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Night outdoor event with bright floodlights and orange pennants strung overhead. In the right foreground, a man in an orange turban and orange clothing, seen from behind, is draped with a large garland of white and pink flowers and receives offerings. Long-haired young men in white garments stand beside him. Several women in front, one in a white sari with a red bindi and folding her hands in namaskar, and others in purple and pink saris, gather close to the garland-wearing figure. Rows of white-clad people and blue and red plastic chairs fill the background behind wooden barricades.

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November 16 20052005-11-16Night 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.2010-02-18Night 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 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.2010-02-18November 16 20052005-11-16November 16 20052005-11-16November 16 20052005-11-16November 16 20052005-11-16Night outdoor event under floodlights with a large crowd of men, women and children in white and cream clothing standing and gathering on the left. A seated figure on a white throne-like chair on a raised platform wears an orange-saffron turban and orange garment with a long beaded necklace, receiving folded-hand greetings and offerings from devotees. Garlands of white and red flowers lie at the foot of the platform. Above, an orange-and-white canopy hangs with bunches of bananas and green banana trunks, and a maroon draped backdrop stands behind. A man in white stands at the right edge beside the canopy.2005-11-16Night-time outdoor event with bright stage lights on a metal rig and strings of yellow flowers overhead. In the right foreground a man in a saffron-orange turban, saffron shawl and a white flower garland sits in a chair with a silver tray of money and sweets at his feet; a probable Swamiji candidate with long swept-back hair and rudraksha-style beads, appearance-based only. Behind him a man in saffron robes stands with a gold chain. Left of centre, an elderly white-clad man with rudraksha malas and grey hair bends toward the seated figure, while women in white sarees with dark rimmed glasses and folded hands watch. A dense crowd of devotees fills the background before banana plants and a white-draped table.2010-01-08January 08 20122012-01-08November 16 20052005-11-16