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Night outdoor event with a seated man on a cushioned throne-like chair, wearing an orange-red saffron robe, gold-and-orange beaded necklaces, and a white forehead band, smiling toward the right. Beside him is a gold ceremonial object and an orange hand towel, with a video camera on a tripod nearby. Around him, several men in saffron robes with gold beaded malas and white forehead markings stand, while a bald man in white kneels with his hands pressed together in prayer near the bottom left. Behind them are floral garlands in yellow, red and pink and dim string lights. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure has long swept-back hair and saffron clothing with ornate gold beads, consistent with the page's identification, though the appearance is only moderately distinctive.

Night photograph of an outdoor satsang or darshan at an open stage, with string lights overhead and a large black speaker on a stand. On the right, a long-haired man in a saffron-orange shawl and a heavy red and green flower garland extends his hand over the head of a kneeling devotee in a cream shirt and white dhoti, who presses his palms together at a wooden offering box with red compartments. Behind them a man in a red and gold-bordered cloth stands at the box, and a crowd of people in white clothes watches from the background.

Night outdoor gathering with a crowd of men and women, many in white shirts and dhotis. In the foreground a bald man in white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha mala gestures toward a seated figure at right. That seated figure wears a saffron-orange turban and saffron-orange shawl, adorned with gold bangles and a rudraksha-style mala, seated on a gold-edged throne draped in red fabric beside a garland-decorated pillar with marigold and rose garlands. Strings of lights and a small stage stand behind the crowd. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure in saffron turban and shawl with gold ornaments is the presiding presence on the throne, appearing in person. Visible cues include the turban, saffron clothing and ceremonial gold adornments.

Photo of a festive stage event. A long-haired person in saffron-orange robes with a white-and-red floral garland sits on an ornate throne with a carved white lion-like base, smiling and gesturing with one hand, with a microphone on a stand at the right. Surrounding the throne are heavy garlands of white, yellow, orange and red flowers. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt bends forward toward the seated figure, while a man in white with a yellow shawl and other attendants in white stand behind. Dark blurred silhouettes fill the lower left foreground.

Outdoor evening event at night under strings of lights and banana plants, with a crowd of devotees in white behind a long table. In the foreground a man in an orange turban and an orange robe with a gold pendant necklace sits in an ornate chair, wearing a large white flower garland and smiling, with a silver tray of fruit, sweets and money at his side. a person cues: orange turban and robe, ornate gold necklace, seated on a throne-like chair being honoured. Beside him a man in an orange robe with a gold pendant stands, another man in white with rudraksha beads sits nearby, and a man in a white shirt with a red and white shawl and rudraksha mala stands with palms pressed together in greeting. A man in white with a rudraksha mala kneels at the chair's side, and a figure with long hair in orange clothes is seen from behind in the lower left.

March 10 2013

Night-time outdoor darshan scene under a pandal with bright lights and a tall palm tree. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, with a gold shawl and long dark hair, reaches out to touch the forehead of an older bald man in a grey shirt who has his hands pressed together in prayer. Behind him stand other devotees, and a man in a white shirt stands at the right beside striped poles. The seated figure has a garland of white and purple flowers across their lap. Crowds of onlookers in white and grey clothing fill the background, and lanterns and colourful draped cloth decorate the canopy.

Night outdoor event on a raised stage with a metal railing and stage lights overhead. A person in an orange saffron garment and orange turban, with long swept-back dark hair, stands on the right placing both hands on the head of a seated devotee in white. a person candidate by appearance: orange saffron clothing, orange turban and long swept-back hair, though the face is not used for identification. Around them stand white-clad men, one with a rudraksha mala, another in a grey shirt with a mala, and an older man in white seated in the foreground. A woman in orange sits behind the blessing scene, and attendants in white and grey stand along the railing.

December 09 2005

Night outdoor ceremony at a temple courtyard with a white sofa-style seat and red carpet. A smiling figure in orange robes with shoulder-length dark hair rests a hand on the head of a kneeling devotee dressed in white with an orange cloth, while another kneeling figure in yellow sits beside them. A bearded man in orange robes stands behind, and a deity murti in a canopied shrine with marigold garlands and kalasha-style offerings is visible. Tasselled canopy fabric hangs overhead, and a crowd watches from the background. The seated figure's long hair, orange robes and saffron cloth match the cues for a person, a sannyasi giving blessing to devotees.