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A photograph inside a covered hall with a corrugated roof and decorative patterned banners on the pillars. Two saffron-robed figures stand in the centre, one with long dark hair and a bare arm extended in blessing, the other beside them holding a tray of papers. A long line of devotees, including women in saffron, teal and pink saris and children in blue uniforms, presses against metal railings with hands folded or holding slips of paper. Several men in shirts stand at the right. Probable Swamiji (long dark hair, saffron robes) appears to be the figure giving blessings; a tray and papers are held by his companion. Several dozen people are visible.

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A 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 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.2009-12-05Photo of a long queue of devotees at a hall with orange and red patterned banners on the upper left. A man in long wavy hair and an orange saffron robe stands center-right, holding a tray draped in orange cloth stacked with papers and handing a slip to a woman in a white sari with a red border. Other devotees line the rail, including a woman in a white and red sari at the lower left with a red bindi and a boy in a striped shirt. Another robed attendant in orange stands to the right. The man with long hair and saffron robe has distinctive long swept-back hair and saffron clothing, so this is a person appearance-based candidate physically present.2009-12-05December 05 20092009-12-05December 05 20092009-12-05December 05 20092009-12-05December 05 20092009-12-05A darshan line in an ashram hall with a corrugated roof and steel trusses. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange robe and a shoulder wrap, raises his hand in blessing toward a line of devotees with palms pressed together. Behind him a man in a saffron robe and a yellow shawl with a white ribbon holds a tray of papers and garlands of red and white flowers. Devotees include women in saffron, white and blue saris and children, several with folded hands. Behind the line hang framed portraits and painted colourful pillars with bird motifs. Swamiji (probable) is the saffron-robed man with long hair giving blessings, shown in person, identified by his long swept-back hair, orange robe and blessing gesture in an ashram darshan setting.2009-12-06December 05 20092009-12-05A photograph of a darshan line inside a covered hall with a decorated ceiling and colourful hanging panels. A central figure in a saffron/orange robe, bare-shouldered, with long swept-back hair and a raised hand, blesses devotees; he is a probable Swamiji candidate given the saffron robe and long hair. Beside him a young man in white with a yellow shawl holds a tray of papers or prasad. Devotees with folded hands, including women in saris and a small child, line a metal railing, and a man in white stands at the back.2009-12-12Inside a covered hall with a tent-style ceiling, a long crowd of devotees lines up behind metal railings. A man in an orange robe with long dark hair, a swept-back look and a light-coloured undershirt reaches out to hand items to people, with a second orange-robed attendant holding a flat orange tray of papers beside him. Many devotees in sarees, salwar kameez and shirts press forward, some holding small papers or slips. Decorative banners with floral patterns hang on the pillars and walls, and a few framed pictures are visible on the left.2009-12-05Photo of a crowd of devotees lined up behind metal railings in a hall with a corrugated roof and painted decorative pillars. Two monastics in saffron-orange robes stand at the centre; one holds a large orange cloth tray filled with folded white papers, and the other, with long dark hair, hands papers to a row of people with palms pressed together in anjali. Devotees in white shirts, a girl in a yellow top and a woman in a pink saree with gold jewellery are visible.2009-12-05