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A long-haired man in an orange saffron garment stands at a barrier, extending his right hand toward a crowd of devotees who hold out small white papers. Behind him, a shrine area with a deity murti in red and gold is visible under a tented canopy, with orange and red drapes. A row of men in white and light-coloured clothes stands near him. The page indicates he is Swamiji, but the figure's appearance shows only a long swept-back hair and orange saffron clothing, a probable match with the page's claim, so the label is appearance-based. Devotees on the left wear shirts and glasses. The scene looks like darshan with papers given to devotees.

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Outdoor 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.2009-12-05A photograph of a darshan line under a metal-framed tent with orange and white decorations. A long-haired figure in an orange robe leans forward at a round table covered with orange cloth, handing a small object to a man in a pink shirt who holds out a white slip. Another orange-robed person stands beside the table. On the left, an older man in a striped white shirt watches with his hands clasped, and devotees line the railing behind. Pennants with floral motifs hang from the tent poles, and a decorated shrine is visible in the background. The figure in the robe appears to be an appearance-based Swamiji (probable), with long hair and saffron clothing, though this is uncertain.2009-12-05December 08 20092009-12-08A 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.2009-12-05December 05 20092009-12-05A photograph of a temple darshan scene in front of a deity murti adorned with garlands of yellow and orange flowers. A man with long dark hair, a white tilak on his forehead and a red kumkum dot, wearing an orange saffron robe, smiles and raises his right hand in blessing toward a crowd of devotees in white shirts and dhotis who press forward with folded hands and small white papers. In the lower right, a younger sannyasi in orange robes holds an orange tray holding folded white slips of paper. Another orange-robed monk stands at the right edge.2009-12-06December 06 20092009-12-06December 07 20092009-12-07November 14 20102010-11-14 +1 copiesA photograph of a devotee line at a Sarva Darshan event under a tented pavilion. In the centre, a person with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange robe and a white floral garland, holding a tray of fruit and offerings, and extends a hand to a man in a white shirt holding a small paper. Before them, a shaved-headed man in an orange-and-pink top presses his palms together. A man in an orange shirt and a man in white with a rudraksha mala stand nearby. A bald man in orange sits in the foreground. Behind them, a decorated deity murti is set under bright red and orange draping, with a crowd of devotees beyond the railing. Swamiji (probable): the central figure in orange with long swept-back hair and a garland matches the page's Sarva Darshan context, with a rudraksha mala visible on the figure at right.2010-09-14December 13 20092009-12-13September 17 20102010-09-17