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Night photo of an outdoor darshan event with stage lights overhead. In the left foreground, a long-haired figure in an orange sleeveless top and orange head wrap sits behind a tray of red apples and holds out an apple toward a woman in a yellow sari. Beside them, a bowl of apples, a red tray with rudraksha malas and beads, and orange cloth are visible. Around them, devotees in white shirts and saris and several men in orange shawls press forward, one man in white and orange shawl smiling at the right. A large crowd fills the background beneath strings of lights and tents.

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Night outdoor event with a crowd of devotees behind and in front of a raised stage. A man with long swept-back dark hair wearing a saffron/orange sleeveless robe and an orange turban sits at right, smiling, with a young devotee in saffron garments beside him. Behind him stands a bald priest in an orange shawl with a large ornate gold necklace and a rudraksha mala. Devotees in white and yellow saris, a white-shirted man with a rudraksha mala, and a young man in white with a red garland stand in front, receiving blessings. Fruit such as apples sits on a table at lower right, with orange banners and stage lights in the background. The appearance-based label applies: a person is the saffron-robed man with long hair and turban, seated at right on the stage.2010-01-09Night outdoor event photographed at a satsang with a dense crowd of devotees seated and standing on the ground. On the right, a figure in orange saffron robes and an orange turban sits on a yellow-cushioned seat with a long dark braid visible, and a devotee in orange kneels beside him offering something by hand. A tray of red apples and a basket of reddish offerings sit in front of the seat. Behind, a standing man in orange with a red head covering and a rudraksha mala stands near speaker cabinets and stage lights. Foreground devotees include a woman in a yellow shawl and a woman in a braid, a man in a pink shirt, and a man in white with a red shawl. Orange flags line the background path. The presiding figure matches the Swamiji appearance cues of orange robe, orange turban and long swept-back hair, so this is an appearance-based probable identification.2010-01-09Night outdoor darshan event with bright floodlights and a large crowd of devotees in white and colourful clothes behind barriers. In the foreground, a man in an orange turban and orange robe sits at a yellow-covered table piled with red apples, handing an apple to a devotee. A young man in orange stands at the left edge beside the table, and a figure in orange robes stands at the centre-right, bending toward people in front of a red box holding rudraksha malas and small gold-coloured items. A woman in a yellow shawl and white clothes smiles nearby. The seated person in orange appears to be a person based on the orange turban, orange robes and rudraksha-adorned setting, but the appearance cues are not conclusive.2010-01-10Night outdoor event on grass lit by floodlights and a light tower, with a crowd of many people seated and standing behind. In the foreground, a figure in orange with a saffron turban and long curly hair sits at a raised table, smiling and holding a red cloth, with a tray of red apples and sweets in front. Beside him a man in an orange robe holds an apple. Nearby devotees kneel and bow, including a woman in orange and a woman in a yellow sari with a braid. A young man in white with a red shawl and rudraksha mala stands at center. Speaker boxes and orange flags are visible in the background.2010-01-09Night-time outdoor darshan at a large public event. In the foreground a figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban sits on a raised seat with a tray of red apples beside him, reaching out to bless a smiling older woman in a cream sari with glasses. Around them, women in yellow and cream saris and a woman in a purple sari kneel or lean in with folded hands, and a man in a white shirt sits at the right. Behind them a large crowd of people in white clothes fills the grounds under stage lights and strings of lamps.2010-01-10Night outdoor gathering at a satsang event under floodlights, with a large crowd of seated and standing people in white clothes and saffron flags in the background. In the foreground, a man in orange robes and a glowing orange turban sits on a raised cushioned seat with long dark hair and rudraksha beads, smiling, with a platter of red apples beside him. A man in a white shirt presses his palms together in greeting toward him, while another man in orange robes stands nearby. Another orange-robed attendant stands behind on a platform. Women in white and yellow shawls are in the lower left foreground. Audio speakers and a stage light are visible.2010-01-09 +1 copiesNight photograph of an outdoor satsang and darshan event lit by bright floodlights, with a large crowd of devotees seated and standing in front of rows of empty chairs. In the foreground, a man in saffron robes and an orange turban reaches out from a raised platform to greet devotees who are pressing close, including women in white and yellow saris and girls with long braids. Beside him, a bald man in saffron clothing stands on the platform, and a wooden tray holds apples and sweets. Another man in white with an orange-red shawl stands among the devotees on the left. a person: the saffron-robed figure with long swept-back hair and an orange turban on the platform, shown blessing devotees.2010-01-10Outdoor evening satsang at night under floodlights, with a dense crowd of devotees seated and standing in the foreground and background. On a raised platform under a white canopy, a man in saffron-orange robes and a saffron-orange turban, with long swept-back dark hair, smiles while seated in a cushioned yellow chair; he has a rudraksha-style neck adornment and a dark red sash. Beside him, a bespectacled man in orange robes and an orange head cloth stands behind the platform. Seated next to the platform are a man in an orange garment and a man in a white shirt, and red apples sit on a table in the lower right. Speakers and a stage stand behind the platform, with orange flags along the grounds.2010-01-09 +1 copiesNight outdoor gathering under bright floodlights on an open ground with a large crowd of devotees behind. In the foreground, a person in an orange saffron turban and orange robe stands at a raised red-and-white table heaped with apples and oranges, handing fruit toward people. Nearby, a man in an orange shawl and a woman in a yellow shawl receive fruit, while a man in white kurta with an orange scarf and a young man with long curly hair in white with an orange stole walk past. Red trays hold sweets and small bottles. Several onlookers in white, cream and orange clothing stand at the edges.2010-01-09Night outdoor event photographed under stage lights, with a large crowd visible in the background. In the foreground, a man in a bright orange turban and orange robe, with long wavy hair and a rudraksha-style necklace, leans forward on a raised platform, smiling and reaching toward a crowd of devotees. Beside him, another man in orange robes stands close. Around them, men in white shirts and women in white and yellow saris lean in, some with hands extended. A tray of apples and fruit sits on the platform edge with a string of beads. Probable Swamiji: the orange-robed figure in the turban, identified by distinctive long hair, orange turban and orange robes, is seated on the platform receiving devotees.2010-01-10Night outdoor photo of a festival gathering under string lights and a small floodlight. In the foreground a figure with long hair and a gold necklace wears orange-saffron robes and a shawl. To the right a man in an orange turban and a white flower garland stands at a table, arm raised, with a tray of rudraksha/orange mala beads, a plate of apples and brass items. Around them women in white saris and black beaded necklaces and a man in white shirt stand among devotees. Banana plants, bunting and a cluster of coconuts or fruit decorate the background.2010-01-08Night-time outdoor event with a crowd of devotees in front of a raised stage. On the right, a figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, with long swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala, sits on a yellow cushioned seat and reaches toward a devotee. Behind him stands another monk in orange robes and a reddish-orange head covering. Bowls of apples and a tray of fruit and sweets sit on the stage edge. Devotees in white, yellow and mixed clothing gather closely; a woman in a yellow shawl and a girl with a long braid stand in the foreground. Stage lights and speaker cabinets are visible behind, with orange flags lining the grounds.2010-01-09