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A darshan line inside a bright hall with a tiled floor and fluorescent ceiling lights. A bare-chested man in rust-orange and gold clothing, with a shaved-headed sacred mark on his forehead, a large rudraksha mala and gold beaded necklace, faces a woman in a white sari holding a small card. He smiles and gestures with his hands toward the devotees. Women in white and orange saris, a child in a colourful dress and a boy in white stand close by, and a row of people waits behind metal stanchions. a person by appearance cues: the figure wears rudraksha malas and gold ornaments in orange garments, though the identity remains unconfirmed.

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November 03 20132013-11-03October 07 20132013-10-07A photograph of a devotee line in an indoor hall with a rope barrier and stanchions. A man in a rust-red wrap with gold bangles and a heavy gold bead necklace stands on the right, arm extended toward devotees, appearing to bless them. Swamiji (probable): long hair swept back, gold necklace and bangles, rust-red garment. Devotees in white shirts and orange-saffron garments stand with palms pressed together in namaskar at left. A decorated altar with colourful deity murti and a red curtain is visible at the back, with a tray of offerings at lower right.2013-10-29July 01 20132013-07-01October 10 20132013-10-10October 17 20132013-10-17June 29 20132013-06-29A central man in an orange-brown saffron-toned garment and long gold ornate necklace with a large gold pendant, wearing red and pink flower garlands and a rudraksha-style bead mala, stands with eyes lowered while a man in saffron clothing at right holds a red tray. Women in white and cream-bordered saris with gold borders stand around him, one with palms joined in prayer and another holding a rudraksha mala. The setting is an indoor hall with a white ceiling and fluorescent lights. a person is recognizable by long swept-back hair, saffron garb, ceremonial gold necklace and garlands, with the central figure receiving devotees during a ritual exchange of offerings.2013-07-02A photograph in a large hall with red curtains and pale ceiling lights. A smiling man with long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi, a thick rudraksha mala, a gold ceremonial necklace, gold armbands and a saffron-orange wrap raises one palm in greeting, probable Swamiji by appearance cues. A man in a white dhoti and white kurta with an orange-bordered shawl bows with folded hands in front of him. Another man in saffron clothing with a rudraksha mala and white forehead marks stands to the left, and a man with white tilak and gold-bordered white dhoti stands at right. Background shows a stage with a deity backdrop, screens and seated attendees.2013-07-24October 20 20132013-10-20Photograph of a bare-chested man in a saffron-orange shawl and a rudraksha mala, with a gold pendant, a red bindi and long swept-back hair, smiling as he extends both palms in blessing toward a father holding a small child in a striped black-and-white top. Around them stand other devotees, including a man in white and a young man with an orange lanyard, in a bright hall with red curtains, hanging wall banners and a ceiling of fluorescent lights. Swamiji (probable) is the blessing figure, identified by compatible cues of long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha mala and gold pendant, while the others are devotees.2013-10-17A photograph of a devotional darshan line in a temple hall. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a rust-orange shawl and orange dhoti with gold borders, a large gold-beaded necklace and a rudraksha-style mala, extends his hand in blessing toward devotees. Several people in front, including a woman in a white sari and a man in glasses, press palms together in anjali. Behind him stand a man bare-chested with an orange cloth and a man holding a garland. In the background are golden deity murti and decorated gold-and-red temple shrine panels. a person appears to be the blessing figure in orange robes with distinctive long hair and ornate gold necklace, giving darshan.2013-06-02