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A photo taken inside a tent-covered ritual space during a darshan event. In the foreground a woman with long dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange wrap and a large white and pink flower garland, faces away from the camera, holding a red fruit toward a seated older woman in a white sari who holds a red fruit too. Beside them a young man with a shaved head wears an orange dhoti and a thick gold necklace, smiling. A large golden trident stands at right, and a man in a dark shirt with gold chain bends forward. Behind them, several devotees in white and red clothing and a woman with a red bindi watch. Hanging fabric and string lights line the tent roof.

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A photograph of a darshan at a red-draped tent. A bare-chested figure with long swept-back hair, an orange turban and a white-and-pink flower garland sits on a red cloth, holding out a hand to a devotee and taking offerings from a woman in a red sari and gold jewellery. Nearby stands a young man in orange robes wearing a long gold chain and a rudraksha-style necklace, guiding a devotee bending forward, while a man in a dark shirt reaches in with a fruit. A gold ceremonial staff rises in the foreground, and women in saris and devotees in orange and red crowd the background.2016-04-29April 29 20162016-04-29A seated figure in an orange-brown turban and saffron-orange robe, wearing a white and pink flower garland and a rudraksha-style brown beaded necklace, sits on a gold-and-red throne beside a gold trident-shaped ceremonial staff. a person by his orange turban, flower garland and beaded necklace, receiving darshan. Devotees in saris, including a woman in orange and gold, a woman in green and purple, and a man in a purple shirt, reach forward to offer red apples or fruit. A camera on a tripod is visible behind the crowd.2016-04-29April 30 20162016-04-30April 30 20162016-04-30April 29 20162016-04-29A photograph of a ceremonial gathering in a red-draped tent. In the foreground on the right, a man in an orange turban and orange shawl, with long swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala, and a thick gold and flower garland, holds red apples and smiles. Behind him, a shaven-headed priest in an orange dhoti and gold chain offers an apple to a devotee, and a man in white dhoti with a gold chain holds a golden staff-like ornament. On the left, a woman in a multicoloured sari with a tilak on her forehead holds apples, and a white-shirted man reaches forward to take one. Several spectators with mobile phones and a camera on a tripod stand behind them. Strong cues suggest the turbaned man is a person, presented as the one distributing apples and blessing devotees.2016-04-26April 29 20162016-04-29A photograph at a red-draped indoor event. In the foreground, a man in a purple-grey shirt and grey trousers bows low with hands out toward a young shaven-headed man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala, who holds fruit. On the right, a figure in orange robes with a long garland of white and pink flowers sits on a red cushioned seat, extending an apple toward the bowing devotee. A golden trident stands between them. Behind, several men in orange and white robes, a cameraman with a video camera, and a woman in a dark outfit look on. The setting is a ceremonial darshan with a red backdrop.2016-04-28A seated figure in an orange turban, orange robe and long white and pink flower garland receives an offering from a golden tray, extending a hand toward a gold plate held by a standing man. Behind, a young man with a shaved head wears an orange robe and a long gold necklace with a large pendant, and a boy in a red shirt holds a piece of fruit. A woman in a gold-bordered sari with red and gold shawl stands nearby, and a man in a light pink shirt bends forward at the bottom right. Several other people in white, red and orange clothes crowd the background, and a video camera is visible at the top left.2016-04-29A photograph of a darshan line at a temple-like setting with a gold-coloured pillar on the left. In the foreground, a person with long dark hair, bare-backed and wearing an orange-brown turban and a floral garland of white, red and pink flowers, bends forward toward an elderly woman in a red headscarf and red sari who has her hands cupped and is receiving a red fruit and a beaded mala. Beside them, a young man in saffron-orange robes with a gold-and-bead necklace stands holding a golden trident-like staff. Behind them, several women in red, orange, pink and multicolour saris and headscarves stand in the crowd, some with palms pressed together. The scene conveys devotees receiving blessings during darshan.2016-04-29April 29 20162016-04-29