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A smiling man in a saffron-orange sleeveless robe with a white vibhuti marking and red tilak stands at a metal railing, extending his right palm over the head of a devotee who bows with hands pressed together. Devotees in white, striped shirts and a green checked shirt stand or bow along the rail under a covered hall with colourful striped pillars. Behind them, a deity murti is decorated with pink and gold garments in a shrine.

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December 05 20092009-12-05A photograph of a public darshan at an open-sided pavilion with a corrugated roof and colourful hanging decorations. A smiling man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange robe, a rudraksha mala with dark beads and a tan-coloured wrap, raises his right hand to touch the head of a devotee in a dark shirt. He holds a folded paper in his left hand. Around him, devotees with palms pressed together stand at a railing, including a man in a white-and-blue striped shirt and a woman in white. To the right, a bald man in orange holds a gold ritual vessel, and a man with white tilak on his forehead stands at the edge. Several children and onlookers crowd the foreground.2010-09-20November 25 20092009-11-25A long-haired man in a flowing saffron-orange robe stands at a metal barrier, extending his right hand to touch the head of a man in a blue-and-white striped polo shirt who has his palms pressed together in greeting. Other devotees with folded hands line the rail on the left, and a man in a white dhoti and yellow shawl stands behind. At the right, a saffron-robed attendant holds papers on an orange-draped table. Behind them, a temple gateway with a red-and-gold deity figure and orange drapes is visible under a corrugated roof. Appearance-based label: a person, giving blessings to devotees in darshan, given the long swept hair and saffron robe; the sanctum deity and garlands mark a temple setting.2009-12-05Photograph of a sarva darshan at an outdoor ashram setting with a striped tent canopy and colourful banners. A man with long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange robe, smiles while reaching out to touch the head of a young man in a white shirt who leans over a steel barrier with hands pressed together in reverence. Behind them a bearded man in orange robes stands at left, and a crowd of devotees in white and patterned shirts watches. The long swept hair, saffron robe and bindi match the page's account of a person at this event, so the central figure is a person, though a face-based identity is not asserted.2010-02-10A photograph inside a covered temple hall with a corrugated metal roof and steel truss beams. A man with long dark hair and an orange robe, rudraksha beads around his neck, raises a hand in blessing toward a line of devotees with palms pressed together. Beside him an orange-robed attendant holds a brass vessel and a folded white cloth. Devotees in white and cream shirts stand behind a metal railing, several with eyes closed in prayer. Painted pillars with red, blue and white patterns frame the hall, and a lit shrine area with a deity murti glows in the background.2010-09-05Photograph inside a temple hall during darshan. A man in a long orange robe with long swept-back hair stands at center, touching the head of a devotee who bows with hands pressed together. Beside him, another orange-clad figure holds a tray with white cards or papers. Behind the railing, devotees in white shirts and dhotis stand with palms joined. Colourful deity statues wrapped in garlands, with purple and green robes, and gold-ornamented shrine decoration are visible in the background. The orange-robed central figure has long hair and distinctive appearance cues consistent with a person, positioned in a blessing role.2009-12-16Outdoor temple-side photo under a corrugated roof at a barricaded queue. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes, with a red tilak on his forehead, raises his right hand in blessing while holding papers in his left hand. Devotees in white shirts and striped shirts press along metal railings toward him. In the background a decorated deity shrine with red and gold drapes and a blue-garbed murti is visible, with festoons and banners framing the entrance.2009-12-05September 17 20102010-09-17December 19 20092009-12-19December 19 20092009-12-19A photograph of a devotional darshan line at an ashram. A figure in orange robes with long swept-back hair and a white tilak on the forehead extends a hand in blessing toward a man kneeling with bowed head. He holds papers and a tray, and a second person in orange, seen from behind, stands beside him. Along the left, men in white dhotis and shirts stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, some with rudraksha or beaded mala necklaces. Metal barrier railings guide the queue, and multicoloured flag-like banners with floral and bird motifs hang nearby. A plaque is mounted on the wall behind them, and more people in white wait in the background under a metal roof.2009-12-15