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A photo of a man in a sleeveless saffron-orange robe with a white vertical tilak on his forehead, standing at a metal barrier and handing out slips of paper, possibly pamphlets or tokens, to a line of devotees who reach out with raised hands. Behind him are a wooden tray holding red fruit, a tall red-and-gold temple backdrop and a deity murti decorated with pink and yellow flower garlands. A second orange-robed attendant stands at the right edge. Several devotees in white and grey shirts lean forward along the rail. a person: the man in the saffron robe matches the page's description of a distinctive presentation, though the appearance is only moderately clear, so this is a tentative label. The event page describes a Sarva Darshan at the Kalpataru convention.

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January 31 20102010-01-31A photograph of an indoor darshan line in a bright hall with large windows. A man with long, swept-back black hair and a sleeveless saffron-orange robe stands at right, holding a small wooden box containing a yellow fruit and a folded paper slip, while his left arm extends to touch or bless the head of a person in the line. He wears white ash markings on his forehead. Several devotees stand close, including a woman with a red bindi and a woman in a white top with pink flower print, and bangled wrists are visible at lower left. Overhead are metal trusses and fluorescent lights.2009-12-18December 03 20092009-12-03A photograph of a temple darshan scene. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and a sleeveless saffron garment extends his right hand over the head of a young man in a white shirt, while holding a tray of papers in his left hand. A second saffron-robed attendant with short hair stands beside him holding a folded orange cloth and a tray. Behind a steel railing, a line of devotees in white shirts and dark trousers stands with palms pressed together. Behind them stand a moustached man and an older woman in white. On the right, a richly decorated deity murti in pink and gold with a trident, garlands of yellow and orange flowers, and a red canopy forms the backdrop. Red curtains and carved stone pillars frame the shrine.2009-12-18January 14 20102010-01-14A photograph of a devotional darshan line under a corrugated metal canopy. A man in an orange robe with long dark hair, a white forehead band and a dark rudraksha mala stands centre, raising one hand toward the head of a devotee while holding a brass tray. Beside him, a younger man in an orange robe with a red-and-orange shawl holds a gold-coloured tray with white papers. Devotees on the left, many in white shirts, stand with palms pressed together, some holding white papers, and a woman in white with glasses waits at the right. Hanging decorations and a cloth banner are visible overhead.Photo of a temple hall where a devotee in saffron-orange robes, with short dark hair and a red bindi, stands at the centre placing a hand on the head of a person in front. A second saffron-robed attendant holds a wooden tray or box, and a bald man in white with a yellow shawl stands behind them. Metal barricade rails line both sides, and devotees in white and colourful clothes stand with palms pressed together. Behind them, a deity murti pair in white and gold is decorated with garlands of red and yellow flowers under an ornate arch with red background. The scene looks like darshan or blessing in a temple.2009-12-13A photograph of a long line of devotees at an indoor hall with a corrugated roof and colourful decorative pillars. A man in long flowing black hair and saffron-orange robes stands at centre, extending a hand toward a woman's head, while a second saffron-clad attendant holds an orange tray of folded white papers. Devotees in saffron, pink, blue and green saris and children hold out white slips of paper along a metal barrier. Several men in shirts stand in the background. a person's cues: long swept-back hair and saffron robes, in the role of a blessing giver.2009-12-05A photograph of a darshan line inside a temple hall with a golden arched shrine behind. A man with long wavy dark hair, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange garment and orange dhoti, extends his hand to people lining both sides of a metal barrier, handing out white slips of paper. Beside him, a taller man in a saffron-orange shawl with a maroon border holds a wooden tray draped in orange cloth, filled with folded papers. Behind them stand a bald man in a white kurta with yellow shawl and rudraksha mala, and a man in a yellow garment. Devotees in white dhotis, grey shirts and salwar kameez stand holding slips. The shrine holds a deity murti of a four-armed goddess with a crown and red garland, beside a second figure with a trident, garlanded in flowers. Probable Swamiji is the long-haired man in saffron, identified by his long swept-back hair and saffron clothing, distributing slips of paper.2009-12-09December 09 20092009-12-09A covered indoor hall with a corrugated metal roof and tall decorative cylindrical pillars in red, white and patterned fabric. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes stands centrally, handing items to a queue of devotees along a metal railing. He wears a saffron shawl and appears to be the central figure in a distribution or darshan line. Beside him, a second saffron-robed attendant holds an orange cloth with a stack of papers. Devotees in white, blue and green clothes, including children, line the rail and reach forward with hands extended. Framed photographs hang on the left wall, and an orange banner hangs above them. Swamiji (probable): the central man in saffron has long swept-back hair and saffron robes, consistent with the page's identification.2009-12-05A photograph of a devotional line at an outdoor temple setting with a shrine behind it. In the center, a man in orange robes with a white tilak on his forehead and dark hair tied back stands at a table, handing papers to devotees. A second man in orange robes stands at the right edge, partly visible, facing him. Behind them, a younger person in orange with a red tilak and two figures in orange are in the background near a golden-framed shrine holding deity murtis and a red canopy. On the left, a crowd of devotees with hands pressed in anjali and papers in hand lean over a metal railing, including men in glasses, a woman in a yellow sari, and children. Orange cloth and a red-and-gold shrine dominate the scene.2010-01-31