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A crowd scene at night, with several people pressed close together. In the foreground a man with folded hands and head bowed receives a blessing, while a man in a white shirt and white dhoti extends his right hand toward the bowed man's head. Behind them a woman in a yellow-green sari with blue floral print stands beside a man with a grey moustache and white shirt. A boy in a white t-shirt and a man in a pink shirt appear in the background, and a figure in orange cloth is visible at the right edge. The setting looks like a gathering with plastic chairs and a blue tarp overhead.

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Outdoor evening event at night with a crowd of devotees dressed in white. On the right, a figure in a saffron-orange robe and a matching orange turban, with long swept-back dark hair and a rudraksha-style beaded mala, sits on a raised white-covered seat and reaches out to touch the forehead of a seated woman in white. A man in a white shirt stands before them with his hands raised near the woman, and a grey-haired man in white sits in the foreground. Behind them a fenced area holds more people in white clothing under bright stage lights, with a dark blue mat on the ground.2008-05-09Night outdoor event on a raised stage with a metal railing and stage lights overhead. A person in an orange saffron garment and orange turban, with long swept-back dark hair, stands on the right placing both hands on the head of a seated devotee in white. a person candidate by appearance: orange saffron clothing, orange turban and long swept-back hair, though the face is not used for identification. Around them stand white-clad men, one with a rudraksha mala, another in a grey shirt with a mala, and an older man in white seated in the foreground. A woman in orange sits behind the blessing scene, and attendants in white and grey stand along the railing.2008-05-09A photograph from an indoor evening gathering in front of a crowd of mostly white-clad attendees. In the foreground, a figure in an orange saffron robe and a bright orange turban, with long dark curly hair and a dark rudraksha-style bead necklace, leans forward and places a hand on the forehead of a seated older man in glasses, white shirt and a rudraksha mala. The man's face is being touched by a hand on his cheek from another person beside him. A woman in white with a beaded necklace looks on at left. Behind them, standing devotees in white clothes fill the hall, with scaffolding and stage lights visible at the top. Probable Swamiji identified by orange turban, saffron robe and long hair while blessing the seated devotee.2008-05-09Photograph of a crowded indoor darshan session at a convention hall, with a large audience of mostly young men in white shirts and dhotis standing behind. In the foreground, a long-haired man in a turquoise-blue turban and a white and turquoise embroidered robe with a red garland reaches forward to place his hands on the head of a young man in a white shirt printed with orange flowers, who raises his hands in reverence. A young woman with a long braid in a green-and-cream sari stands beside him, and a man with a white tilak mark on his forehead is partly visible at the lower left.2008-02-09Evening outdoor gathering at a Nithya Dhyanam session. On the right, a figure in an orange turban and orange robe, with long dark hair, sits on a white-covered seat, extending a hand toward the crowd. Around them, devotees in white clothes and white shirts, some wearing rudraksha malas, sit or stand close; a young woman in white with a red shawl presses her palms together in anjali. A man in white with a gold pendant and a bearded older man in white are nearby. In the background, more white-clad people move past metal barriers under warm lights, with a blue tarp on the ground.2008-05-09May 09 20082008-05-09Night outdoor event with bright floodlights and a scaffold rig. In the foreground, a figure in an orange turban, long dark hair, orange sleeveless robe and rudraksha mala stands on the right, reaching out to touch the head of a man in white kurta and dhoti. Beside them, a man in white with palms pressed together in greeting stands before a crowd of devotees in white and pastel clothing. A white canopy and seated people in orange and white fill the lower right; a line of people stands behind barriers in the background.2008-05-09A photograph of a seated figure in an orange-saffron sleeveless garment and a matching orange turban, with long dark hair and a dark beaded mala around the neck, extending one hand to rest on the head of a kneeling man in a white shirt. Around them, a crowd of devotees in white and cream clothing and a woman in a green sari with gold bangles press their palms together in prayer or watch closely. Behind the crowd, white draped cloth and a red-trimmed stage area are visible. The gesture suggests a blessing or darshan, and the setting appears to be an evening gathering. a person candidate: orange turban, long swept-back hair and rudraksha mala are visible, but the face and identity cannot be confirmed, so this is marked unsure.2008-05-09Night outdoor event with stage lights and a lighting truss in the background. A man in a saffron-orange turban and orange robe with long, swept-back dark hair stands at right, leaning forward and placing his hand on the crown of a bowed man in a white-and-green striped shirt, who has his head lowered. A white-bearded older man with a red tilak on his forehead in white clothes watches beside them, and a woman with a red bindi in an orange garment stands near. Several onlookers, including a man in white on the left and a woman with a long braid, are gathered around the blessing. Swamiji (probable) is shown in the orange robe and turban with long hair as the one giving the blessing, performing a head blessing for a devotee.2008-05-09May 09 20082008-05-09February 09 20082008-02-09February 09 20082008-02-09