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Photo of a temple hall where a devotee in saffron-orange robes, with short dark hair and a red bindi, stands at the centre placing a hand on the head of a person in front. A second saffron-robed attendant holds a wooden tray or box, and a bald man in white with a yellow shawl stands behind them. Metal barricade rails line both sides, and devotees in white and colourful clothes stand with palms pressed together. Behind them, a deity murti pair in white and gold is decorated with garlands of red and yellow flowers under an ornate arch with red background. The scene looks like darshan or blessing in a temple.

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A photograph inside a covered temple hall with a corrugated roof. A long-haired man in an orange saffron robe, with long dark hair swept back and bare feet, extends his arm toward a row of devotees pressed against metal railings on both sides. Beside him, a second saffron-robed man with maroon-edged cloth carries a brass tray with offerings. Devotees on the left in white and blue clothes press palms together in namaste, and on the right women in white and cream saris hold brass plates of offerings. At the far end stands a golden-arched shrine with a deity murti of a seated couple draped in flower garlands, with red drapery behind and brass lamps in front. The scene reads as a devotee procession or darshan line leading to the shrine.2009-12-18December 13 20092009-12-13December 09 20092009-12-09A 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.2009-12-09A photograph of a temple darshan scene. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and a sleeveless saffron garment extends his right hand over the head of a young man in a white shirt, while holding a tray of papers in his left hand. A second saffron-robed attendant with short hair stands beside him holding a folded orange cloth and a tray. Behind a steel railing, a line of devotees in white shirts and dark trousers stands with palms pressed together. Behind them stand a moustached man and an older woman in white. On the right, a richly decorated deity murti in pink and gold with a trident, garlands of yellow and orange flowers, and a red canopy forms the backdrop. Red curtains and carved stone pillars frame the shrine.2009-12-18A crowd of devotees stands behind metal railings in a roofed temple hall, many with palms pressed together in anjali. In the centre, a man in saffron-orange robes with a white and red flower garland around his neck raises his right hand in blessing toward the crowd, smiling. Beside him, a shaved-headed man in white stands near a golden shrine lit by hanging lamps. In the foreground, another saffron-robed sannyasi holds an orange cloth and offering tray. Behind them, a deity murti adorned with garlands stands in a red-and-gold shrine arch with red curtains. Several women in saris, one in yellow and one with grey hair, join the devotees at the rail.2010-08-14A photograph at a temple darshan line. Along a metal barrier, devotees in white dhotis and shirts press forward with folded hands and raised palms. A smiling man in an orange saffron robe stands center, reaching out toward the crowd, while a man in white with a yellow shawl stands at right beside another saffron-robed sannyasi. Behind them, two large gilded deity murtis wearing orange-and-gold crowns, garlands of yellow flowers and red-and-pink draped cloth stand before a red curtain and carved stone pillars.2009-11-23December 13 20092009-12-13A photograph of a temple darshan in a covered shrine hall. Two men in saffron-orange robes stand at the centre before a gilded deity murti with a golden arch, flanked by orange curtains. The man on the left holds a small object while the man beside him, with a bare upper body and wrapped orange cloth, holds a brass tray. A crowd of devotees lines a metal railing on both sides, many with palms pressed together in namaste. Women wear white saris and one wears a red sari, and a man in a red sweater stands at the left edge.2009-12-17A covered outdoor walkway lined with metal barriers, where a crowd of devotees reaches forward with hands extended toward two saffron-robed men in the centre. The foreground man at centre wears an orange robe and white forehead markings, and the man beside him wears a loose orange robe and holds a stack of white papers. Devotees on both sides, many in white or colourful clothing, hold up white slips or prasadam packets. Ahead, a shrine with a golden arch shows a deity murti of a couple adorned in red and white dress. Cheerful devotees, including children, press forward along the barriers.2009-12-20January 31 20102010-01-31December 10 20092009-12-10