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Photograph of a crowded indoor convention hall where a bearded man in a white robe with turquoise-blue embroidered stole and a turquoise turban stands at right, leaning toward a young woman in a red blouse and white sari with a long braid, her hands raised near his. Beside her a young man in a striped multicolour shirt also raises his palms. Behind them many people in white clothes fill the hall, and one man wears an orange shawl and a red-and-orange turban. Their hands are raised in a blessing gesture during darshan. Appearance-based label: a person, identified by long swept-back hair, turquoise turban and ornate turquoise-embroidered white robe while giving darshan to delegates.

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Photo of a darshan session in a large hall crowded with seated and standing attendees, many in white. A figure in a turquoise and white turban, long dark hair, white embroidered robe and a red-and-turquoise shawl sits on a white chair, hands raised toward a young man in a checked shirt with eyes closed who is receiving blessing. Two young women in braids and traditional dress raise their hands nearby, and an air cooler stands at the right edge. The scene shows darshan at a convention.2008-02-09February 09 20082008-02-09February 09 20082008-02-09February 09 20082008-02-09A photograph of a darshan moment at a large evening gathering. A long-haired man in a turquoise and white turban and a white garment with turquoise trim sits and extends his hands in blessing toward the head of a young woman in a green checked top who kneels before him with her palms pressed together. Behind them a man in a light grey shirt with an ID badge raises one arm, and a dense crowd of seated and standing people fills the hall. The man in the turban has long dark hair and a white garland, and the appearance cues are several, so this is a person candidate present in person.2008-02-09February 09 20082008-02-09A photograph of a crowded hall where a man in a teal turban and teal beaded shawl over white clothing stands with long dark hair and places his hand on the head of a devotee. Beside him a woman in a cream sari with a long braid raises her palms in prayer, and a man in a checked white shirt bows his head toward the blessing hand. Behind them many seated and standing attendees in white and pastel clothing fill the hall.2008-02-09February 09 20082008-02-09February 09 20082008-02-09February 09 20082008-02-09February 09 20082008-02-09A photograph from a large indoor convention crowd at an event hall, with many seated attendees in white clothing behind. In the foreground, a figure in a turquoise and white turban and a turquoise-and-white shawl over white robes, with long dark hair, places a hand on the forehead of a man in a white shirt and white dhoti who has his eyes closed. To the left, a woman in a red-and-white top with a long braid and gold bangles raises her palms in a gesture of reception, while a man in white stands behind her. A white-bladed electric fan is visible at the upper right. The setting suggests a darshan blessing given to delegates, with the forehead touch and raised palms as the central action. Some hands are raised in the crowd behind.2008-02-09