Photograph from a large hall crowded with seated devotees in white and colourful clothes on a red floor. In the foreground, a figure in a pale green turban and cream embroidered kurta, seen from behind, raises a hand in blessing toward a young man in a white shirt standing at right. Hanging orange and white banners and pillars frame the wide gathering space behind them. - Nithyanandapedia

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Photograph from a large hall crowded with seated devotees in white and colourful clothes on a red floor. In the foreground, a figure in a pale green turban and cream embroidered kurta, seen from behind, raises a hand in blessing toward a young man in a white shirt standing at right. Hanging orange and white banners and pillars frame the wide gathering space behind them.

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Evening darshan at a large convention hall with a dense crowd of devotees seated and standing under strings of lights and hanging orange and yellow decorations. In the foreground, a man in a pale green turban and white kurta with green embroidered sleeves stands and places his hand on the forehead of a man in white clothes, bestowing blessing. Nearby, a young man in a yellow patterned shirt and a bespectacled devotee in white watch closely. Appearance-based candidate: a bearded figure in a green turban and embroidered white kurta, with a person cue of distinctive turban and long hair; the blessing role is conducted by this figure.

February 09 2008

A large crowd fills a hall at an evening a person Spurana Convention session. In the foreground, a bearded man in a teal-green turban and white kurta with pale green embroidered sleeves stretches one arm forward, and a young man in a white shirt raises both hands in devotion beside him. Behind them, hundreds of people in white, yellow and orange garments stand and sit on a red floor, with hanging lamps and pillars visible overhead.

Photograph of a large indoor darshan gathering at an engineering college hall. In the foreground, a bearded man in a pale green turban and cream embroidered kurta raises both hands in blessing toward a younger man in a white shirt, while a man in a cream kurta with a red-orange tilak mark on his forehead stands at right. Behind them, a dense crowd of devotees in white, orange and yellow clothing fills the floor under rows of hanging lamps and orange banners. The page labels this as a darshan session for convention delegates; the bearded figure's appearance is consistent with a person candidate, but the image alone does not confirm identity.

Photograph of a large indoor convention hall with a dense crowd seated on the floor, many in white and cream clothing with some in orange and pink saris. In the foreground, a man in a pale green turban and white-and-green patterned outer garment, with long dark hair, stands with his back to the camera and raises his right hand. Beside him, a young man in a white collared shirt with a name badge raises his hand and places his other hand on his forehead, while a seated delegate in a yellow kurta with a lanyard looks on. Orange banners and white pillars frame the hall. Appearance-based a person is visible as the turbaned figure in the foreground with long hair, shown in a standing blessing or darshan gesture among delegates.

A photograph of a crowded indoor convention hall with many seated and standing attendees. In the left foreground a bearded man in a pale green turban and white embroidered kurta with green floral trim reaches forward with his right arm extended, his hand resting on the head of a young man in a checked shirt who bows before him. Behind them, rows of devotees in white, pink, orange and striped shirts fill the hall, with pillars and red fabric visible in the background. The scene appears to be a darshan moment during a large gathering. a person cues are not sufficiently distinctive here, so the figure is described by role as a man giving blessings.

A crowded indoor hall at a convention, with many people standing and seated on a red floor. In the foreground, a man with long hair and a light blue turban wears a cream embroidered kurta and places his hand on the head of a young man in a grey shirt, a blessing-like gesture. Behind them, a seated figure in white is near a laptop, and rows of attendees in saris, kurtas and shirts fill the space. Tall white pillars with signs line the room.

A large crowd of seated devotees fills a hall at a convention, with many men in shirts and women in saris and salwar. In the foreground, a man in a pale green turban and white embroidered kurta stands with both hands raised, touching the heads of seated devotees who lean forward to receive blessings. Many people sit on mats and cloth in the background, with a red-floored area and pillars visible. The scene suggests darshan given by a spiritual leader during a gathering, though the turbaned figure's face is not visible enough to confirm identity; this is a probable candidate based on the turban, long hair and blessing gesture only.

February 09 2008

A man in a pale teal turban and cream embroidered kurta stands at left with long hair and beard, raising his right hand to place it on the head of a young man in a striped dark jacket with a gold chain. The young man has his palm raised and a visitor badge on his clothing. Behind them a large hall is densely packed with seated and standing devotees in white, cream and colourful saris and kurtas, on a red floor during a darshan at a convention.

A photograph of a large indoor convention hall with a crowd of seated and standing attendees on red carpet, many in white, saffron and pastel saris and kurtas, beneath rows of small orange and yellow pennants and hanging lights. In the foreground a man in a pale green turban and cream embroidered kurta with long dark hair extends his arm and hand toward a younger man in a white shirt who raises his palm, while another man in a purple shirt stands nearby. The page indicates a sannyasi figure with distinctive turban and long hair; the turbaned man is shown with compatible presentation cues but identity is uncertain from appearance alone, so he is described by role as a turbaned man giving blessing to a devotee.

A large indoor hall filled with a dense crowd of seated and standing devotees, many in saris, salwar kameez and white or cream shirts, with yellow and orange triangular bunting strung along the ceiling and lit overhead bulbs. In the foreground, a bearded man in a pale green turban and a white embroidered kurta raises both palms in a gesture of devotion, flanked by a man in a green shirt and a man in an orange-and-white shirt who also raise their hands. The setting resembles a convention or satsang gathering with a wide carpeted floor and banners on the walls.