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A photograph inside a covered hall with a metal roof and exposed trusses. A smiling man with long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi wears a thick garland of red roses and white flowers over orange robes and is placing a hand on a devotee's head. The devotee, in a checked shirt with hands folded, bows forward at the metal railing. Beside them, a shaven-headed attendant in orange robes holds an orange cloth and papers on a red carpet. On the left, a bearded man in white stands at the railing with palms pressed together. Other people and orange-clad figures stand behind, and a faint purple logo sits at the lower left.

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September 05 20102010-09-05A long-haired man in an orange-saffron robe with a dark rudraksha mala and red tilak stands on a red carpet under a corrugated metal roof, placing his hand on the head of a man in white clothes who presses his palms together in greeting. Beside him, another man in orange with a red-bordered shawl holds a white cloth-wrapped object and papers, and devotees in white dhotis and a shaved-headed attendant in white stand along metal railings. The setting looks like a hall with a red mat and striped floor covering, and a few bystanders are partly visible at the edges.2010-09-05A man in a flowing orange robe walks down a red carpet under a corrugated metal roof, smiling and holding his palms together in greeting. He wears a large garland of yellow and red flowers and a red tilak on his forehead, with long dark hair swept back. To his right, a shaven-headed man in orange robes holds a folded orange cloth. On the left, an older man in white kurta and trousers bows with joined hands toward him, behind a steel railing. Several other people in white and orange clothing stand in the background, and an ornate shrine is visible beyond.2010-08-15A photograph of a Sarva Darsan style gathering under a tent with striped and patterned banners. A man in long swept-back hair and an orange robe with a dark rudraksha mala raises his right hand in blessing toward a devotee. Beside him, a monk in orange holds an orange-cloth tray with a small object on it. On the left, a man in a white checked shirt stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, and a man in a red-and-white checked shirt with an orange lower cloth stands with hands folded. Behind them, a person in white clothing holds a small pink container. A red carpet runs along the aisle and a metal railing separates the crowd from the walkway.2010-09-22A photograph inside a covered hall with a red carpet runway and metal railings where devotees queue. A man in orange robes, with a rudraksha mala and a swept-back hairstyle, stands barefoot raising one hand in blessing while receiving offerings from the devotees in white shirts, checked shirts and white dhotis, some with palms pressed together. Beside him a second monk in orange robes holds a folded cloth tray, and a basket sits nearby. Painted columns in red, blue and yellow and a hanging decorative canopy appear behind them. Swamiji (probable) is shown with distinctive orange robes, rudraksha mala and long swept-back hair while giving blessings to devotees in a darshan line.2010-09-22A figure in saffron-orange robes with a long rudraksha mala and a white tilak on the forehead places a hand on the head of a devotee at a railing. The devotee is in a light checked shirt with hands pressed together in namaskar. Other devotees in white garments wait behind the rail, and a saffron-robed attendant holds a tray with a coconut-like object. Colourful painted pillars with geometric patterns frame the scene under a metal-roofed hall with a red carpet runner.2010-09-22September 14 20102010-09-14 +2 copiesSeptember 14 20102010-09-14A photograph of a darshan line under a corrugated metal roof with ceiling fans and steel railings. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe and a long rudraksha mala with a vibhuti mark on his forehead, places his right hand on the head of a young man in a white t-shirt and glasses who bows his head. Behind them, a man in an orange robe holds a brass tray of offerings, and a white-clad priest stands at right beside a devotee crowd. Tall orange cloth hangs in the background and a red carpet runs below.2010-09-18September 05 20102010-09-05August 01 20102010-08-01A photograph of a darshan line under a metal-roofed pavilion with red and blue patterned pillars. A man in orange robes with a long rudraksha mala and swept-back hair places his hand on the head of a devotee bowing before him. Beside him, a younger monk in orange holds a tray. Devotees in white dhotis and white shirts stand behind a metal railing, some with hands folded in prayer, and a man in a red checked shirt stands at left. A red carpet runs along the walkway.2010-09-22