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A seated figure in a white and gold-bordered dhoti or sari sits on a golden throne decorated with yellow and red flowers, with baskets of red apples held out before them. Devotees in white and saffron stand around, offering apples and a fruit basket. A saffron-robed man with a beaded necklace stands near the throne in the foreground, and an elderly man in a saffron shawl gestures nearby. Under a white pavilion with floral garlands and speakers, the scene resembles a fruit offering during a darshan gathering. The seated figure's face is not visible enough to identify anyone, and no a person candidate qualifies by appearance.

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A festive outdoor ceremony under a white canopy decorated with marigold garlands and a golden deity murti at right. A long-haired man in cream and gold-bordered white clothes, wearing a red flower garland, sits on a golden-cushioned throne and receives apples from devotees. A devotee in orange robes with a beaded necklace leans in to offer an apple, and a man in white kneels in front, holding up an apple. A large silver tray heaped with red apples sits beside the throne, flanked by marigolds, orange flowers and rose bouquets. Many men and women in white and orange stand behind, with speakers visible at the top.2010-01-01A photograph of a seated figure on a gold-and-cream throne, smiling, wearing a cream and gold shawl and a gold necklace, with a long swept-back hair style, receiving offerings of apples from devotees. Several devotees in white shirts and dhotis stand and kneel before him, one with palms pressed together. Attendants in saffron robes and rudraksha malas stand behind, and women in cream and white sarees stand at the left. Baskets of red apples and orange marigold garlands surround the throne, and a red carpet runs across the floor beneath a white canopy.2010-01-01A seated man with a swept-back dark hairstyle, a red flower garland and a cream-and-gold dhoti-shawl sits on an ornate golden throne, smiling as he reaches to take a red apple from a silver tray piled with apples. Devotees in white and saffron stand around him; a man in white with a red-orange shawl and glasses watches closely, and a woman in the foreground holds up an apple. A large gilded deity murti and yellow and red marigold garlands decorate the dais, under a white canopy with a ceiling fan at the top right. The scene looks like an apple offering during a devotional gathering.2010-01-01A photograph of a devotional gathering under a decorated tent with red carpeting and marigold garlands. In the foreground, a long-haired figure with a gold-bordered cream and gold cloth sits on a gold-trimmed throne draped with marigold and jasmine garlands, and devotees offer apples and fruit from a silver tray of red apples. A man in an orange-saffron robe with a beaded mala stands at the left and reaches toward the seated figure, while a woman in a yellow sari and a man in a white shirt with red garland stand nearby. Several white-clad and orange-clad devotees fill the background.2010-01-01A festive outdoor tent event with a red carpet and white draped ceiling. In the centre, a man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala bows forward, his head lowered toward a seated woman in a cream and gold sari with white jasmine garland and red flowers, who holds a red apple over a silver tray of apples. Nearby, a man in a white shirt and red shawl bends forward, a woman in a white sari with a black beaded mala kneels in front, and a man in a white shirt crouches below with an apple. Many devotees in white, cream and orange clothing stand behind, with flower garlands, marigolds and a tall striped pillar at left. Speakers and a fan are visible in the background.2010-01-01A photograph taken under a white tent with red and gold trim, at an outdoor ashram event. A man with long dark hair, wearing a gold-bordered cream dhoti and shawl with a flower garland, sits on a golden throne decorated with yellow and red flower garlands and receives a basket of apples from a young man in orange robes and rudraksha mala who stands behind him. Another man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands to the side, and a devotee in white shirt presses palms together in anjali. Foreground figures include a woman with long light hair, a man in a white shirt with hands folded, and a man in white kurta with a yellow shawl. Speakers and a banner are visible in the background. a person status is unsure because the seated man's appearance has some candidate cues but they are not distinctive enough to confirm identity.2010-01-01A photograph of a festive event under a white tent with pink and red draping. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a cream and gold-bordered dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala and gold necklace, sits on a golden throne before a large golden deity murti decorated with garlands of orange, yellow, red and white flowers. He holds a red apple and accepts apples from an older man in white shirt and dhoti, who holds a red folder and a microphone. A young sannyasi in saffron robes with rudraksha beads stands beside the throne holding a silver tray of apples, and other people in white and orange clothing gather around, with apples being passed in the foreground.2010-01-01A festive outdoor event under a white tent with red and white drapes. A man with swept-back dark hair, wearing a cream and gold dhoti-style garment and a large white and orange floral garland, sits on a golden throne covered with yellow and red marigold flowers. A man in a white shirt leans in to touch his hand while another man in an orange robe with a long rudraksha-style mala stands beside the throne. Nearby, a basket holds red and green apples, and a woman in a white kerala-style sari and a woman in a red blouse smile among a crowd of white-clad devotees. Baskets of yellow flowers and orange marigolds sit on the green-carpeted walkway, and red-and-white poles decorate the tent.2010-01-01Outdoor event under a white tent with red valances and floral garlands. A man seated on a cream-draped throne with gold carved back and marigold garlands wears a white dhoti with gold border, a gold-bordered shawl and a mala, holding a mango and smiling. Standing beside him, a young man in saffron robes and rudraksha mala holds a silver tray of mangoes. Around them, saffron-robed sannyasis press palms together, including a white-bearded elder in a white head cloth and a turbaned sadhu. A woman in a yellow sari with folded hands kneels in the foreground. Decorative lights and a fan are visible overhead. a person candidate appearance cues are limited to ordinary white ritual dress and a throne, so identity is uncertain.2010-01-01A photograph of a ceremonial gathering under a white canopy, with a large golden throne backed by a bright garland of yellow, orange and red flowers. A seated man in a white dhoti with a golden border and a long garland of orange beads sits on a golden throne holding an apple, while smiling. A younger attendant in saffron robes and a rudraksha mala stands beside him holding a tray of apples. Another attendant in saffron stands at the right foreground holding apples, and a man in white with grey hair stands at left holding a wooden staff. Several other attendants and devotees in white and orange stand nearby, and a bowl of red apples sits beside the throne.2010-01-01A photograph of a festive outdoor tented ceremony under red-and-white draped canopy with marigold garlands. In the foreground, a man in a white dhoti with a golden-yellow shawl kneels and hands a fruit to a central elderly man wearing an orange robe, pink shawl and rudraksha mala. Several sannyasis in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas stand nearby, one holding a red apple, and a bald man in orange glasses stands at the left edge. A silver tray piled with red apples sits in front, and a row of seated white-clad devotees and an audience fill the background. A figure in the immediate foreground on the left holds an apple. The scene suggests an offering of fruit, though no ceremony name is legible.2010-01-01A festive darshan scene under a white tent with a garlanded seated figure at right in white dress with a gold-bordered shawl, long dark hair swept back, bare-armed hand extended to a kneeling devotee whose head is being garlanded with red and yellow flower garlands. A seated man in orange with a rudraksha-style garland and glasses sits at left; a man in white smiles nearby. Behind, a mass of people in white and orange clothing, a fan, banners, and a large heap of red apples in a golden basket fill the frame, with a golden deity murti or decorated throne visible at upper right. The garlanded seated figure has long swept-back hair, wears white, and is the central figure of the honouring; a visible appearance cue is long hair with a gold-bordered shawl, which is a person under the page's claim.2010-01-01