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A crowd of devotees reaches toward a central figure in an orange saffron robe with long dark hair, extending his arm to bless or distribute items to people pressed against a metal railing. Behind him stands a second saffron-robed attendant holding a wooden tray. Before a gold-arched shrine, two deity murtis are adorned with yellow and orange flower garlands; one is crowned with an orange turban and the other wears a pink sari-like cloth. Several people in white clothes and a woman in a white sari stand with folded hands. Path of a Swamiji-style darshan, with the central robed figure matching the Swamiji (probable) appearance cues of long swept-back hair and saffron clothing.

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A photo of a temple darshan line before a shrine with a deity pair adorned with yellow and orange garlands, and a red and gold arch behind them. A long-haired figure in a flowing orange robe stands at the centre, reaching out toward the crowd, while a second orange-robed person in front holds a folded cloth. Behind them a man in a white dhoti with a yellow shawl stands near the shrine. Devotees line a metal barricade on the left and right with palms pressed together in namaskar and some hold papers. Roughly a few dozen people are visible.2009-12-15A photo of a devotional scene at a temple-like shrine with a deity murti in the background, showing a consecrated pair of figures garlanded with flowers. A man with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe and raises one hand in greeting toward a crowd lined behind metal barriers. Beside him, another saffron-robed attendant holds a tray. Devotees on both sides, many with palms pressed together, watch and greet him. Women in colourful saris and men in shirts line the rails, and a red-and-gold banner hangs at the shrine's side.2010-02-19A photograph inside a temple shrine. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange robe, stands centre-frame placing his hand on the head of a devotee who bends forward in a white shirt. Beside him, a second robed figure in orange holds a folded orange cloth. Behind them, a deity murti pair in gold and pink clothing, garlanded with yellow and orange marigold flowers, sits on a gold-trimmed altar with brass oil lamps. Men in white and khaki stand at a red railing watching, several with hands folded in greeting. Probable Swamiji (long swept-back hair, saffron robe) blessing a devotee, with a sacred-altar darshan setting.2009-12-15A photograph of a temple darshan scene. In the centre, a man with long dark hair wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange robe smiles while extending his right arm to a devotee and offering fruit or prasad from a wooden tray. Beside him stands a second person in a long orange robe, holding papers. Devotees in white, grey and red clothing crowd behind a metal barrier on the left, several with palms pressed together in anjali. Behind them, a golden-framed shrine holds a deity murti adorned with garlands of marigolds and red flowers, with a trident visible above, and a row of brass lamps stands in front. Red drapes frame the scene.2009-12-17December 13 20092009-12-13A photograph of a darshan line inside a temple hall with a golden arched shrine behind. A man with long wavy dark hair, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange garment and orange dhoti, extends his hand to people lining both sides of a metal barrier, handing out white slips of paper. Beside him, a taller man in a saffron-orange shawl with a maroon border holds a wooden tray draped in orange cloth, filled with folded papers. Behind them stand a bald man in a white kurta with yellow shawl and rudraksha mala, and a man in a yellow garment. Devotees in white dhotis, grey shirts and salwar kameez stand holding slips. The shrine holds a deity murti of a four-armed goddess with a crown and red garland, beside a second figure with a trident, garlanded in flowers. Probable Swamiji is the long-haired man in saffron, identified by his long swept-back hair and saffron clothing, distributing slips of paper.2009-12-09December 13 20092009-12-13A photograph of a temple darshan at an outdoor-roofed shrine with white carved stone pillars and a gilded arch framing a deity murti of a seated god and goddess decorated with marigold garlands and a trident. Two saffron-robed men stand at the centre; the foremost, in a long orange robe with a red tilak, reaches out toward the crowd and holds a stack of white papers. Beside him, a second man with long dark swept-back hair wears an orange shawl with maroon edging and holds the papers in both hands. Along the left, a line of elderly men and others stand behind a metal barricade with palms pressed together in greeting, while women in saris are visible on the right. Brass oil lamps stand on the shrine's sides.2009-12-17A photograph of a temple darshan scene. A smiling man in a long saffron-orange robe, with short dark hair, raises his right hand to a devotee's forehead while holding papers in his left hand. A woman beside him wears a matching orange sari and holds papers. Along the metal barricade on the left, a line of devotees in white, grey and blue shirts press their palms together in namaskar. Behind them stands a deity murti in an arched shrine adorned with orange drapes, marigold garlands and brass lamps. Several people visible in the crowd, with a young girl in light blue at right. The man's identity is not established from the image alone, so the a person field is unsure.2009-12-17December 10 20092009-12-10December 06 20092009-12-06December 06 20092009-12-06