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A photograph of a seated spiritual teacher giving darshan at a large gathering in a hall, with a crowd of devotees behind him. The seated figure wears a white robe with a turquoise shawl and a turquoise turban, and has long dark hair. He is touching the forehead of a young woman in a green saree with a long braid, while his hands are raised in blessing. Several men in white and light clothing stand and sit in the crowd behind, and a cooler sits at the right edge. The event is recorded as a convention darshan session. Swamiji (probable) is seated in a white robe with a turquoise shawl and turban, long hair, giving darshan to a devotee.

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A seated man in a turquoise turban and long swept-back dark hair, wearing white and a turquoise-and-gold shawl, places his right hand on the forehead of a young woman in a green sari with gold bangles and a braid, who holds her palms together. Behind them a large crowd of mostly men in white and checked shirts fills an indoor hall with fans and lights visible. The seated figure appears to match the a person cues of long hair, a turban and ornate shawl, giving darshan to a devotee.2008-02-09February 09 20082008-02-09A seated man in a turquoise-and-white turban and a white kurta with a turquoise shawl gives darshan, placing his palm on the head of a young woman in a white and pink salwar with gold bangles, who has her hands folded in devotion. The seated man has long dark hair and a flowing beard; a probable Swamiji by appearance, with long hair, turban and ornate turquoise shawl. Behind them a large crowd of young men in white shirts fills a hall, with a white chair and a fan at the right edge.2008-02-09February 09 20082008-02-09February 09 20082008-02-09A large indoor hall crowded with devotees dressed in white, many wearing red or white headbands. In the foreground, a seated man in a turquoise turban and white kurta with a turquoise and gold shawl, long dark hair and a white garland, extends his hand in blessing toward a woman in a white sari with a lavender border, who presses her palms together and bows her head. A young boy in a striped shirt stands nearby, and a standing fan is visible at right. The probable Swamiji cues are the swept-back long hair, turquoise turban and ornate shawl, and he is shown giving darshan to a delegate at a convention.2008-02-09A large crowd of mostly young men in white and light clothing fills a hall, many with raised hands. In the foreground, a man in a turquoise turban and white embroidered kurta with a turquoise shawl and a red-orange garland sits on a white seat, extending his hand to touch the head of a young woman in a white sari with a long braid, who holds her hands together near him. Another man in a dark red shirt stands beside him. Electric fans and a white cooler are visible at the right edge.2008-02-09February 09 20082008-02-09Photograph of a large indoor gathering at a convention hall with many white-clad attendees and stage lights overhead. In the foreground, a seated man in a turquoise and white turban with long dark hair wears a turquoise and white embroidered robe and raises his hands in a blessing or greeting gesture toward young devotees. A young man in a white shirt raises one arm, and a young woman in a pale yellow salwar kameez with a braid presses her palms together. A standing fan is visible at right. Appearance cues such as the turban, long hair and distinctive turquoise robe are consistent with the page's Swamiji candidate, so the seated figure is probable Swamiji giving darshan.2008-02-09February 09 20082008-02-09February 09 20082008-02-09Photograph of a seated man in a white embroidered kurta with a teal turquoise turban and long swept-back dark hair and beard, wearing a teal and gold-bordered shawl over white, extending his right hand in blessing toward the head of a young woman in a lavender-and-white salwar with a long plait, who has her palms joined. Swamiji (probable) cues: long hair, turban, ornate teal shawl and white attire, giving darshan. A young man in a cream shirt stands behind her, and a seated crowd in white clothing fills the hall, with a cooler at the right edge and a gold wristwatch visible on the woman. Roughly two dozen or more people are visible in the hall.2008-02-09