarvadarshan-style blessing line in a covered hall with a metal truss roof and fluorescent tubes. A long-haired man in a sleeveless orange robe reaches out to touch the head of a devotee, while beside him a second man in orange robes with maroon borders holds a brass tray of folded papers. A bald man in a yellow garment stands behind them. Devotees on both sides, many with palms pressed together, line metal railings; a woman in pink wears a white head cover and a small child is visible in the crowd. Colourful striped banners hang at the left.2009-12-09A photograph inside a temple corridor lined with metal railings, where a man in an orange saffron robe with a draped orange shawl stands at centre and extends a folded white paper to a devotee at left, with several hands reaching out from the railing crowd. Behind him, a figure in a white kurta and dhoti holds an orange cloth bundle with papers. Beyond them, a large deity murti with blue and red ornaments and garlands stands under a red curtain. A photographer in the background holds a camera overhead, and devotees in white and green saris line the right side. The orange-robed man has long hair tied back and a rudraksha mala is not clearly visible.2010-01-03December 12 20092009-12-12A photograph inside a covered hall with a corrugated metal roof and steel trusses. Two saffron-clad men with long dark hair walk along a narrow aisle lined by a metal railing. The man in front, wearing a sleeveless orange robe, reaches toward a child and hands out folded white papers. The man behind, in an orange robe with red borders, carries an orange tray heaped with folded papers. Devotees on both sides press their palms together in anjali and reach forward, some in saris and gold bangles. Decorative red, green and white banners hang on the left.2009-12-09Photograph of a temple corridor lined with steel railings and a canopy roof, with a crowd of devotees on both sides, many with hands pressed in anjali. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair and a red tilak wears an orange robe and gestures toward the crowd while another man in an orange robe with maroon borders carries an orange tray holding folded papers and fruit. Behind them stands a gilded arched shrine containing a deity murti with a garland of flowers, and red and orange drapes frame the entrance. Printed copyright text is visible at the bottom and top right edges. Visible ritual context suggests a darshan procession.2009-12-16December 12 20092009-12-12January 03 20102010-01-03March 23 20082008-03-23A photograph of a sarvadarshan line under a open tent canopy with a red carpet runner. A figure in a flowing orange-red robe and a rudraksha mala, with long swept-back hair, walks barefoot along the carpet, extending a hand to devotees. Robed attendants in white with yellow shawls stand nearby. Devotees in white clothes line both sides of a metal railing, many leaning forward with hands extended, and others stand behind them in the background.2010-09-21 +1 copiesA photograph inside a covered hall with a metal-framed roof, where a line of devotees stretches along metal railings. A smiling man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange saffron robe with gold-bordered edges and reaches out to touch the head of a devotee, while holding a red and white box. Beside him, another monastic in orange robes with a red border hands items from a tray. Devotees on the left hold up white papers and prayer-folded hands, and onlookers on the right wear red and white clothing. Green leaf garlands hang along the rafters and red-patterned pillars.2009-12-19A photograph of an indoor hall under a corrugated metal roof with exposed steel trusses. A man in a saffron-orange sleeveless robe with a long rudraksha mala and a wrapped shawl stands at right, his long dark hair swept back, a white vibhuti marking on his forehead, smiling as he places his right hand on the crown of a shaven-headed young man in white kurta and glasses who bows with palms pressed together. Another devotee in white stands behind, with a few more people and a small brass vessel visible at lower right. This appearance is a probable match for Swamiji, based on the saffron robe, long swept-back hair, and rudraksha mala, and the page notes him as present.2010-09-07A photo of an indoor hall with a corrugated metal roof, colourful patterned pillars and a notice board. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a bare-chested orange garment, touches the head of a woman while holding a sheaf of papers. Beside him a younger man in orange robes holds a tray of folded paper slips. A line of devotees, including women in saris and a woman in a white head covering, press their palms together or hold out papers at a metal barrier. A probable Swamiji candidate is shown by long swept-back hair and bare-chested orange robe, in the role of giving blessings to devotees.2009-12-05