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September 21 20102010-09-21A photograph inside a covered, tent-like passage hung with yellow paper streamers and decorated pillars with red and yellow floral motifs. A long-haired figure in a saffron-orange robe stands centre, extending a hand toward devotees, while a man in white with a yellow shawl holds an orange tray with offerings. Devotees line metal barriers on both sides, many with palms pressed together in namaskar, including women in white and striped shirts. Swamiji (probable): the saffron-robed figure has long swept-back hair and orange clothing, and is positioned as the central honoured presence receiving devotees. Several people line the railing, and the scene reads as a darshan line.2009-12-03A photograph of a temple darshan line under a covered walkway with metal railings. Two central figures in saffron-orange robes stand facing a crowd. The man in the front-centre wears a sleeveless orange garment and has his right hand raised over the head of a devotee, while the figure beside him in a longer orange robe holds a flat tray with white papers or offerings. Devotees on both sides, in white shirts and kurtas and in white salwar-kameez, press hands together or hold papers. A deity murti with a gold arch and colourful decorations stands in the shrine behind them.2009-12-10September 21 20102010-09-21A photograph inside a temple hall with a corrugated roof and orange walls, showing a man in a saffron-orange robe with a long rudraksha mala and a white tilak mark on his forehead, his dark hair swept into a bun, standing face to face with a group of devotees. A woman in a blue patterned top with a white flower garland in her hair leans in, and a young boy in a red and white striped shirt holds a white cloth. Other devotees, including a woman in a maroon top and a light-haired woman, stand behind them, and an orange-clad attendant is at the right edge. Tall decorative poles with colourful patterns stand near the entrance, and wooden boxes sit on the floor. Swamiji (probable) is the man in the saffron-orange robe with the rudraksha mala and long hair in a bun, shown in conversation with devotees.2010-10-24A photograph inside a temple hall with a corrugated roof and a red carpet runner. A man in saffron-orange robes with a long red and white flower garland and a rudraksha mala raises his hand in greeting, smiling. Beside him, a monk in orange robes holds a brass plate or tray. Devotees line the railings: men in white dhotis and a bearded man in yellow with a white forehead band pressing palms together in namaste, and women in blue and teal saris. A deity murti is visible in the background, and a priest in white stands near the centre. Hanging lamps and painted pillars decorate the hall.May 24 20122012-05-24Photo of a temple-corridor scene with a central figure wearing a white shawl over an orange-red dhoti and a large garland of white flowers with red and green accents, with yellow-orange tilak on the forehead. Around him stand men in white shirts, a woman in orange with a white flower garland, and saffron-robed priests with rudraksha malas. A shirtless devotee with a rudraksha-beaded chain and a teal cloth gestures with open hands while speaking to the central figure, and a uniformed officer stands at the right. Pale blue temple pillars and iron gates frame the crowd.2012-07-23A photograph of a seated figure in an orange-and-maroon robe with a long red-and-white flower garland, holding a silver trident upright toward a group of devotees in a decorated room with orange drapes and framed portraits on the walls. Several people kneel and sit on the floor around him: a woman in a white sari with a red border holds a tray of red flowers, a young man in white dhoti with rudraksha beads sits nearby, and a child in white sits beside her. Standing devotees in saris and a white shirt watch, one woman with palms joined. Framed portraits hang behind, one showing a figure in orange turban. The scene appears to be a blessing or darshan.2014-07-04 +1 copiesJuly 09 20122012-07-09Photo of a crowded indoor event on a red carpet at a festival tent. In the foreground at left, a man with long dark hair and a white-and-pink floral garland sits on the floor in saffron clothing, with a golden trident-shaped ritual staff in front of him. Standing around him are visitors: a woman in a red sari with a dark beaded mala, a woman in a white kurta with an orange shawl, a bald man in orange robes at right, a man in an orange scarf and striped shirt, and several women and children, one girl in a white dress. Some onlookers hold up phones. a person is the seated man with long locks, garland and saffron clothing, shown in an appearance-based label only.2016-04-27June 19 20142014-06-19 +4 copies