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A photograph inside a bright hall with arched cream walls, a corrugated roof and ceiling lights. A figure in saffron-orange cloth, bare-chested with white ash bands on the arms, wears a white jasmine garland, a red-and-gold headband, and rudraksha beads. He smiles while extending his palm over the heads of devotees. Around him, several people in white shirts and dhotis press forward with hands joined in anjali, some bowing low. a person figure is present with distinctive saffron robe, garland, headband and rudraksha cues, consistent with darshan blessing devotees.

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May 19 20122012-05-19A photograph of a bare-chested man in an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulder, wearing white sandalwood-paste markings on his arms and forehead, a red-beaded head garland, a white jasmine garland, and small gold earrings. He smiles while placing his hand on the head of a devotee who bows with palms pressed together. Several other devotees in white and grey clothing crowd nearby, and a man in a white shirt holds a red tray and a camera operator films in the background. The setting is a hall with yellow walls, arches, and ceiling fans. Whether the central figure is a person cannot be confirmed from appearance, so the role is given as a man giving blessing.2012-05-19May 18 20122012-05-18May 13 20122012-05-13 +2 copiesMay 19 20122012-05-19Inside a temple hall with white arches and painted deity panels, a smiling man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, wearing a gold-banded head crown, white flower garland, gold necklaces and rudraksha malas, reaches out to touch the forehead of a devotee. Around him, men in white shirts and dhotis, some wearing glasses, press forward with hands raised, and a boy in a white shirt leans in. A priest in white with gold-bordered cloth stands at right. A red box and a painted deity image appear in the background.2012-05-12May 21 20122012-05-21A photograph inside an arched hall with pale walls. A figure with long hair tied up, a red-and-orange beaded headband, white and red markings on the forehead and arms, a white garland and bare upper body wrapped in an orange-red cloth with a yellow border is extending an arm and touching the head of a man in a grey shirt who has his palms pressed together in greeting. Several other devotees in white shirts and dhotis stand around, and a man in an orange cloth with rudraksha beads is visible at right.2012-05-18A photograph of an indoor hall with a corrugated roof and arched windows where a man with long dark hair, a red-brown dhoti-style garment and a white jasmine garland stands smiling and places his hand on the head of a kneeling devotee in a yellow-and-white striped shirt who has his palms pressed together. A bare-chested man in a white garland-adorned robe and rudraksha beads is nearby, and several men in orange-saffron robes and white dhotis stand behind, one holding a brass plate. A cameraman stands in the background. Swamiji (probable): the long-haired man with ornate gold and rudraksha adornments giving blessing. Visible forehead markings and a garland mark a blessing darshan setting.2012-05-21May 13 20122012-05-13 +1 copiesPhotograph inside a temple-style hall with arched white walls and yellow curtains. A long-haired man with a white jasmine garland, rudraksha mala and reddish-brown robe places his hand on the head of a devotee in white clothes, while a shaved-headed man in an orange sannyasi robe holds a gold-coloured tray with a white flower garland. Several devotees stand with palms pressed together in namaste, and more people fill the background.2012-05-24May 31 20122012-05-31 +1 copies