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A photograph of a crowded darshan line under a corrugated roof hung with yellow paper streamers and colourful cylindrical decorations. A man with long, swept-back dark hair, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange robe, stands at the right holding a folded white paper and placing his hand on the head of a devotee in a blue-and-teal salwar. Adjacent devotees in saris and white garments stand behind metal railings, with a woman in a green blouse and white sari with gold border at left holding a book. Wall posters and framed photographs are visible at the upper left. Several people in white dhotis and shirts stand with folded hands at the right.

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A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange saffron garment with a red tilak on his forehead, standing at a metal railing and touching the head of a woman in a blue blouse with folded hands. Other devotees in white, cream and green saris and dhotis line the railing under a covered hall decorated with hanging yellow paper ornaments and colourful painted pillars. A woman in a green blouse and white sari with gold bangles holds a book and a small white envelope is in his hand. Framed photographs hang on the left wall. The man appears to be a Swamiji (probable), with long swept-back hair and saffron clothing, and is performing a blessing for devotees at a darshan line.2009-12-03A photograph of a darshan line at an ashram hall. A man in a sleeveless saffron/orange robe with long swept-back dark hair, appearing to be Swamiji (probable), smiles while placing his hand on the head of a woman in a blue patterned top with gold necklace and earrings. He is handing slips of paper to devotees along a metal railing; a woman in a white sari and maroon blouse bows her head, and others wait with papers in hand. Behind them, men in white shirts and a woman in a blue top stand in the queue. The ceiling is hung with yellow paper decorations, and colourful patterned pillars and printed panels line the hall.2009-12-03December 05 20092009-12-05December 03 20092009-12-03A darshan line in an ashram hall with a corrugated roof and steel trusses. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange robe and a shoulder wrap, raises his hand in blessing toward a line of devotees with palms pressed together. Behind him a man in a saffron robe and a yellow shawl with a white ribbon holds a tray of papers and garlands of red and white flowers. Devotees include women in saffron, white and blue saris and children, several with folded hands. Behind the line hang framed portraits and painted colourful pillars with bird motifs. Swamiji (probable) is the saffron-robed man with long hair giving blessings, shown in person, identified by his long swept-back hair, orange robe and blessing gesture in an ashram darshan setting.2009-12-06A long covered hall with a corrugated metal roof and hanging strips of yellow-green leaves. A man in a saffron-orange robe with long swept-back dark hair stands in the centre, reaching out his hand toward a line of people along metal railings. A younger man in a white dhoti-style garment with a yellow shawl holds an orange tray with papers. Devotees on the left, mostly women in blue and white saris and salwar, hold up hands and small papers. Men in white shirts with name badges stand on the right. Painted decorative pillars with floral motifs line the hall. a person in saffron robe with long swept-back hair, accepting or blessing devotees during a darshan line.2009-12-03December 03 20092009-12-03A photograph of a long-haired man in a saffron-orange sleeveless robe touching the forehead of a smiling woman at a metal railing during a blessing line. He has a tilak on his forehead, long dark swept-back hair and a warm smile. The woman in a patterned grey-green kurta with a red bangle has her hands pressed together in namaskar. Behind them, devotees in white and colourful salwar kameez line the railing, some holding folded papers, and a young man in a white shirt stands at right. Colourful woven hangings with bird motifs and paper garlands hang in the background. Probable Swamiji (long swept-back hair, saffron robe, tilak) giving a forehead blessing to a devotee in a darshan line.2009-12-03December 05 20092009-12-05December 05 20092009-12-05A man in a sleeveless saffron-orange robe with long, swept-back dark hair stands at a metal railing, placing his right hand on a woman's forehead in blessing while holding small folded papers in his left. Several women and girls line the railing with palms pressed together in namaste, one in a white top with a pink shawl, another in a dark patterned shawl. A woman in pink stands in the background beneath colourful painted pillars with bird and floral motifs. The setting is a bright, decorated hall with paper garlands overhead.2009-12-03December 05 20092009-12-05