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A crowded indoor darshan scene at Adi Kailasa, Bengaluru, with devotees pressing toward a white seat. In the foreground a woman in an orange saree and a long mala of red and white flowers leans forward, her hands reaching out, while a bearded man in white kurta stands close beside her. A woman in a braid and orange saree kneels on the left with her hands joined. Behind them a seated woman in white with a yellow scarf sits near a tray of fruit, and several men in white and saffron-orange robes stand in the crowd. On the right a tray holds rudraksha malas, vibhuti and offerings. Red and orange drapes and textile hangings fill the background. No figure in the scene is clearly identifiable as the a person, so no appearance-based label is applied.

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A photograph of a darshan scene in an indoor hall. A figure with long dark hair and an orange robe, wearing a multi-coloured flower garland, sits in a white chair and places a hand on the head of a kneeling devotee in an orange sari with a long braid. Around them, people in white and light clothing stand with palms pressed together in namaste, and a woman in a yellow shawl stands behind the chair. A white tray holds fruit, sweets and other offerings, and a red curtain hangs in the background. The figure's appearance with long hair, orange robe and garlands fits the page's description of Swamiji, so the figure is a probable Swamiji seated in a darshan blessing, with devotees receiving blessings nearby.2008-03-26March 26 20082008-03-26March 26 20082008-03-26March 26 20082008-03-26Indoor photo of a Sarva Darshan at an ashram hall. A woman in a red-orange sari with a white and red flower garland sits in a white armchair, her hand extended toward a tray of rudraksha malas, flowers and offerings on the right. Behind her a woman in white with a yellow shawl leans in. Around them, devotees crowd in: a bearded man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala, a man in a light green shirt pressing palms together in namaste, a shaven-headed man in saffron robes, and a woman in an orange sari with a braid decorated with white flowers. A red curtain and a patterned banner hang behind the seat, and a crowd fills the background. No identifiable a person is visible in the seated figure.2008-03-26March 26 20082008-03-26March 26 20082008-03-26March 26 20082008-03-26March 26 20082008-03-26A seated man in an orange sleeveless robe with long swept-back dark hair places his right hand on the head of a shaved-headed devotee in orange, during a blessing or healing darshan. Around them, many devotees in white, orange, yellow and green saris and shirts sit close, some with hands raised in folded or offering gestures, some holding small blue cards. In the foreground a woman in an orange sari and a girl with a long braid sit on the floor. At right a white-covered seat holds a silver tray with rudraksha malas, sweets and brass items. The man in orange has distinctive long hair and ceremonial orange clothing; this is a probable Swamiji (probable) figure giving darshan.2008-03-26March 26 20082008-03-26March 26 20082008-03-26