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Outdoor evening gathering with a crowd of people in white clothes and orange flags along a palm-lined field. In the foreground, a man in orange robes and an orange turban, with long dark hair, sits on a yellow-cushioned raised platform and accepts fruit from a man in a white shirt with a dark rudraksha-style mala and red pendant. A smiling woman in a white sari with gold necklaces sits to the left, and a child is partly visible at lower left. Yellow and white cloths are draped over the platform, and a tray of fruit and decorative items rests beside it. Street lamps and a small building with a red roof are visible behind the crowd.

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January 09 20102010-01-09 +2 copiesOutdoor evening event at a palm-lined open ground strung with orange flags and lights. A large crowd of mostly white-clad people sits on blue and white plastic chairs and stands behind them. In the foreground, a figure in an orange turban and orange robe sits on an orange-cushioned ratha-style seat, with a flower and fruit offering tray beside him. Men in white shirts and a woman in white with a yellow shawl stand close beside the seat. A banana tree and coconut bunches are at the upper right, and a banner is visible in the background.2010-02-18Night outdoor gathering with stage lights and orange flags in the background. On the right, a long-haired man in an orange turban and orange sleeveless robe with a rudraksha mala sits on a raised seat, smiling and extending his hand toward devotees. Swamiji (probable): long hair, orange turban and robe, and a rudraksha mala are the cues. Nearby, a man in white with a red shawl and rudraksha mala leans forward, and women in orange, yellow and white saris kneel with palms pressed together. Behind them, a shaved-headed man in orange with a gold-toned necklace stands at the top right. Fruit sits on a white table in the lower right. A large crowd of people in white fills the background, with uniformed police visible.2010-01-09Night outdoor darshan at a large festival ground with bright stage lights and rows of blue and red plastic chairs filled with a dense crowd. In the foreground a figure in saffron-orange turban and sleeveless orange robe, with a long cord of yellow beads and a white-and-red flower garland, sits on a raised yellow platform; a lone attendant in orange robe stands behind him at right. Devotees crowd close: a woman in cream sari at left, a man in white shirt and white dhoti touching the figure's forehead, young girls in yellow, purple and orange dresses reaching forward. Fruits including apples and pineapples and a white cloth lie on the platform edge, with orange flags and strings of lights overhead.2010-02-18Night outdoor event lit by tall floodlights, with a banner showing a saffron-clad figure on the left and strings of yellow and green festoons overhead. A central figure in an orange-saffron turban and orange robe, with a white jasmine garland around the neck, sits on a raised cushioned seat and smiles while reaching to take or offer a red apple to a man in a white shirt and dhoti. Nearby, a man in white with a rudraksha mala and a bald head smiles, and other devotees in white stand around. In the foreground a woman with a yellow-green shawl and a woman in orange stand near a silver tray. At the right, a figure in orange with long swept-back hair and a beaded mala sits behind a bowl of apples. A plate of apples and a silver tray sit on the seat, and the scene is crowded with devotees.2010-01-08Outdoor 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 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.2010-02-18January 09 20102010-01-09 +2 copiesNight photograph of an outdoor satsang with a crowd of devotees in white shirts and dhotis. A seated figure in an orange-saffron turban, orange robe and a long swept-back hair style sits on a cushioned throne-like seat with rudraksha malas hanging from the neck; a rudraksha mala and a wooden box with red and white offerings sit in front in the lower right. A devotee in a maroon checked shirt and white cloth presses forward and is being approached by a man in white, while a woman in white with a yellow scarf sits in the lower left. Another orange-robed attendant stands at the upper right and string lights illuminate the background.2010-02-16December 23 20082008-12-23Evening photo, cropped into an oval, at a night event with string lights overhead. A person in a long swept-back wavy hairstyle and a bright orange turban wears a heavy white flower garland over orange robes, turned to the left and leaning forward. A man on the left in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala and a wristband holds out a red apple. A bespectacled man in white with a rudraksha mala and a small pendant stands centre, smiling, and another man in an orange garment is visible at the back. The right-hand figure has distinctive saffron turban, long hair and garland cues, a person presentation, with the rest of the scene showing devotees and temple-event attendees.2010-01-08May 09 20082008-05-09