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Evening outdoor event at a crowded gathering, with a person in an orange turban and orange sleeveless top at the right, wearing a long white flower garland studded with yellow marigold-like beads, standing on a raised vehicle or platform. He smiles and reaches down toward a crowd of devotees. Several men in white dhotis and shirts and a woman in a yellow sari at lower left have their hands raised, folded in namaskar, or extended to receive offerings. A man in a checked shirt and a man in white hold a rolled white paper or document. Behind them a large crowd of people in white and colourful saris stands under strings of lights and banners.

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Outdoor evening darshan at a large public gathering, with a dense crowd of devotees behind a low barrier and orange flags on poles in the background. A seated figure on the right wears a bright orange turban, an orange shawl over a bare upper body and long swept-back hair; he smiles and reaches toward a devotee who bows. Two men in orange robes stand beside him. On the left, older men in white kurtas, one wearing an orange shawl, and a woman in a yellow shawl with a long braid look on. A tray of red fruit and a box of colourful sweets sit on a yellow table in the foreground. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), with the orange turban, long hair and orange shawl cues, seated and giving darshan.2010-01-10Night photograph of an outdoor devotional gathering with string lights and a crowd of white-clad people behind a barrier, with orange flags and a lit building in the background. In the foreground a man in an orange-yellow turban and orange-yellow garment, wearing a white flower garland and a garland of yellow beads, extends a red apple to a line of devotees. A woman in a light blue sari with hands pressed together in namaste stands at left, a man in white holds a red apple, and a long-haired young man in white with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala holds a mala and offers a hand. Two more people stand nearby, one in a white dress with an orange shawl and mala. The scene reads as an offering of fruit during darshan.2010-02-18Night outdoor photo of a large crowd of devotees, many in white, gathered behind barricades. In the foreground a figure in an orange-yellow turban and sleeveless yellow-orange garment, wearing a white and pink flower garland strung with yellow beads and a rudraksha mala, extends hands toward devotees. Nearby, a man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala and a woman in a green sari with glasses hold up yellow fruit with palms pressed together. Other devotees kneel and sit on blue plastic chairs under string lights and a tree.2010-02-18Outdoor evening satsang at night under floodlights, with a large crowd of devotees standing and seated behind a low stage. In the foreground, a man in orange robes and an orange head wrap sits on a raised seat handing out apples to a line of people, while a dark-haired woman in orange and devotees in white and orange reach toward him. A large white plate of red apples sits on the seat beside him. Behind him stands a bespectacled man in orange robes, and orange flags line the grounds. A bowl of red apples is visible, and a sound system stands at right.2010-01-09 +2 copiesNight outdoor gathering with a large crowd of men in white and onlookers behind a barrier, lit by string lights and strings of small flags. In the foreground a figure in saffron-orange clothing and a saffron turban, wearing a white flower garland with round yellow beads, is handing a yellow fruit to a woman in a green patterned sari with glasses and a red bindi. Beside her a man in a blue striped shirt and a man with long wavy hair in a white shirt with an orange shawl look on. Plastic chairs and a few other people sit at the edge of the frame.2010-02-18Night outdoor darshan at a large gathering. In the foreground, a figure seated at left wears an orange turban, sleeveless orange top and a long garland of white flowers with yellow beads; the figure's face is turned away. Several devotees in white shirts and dhotis press forward, one older man in a lavender shirt and another in a white shirt with a rudraksha-style bead mala and red pendant. A woman in a teal blue sari with gold bangles holds a fruit in her hands, while a man in white folds his palms in namaste. Behind them a crowd fills the grounds under bright floodlights, with a large saffron-and-white banner hanging at upper right and orange-clad people at right edge.2010-02-18Night-time outdoor photo of a darshan crowd. In the left foreground a figure in a bright orange turban and sleeveless orange top, wearing a long white and yellow-bead garland with a pink flower garland, leans forward smiling toward devotees and extends a hand. Several men in white shirts stand close; one in the center wears a rudraksha mala and holds a yellow fruit, another man in a white shirt holds a yellow fruit in both hands. On the right a long-haired man in an orange shawl over white clothes stands near the frame edge. Behind them a large crowd fills an open area under bright floodlights, with a banner on a pole in the background and a red cloth-covered table at the lower left.2010-02-18Night photo of a saffron-robed figure in an orange turban and sleeveless orange top, wearing a white and pink flower garland studded with yellow citrus-like fruits and a rudraksha mala, handing a small yellow fruit to a smiling man in a white shirt and brown rudraksha-style bead necklace. Other white-clad men and a woman in the foreground watch, while a large crowd of onlookers fills the background under strings of orange flags and lights.2010-02-18Night outdoor event with a person in saffron-orange turban and orange robe, wearing a large white flower garland, seated near a raised platform with apples, sweets and a silver tray of wrapped candies and money. He extends his hand to a devotee reaching toward him. Around them stand crowds of men in white shirts and dhotis, one man in white with an orange shawl holds a camera, and strings of yellow-green decorative leaves and red lights hang overhead with bright floodlamps. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair and beard, orange turban, orange robe and white garland, seated on the stage.2010-01-08January 12 20072007-01-12Photograph taken at an evening outdoor event under strings of lights. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, wearing a large white jasmine garland, holds a small yellow paper slip while looking down at it. Before him on a yellow-cushioned seat sits a silver tray holding red apples and wrapped sweets. A second person in orange robes and a gold-coloured pendant necklace stands behind him. In front, several men in white shirts and dhotis, some wearing rudraksha malas, stand and sit at the seated figure's side, one with palms pressed together. Other people and white-covered tables fill the background, with banana plants and a dark-clothed woman with a gold necklace at the lower left.2010-01-08Night outdoor event lit by stage floodlights and strings of lights, with banana plants and garlands overhead. A figure in orange robes and an orange turban, wearing a long white flower garland and dark swept-back hair, sits on a raised white-cushioned seat, handing out red apples from a tray that also holds coins and sweets. Devotees crowd close: a man in white shirt and dhoti, a woman in a white sari with a dark beaded necklace, and a woman in an orange sari bend forward to receive fruit. Behind, many more people in white and orange stand and sit among rows of chairs. a person is the seated figure in orange with the white garland and orange turban, distributing prasad to devotees.2010-01-08