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A crowded indoor event hall with many devotees seated on red floor mats. In the foreground, a man in white robes and a light blue turban, with long dark hair, presses his palm to the forehead of a woman in a white sari with pink border and a gold necklace, who has her eyes closed. A man in a light blue shirt places his hand up near her, and a young boy in white looks on at right. Behind them, a large crowd of people in white and pastel clothing sits in rows, and a white electric fan stands at left. The man in the blue turban appears to be the a person by appearance cues including long swept-back hair and a turban, though this is uncertain, and he is giving a blessing to a devotee at a darshan session.

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February 09 20082008-02-09A photograph of a darshan session at a large indoor convention hall. A man in white robes and a pale blue turban leans forward and places his right hand on the forehead of a young boy in a white collared shirt who kneels before him with hands folded. Behind them, seated and standing devotees fill the hall, many women wearing white saris and salwar kameez, some in orange and pink. Pale blue and white banners hang in the background and a red carpeted walkway runs through the crowd. The man in the turban is a person by appearance: a light blue turban and white robes with a long swept-back hair, though the cues are limited.2008-02-09Photograph of a darshan session at a large convention hall, with a crowd of white-clad and saffron-clad devotees filling the background. In the foreground, a bearded man in a light blue turban and white robes, with long hair and a red-and-orange wrap, extends his hands to bless a young woman in white. Beside her, a boy with raised hands receives blessing, and a young man in cream-and-white clothing with an orange sash and rudraksha mala kneels with eyes closed. A pedestal fan stands at the left edge.2008-02-09A photograph at a large indoor convention hall during darshan. A man in white robes and a turquoise turban, with long dark hair and a red-and-orange garland across his chest, reaches out and touches the forehead of a woman in a white sari with a maroon blouse and gold bangles. Beside her, another woman in a red sari with gold border raises an open palm. Behind them a dense crowd of mostly young people in white and pastel clothing stands and sits, with a floor fan at the left edge. Appearance cues include the turban, long hair, garland and white robes; the page indicates Swamiji was present, so this is a probable identification. The setting suggests a convention darshan gathering.2008-02-09Photograph of a large indoor gathering at an event hall, with many women in white and pastel saris crowded behind. In the foreground, a man in a teal-blue turban and white kurta with an orange-red patterned shawl stands with his back partly to the camera and presses his palm to the forehead of a woman in a white salwar kameez with a light-brown and gold border, who holds her other hand raised with palm open. She has a red kumkum mark on her forehead and keeps her eyes closed. Another woman beside her in a red and white sari also raises a hand. A standing fan is visible at left. The figure in the turban shows appearance cues of a long-haired ceremonial figure in a teal turban and orange shawl, and is an appearance-based probable Swamiji (probable) giving darshan to a devotee.2008-02-09February 09 20082008-02-09February 09 20082008-02-09February 09 20082008-02-09Photograph of a darshan session at a large indoor convention hall with a crowd of many delegates standing and seated behind. In the foreground a man in a pale turquoise and white turban and a sparkly turquoise-and-white shawl over white robes leans forward and places his hands on the forehead of a seated woman in a white sari with a long braid and gold bangle. The turbaned man has long dark hair and distinctive ceremonial attire, consistent with a person presence giving darshan; he is in person. Behind them delegates in white shirts and orange lanyards stand among rows of people, and a blue electric fan is visible at right.2008-02-09Indoor darshan at a large convention hall with a dense crowd of devotees behind a raised platform. A long-haired robed figure in white clothing with a pale blue turban leans forward and places a hand on the forehead of a young man in a white collared shirt who has his palms pressed together in namaskar. Around them, women in colourful salwar kameez and saris, and men in white kurtas, watch or wait. Plastic-fronted banners and a standing fan are visible in the background, along with an orange flag strip near the ceiling. a person: the long hair and blue turban are the cues for the blessing figure, who is conferring darshan.2008-02-09February 09 20082008-02-09February 09 20082008-02-09