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A photograph of an indoor temple or hall where a man in saffron/orange robes with long dark swept-back hair raises one hand in blessing toward a line of women in white and cream saris and salwar, who stand with palms pressed together. He holds a white folded cloth or paper packet. Beside him, a second person in orange robes with a red-bordered shawl holds a tray with offerings on an orange cloth. Men in white shirts stand along metal barriers at the right, and a bright window with palms is behind them.

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December 17 20092009-12-17December 16 20092009-12-16A photograph of a long line of devotees reaching forward with open palms to receive paper slips from a man in an orange saffron robe. He has long, swept-back dark hair and is bare-shouldered beneath the robe, and he holds a tray of folded white papers. A second robed figure in orange with a red sash stands beside him holding the tray, and a devotee in white is partly visible at right. Several women in saris and gold bangles and a child in pink stand along a metal barrier in an airy hall with light walls.2009-12-09A photograph of a darshan line under a metal-framed tin roof. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe, extends his right hand in blessing toward a row of devotees pressing their palms together along a steel barrier. Beside him, a second man in an orange robe holds a folded white cloth and a small wooden tray. Devotees on the left include an older woman in a red sari with gold bangles and a woman in a red-and-gold sari, several holding white paper slips. Spectators stand at the right edge, hands folded in greeting. The scene reads as a darshan, with blessings given to the people at the barrier.2009-12-17A photograph of a darshan line inside a hall with white walls and a metal roof frame. A man with long dark hair in an orange saffron robe reaches out to touch the head of a devotee, smiling. Beside him, a second robed man in orange carries a brass tray with flower garlands, yellow fruit and papers. Devotees in saris and kurtas hold up papers toward him behind metal barriers, and a woman in a white sari with a flower in her hair stands at left. Colourful textile hangings decorate the left wall.2009-12-06December 01 20092009-12-01 +2 copiesA central figure with long, swept-back dark hair and a shaved-looking brow wears a sleeveless saffron-orange robe and hands folded white slips of paper from a tray to a line of devotees. Several women and girls on the left press palms together in namaste, and some hold small papers. A man in an orange shawl stands behind him holding a tray of papers and red and white flower garlands. Metal roof trusses and colourful hanging cloth panels form the hall above.2009-12-06A photograph of a temple darshan scene. A smiling man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron robe and a red tilak on his forehead, extends his raised hand to touch the palm of a devotee at a metal barricade. Beside him, a second man in an orange robe holds a folded orange cloth and white papers. Devotees in white and grey shirts press against the barrier with hands raised and folded, and elderly women in saris stand behind them. Behind the group, a colourful deity murti is draped in yellow, green and orange cloth with garlands and tall gold lamp stands surround the shrine.2009-12-17December 03 20092009-12-03A photograph of a temple darshan setting. In the centre, a man with long dark swept-back hair, a white forehead mark and an orange sleeveless robe smiles and reaches toward a devotee. Beside him, a man in an orange robe with a striped orange and maroon shawl leans forward and holds the end of an orange cloth. Devotees in white and striped shirts crowd at left, one holding a small phone. Behind them, a man in a yellow shawl stands near a metal grille, and a bald man in white stands in the background. At right, a deity murti is adorned with garlands of yellow and purple flowers and a pearl necklace. The orange-robed centre figure has distinctive long hair and orange attire, so this is an appearance-based a person candidate present in person.2009-12-06A 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.2009-12-18January 31 20102010-01-31