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Indoor event photo of a crowd gathered around a central figure in an orange and pink turban with a red and gold band, wearing a pale pink garment and layered red and white beaded necklaces. He smiles while holding a sheet of paper and handing items to a seated attendant in white dhoti at lower right. Around him a woman in a lavender and blue sari with a long braid, a man in a pink shirt with his back to the camera, and a man in white with a tilak stand close by. A projection screen and wall lights are visible behind the group.

December 27 2011

A photo of a devotional darshan line in an ashram hall. A smiling woman in an orange and magenta turban, a pink sari-style wrap and layered rudraksha and pearl necklaces raises her hand in blessing toward a man in a pink shirt with hands folded. She holds a folded paper slip. Behind her a deity murti and decorated shrine are visible. On the left, several young men in red and dark clothes stand with palms pressed together. A bald man in saffron clothing and a vibhuti mark stands at the right edge beside a tray of offerings.

A smiling man in an orange and pink turban with a jeweled brooch and a rudraksha mala with ceremonial white beads stands in a crowded hall, extending his hand in blessing toward a devotee with palms pressed together. He wears a peach-coloured wrap and a red-orange shawl. Around him, several people stand in a queue; a bald man in white with a gold border stands at right, and a man in a pink striped shirt holds a folded paper at left. a person, a presenter of darshan, giving blessings to devotees.

December 03 2011

A photograph of a ceremonial darshan in a hall with a colourful painted backdrop. A man wearing an orange and pink turban with a jewelled ornament, a pink shawl, multiple rudraksha malas and a white pearl-and-gold necklace raises his right hand in blessing toward a row of devotees. He holds a brass plate with offerings. Devotees in white, red and grey clothing press their palms together and reach out. On the right, a shaved-headed man in orange robes and glasses stands beside him.

A photograph of a man in a bright orange, pink and yellow turban and a pink-and-gold sari-style wrap extends his right hand, palm open, toward a line of devotees with hands pressed together in namaskar. He wears a red-and-white rudraksha-style mala and beaded bangles on his upper arms, with a red tilak on his forehead. Several men and a child in a yellow top stand close, and a shaved-headed attendant in orange stands at the right edge. The setting is an indoor hall with fluorescent ceiling lights and a crowd behind. The central figure is an appearance-based probable Swamiji, identified by the turban, distinctive ornate clothing and mala, and he is giving blessing or darshan to devotees.

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A photo of a blessing scene in a temple hall. A man in a multicoloured red, orange and pink turban with a jewelled brooch, wearing a pink robe and layered rudraksha and pearl necklaces, places his hand on the head of a bowed young man in a grey zip jacket and glasses. Beside them a shaved-headed man in orange robes with a white tilak stands at a tray of offerings with red fruit. Several people in orange, pink and white clothes stand with palms joined in prayer, and a colourful painted temple backdrop is behind them.

Indoor photograph of a man in a multicoloured pink, yellow and orange turban with a small floral ornament, wearing a pink and saffron garment, layered rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, copper-coloured bangles and an orange shawl. He raises his right hand in blessing toward a bowing older man in a light blue checked shirt. A shaved-headed man in orange robes and glasses stands at right, and a crowd of devotees stands in the background under warm ceiling lights. Swamiji (probable): the turbaned figure with long hair and ornate beaded necklaces matches the page's Swamiji reference, based on the turban, rudraksha-style malas and saffron clothing.

Indoor event photograph in a hall with pale walls and recessed ceiling lights. A man in the centre wears a red and gold turban with a rosette, a long orange-and-gold shawl over bare shoulders, a long garland of yellow and red flowers, and gold armlets. He smiles and extends his arm toward a line of devotees with folded hands, including women in colourful salwar and a young girl in pink. Two shaven-headed men in white dhoti-style garments stand at right; one holds a brass tray with offerings and the other holds a sheet of paper. Several people wait with handwritten papers. Visible people are numerous, though exact counts are uncertain.

A photograph of a satsang-style gathering in a bright hall with a red curtain and framed portrait at left. A central man wears a rust-orange and gold turban, a gold-trimmed saffron wrap, a long gold-and-bead necklace and rudraksha mala, and holds a folded white paper while smiling at a woman in a pink and green-yellow salwar with a brown shawl who gestures toward him. Behind them a crowd of men in white and dark shirts stands in a queue behind a silver barrier. At right a man in a white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha beads stands beside him, and at left a shaven-headed man in orange robes watches. The central man's appearance carries several candidate cues (ornate turban, saffron clothing, rudraksha mala, ceremonial gold necklace), so he is described as a person.

October 20 2011