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Night outdoor darshan at a Brahmotsavam event under bright overhead lights and strings of flowers and small lamps. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes and a matching orange turban wears a long white jasmine garland and sits on a raised seat with a white cushion. Another person in orange stands behind the seat, and a hand is extended to bless a older man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala. A younger woman in white with a red blouse and a man in orange hold their hands together nearby. In front, a steel tray holds bananas, apples, loose currency notes and sweets. Standing spectators in white clothes fill the background, with banana plants and a sign visible behind them. Swamiji (probable) is identifiable by the orange turban, long hair, white garland and saffron robes, seated as the honoured guest giving darshan.

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