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Night-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.

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Night 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 satsang event with a large crowd behind a stage. In the foreground, a figure in an orange turban and orange sleeveless robe, with long dark hair, sits at a table holding a fruit and offering it. Beside them a woman in a cream sari with a gold border holds a red fruit, and a man in a cream shirt wears a rudraksha mala. A woman in a yellow-and-cream sari with a yellow shawl and rudraksha mala stands smiling. At the lower right, a figure in an orange robe is seen from behind. A plate of apples and pomegranates, packets and a red-and-white box sit on the table. Visible people number roughly six. The orange-turbaned figure shows long hair, a turban and saffron clothing, a person cue, while the page identifies this event as attended by him.2010-01-10Night outdoor satsang event with a large crowd of devotees in white and pastel clothing seated under lights. In the foreground, a man with long hair wearing an orange turban and orange robe sits at a table, reaching toward a silver tray holding fruit, including apples or pomegranates, and folded currency. Across from him, a woman in a white sari with gold bangles and a gold necklace sits with palms pressed together in namaste. Beside her, a woman in a yellow shawl and a man in a white shirt look on. At the lower right, a figure in orange robe with a rudraksha mala has hands folded. Behind them, hundreds of people fill the grounds.2010-01-10Night 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 satsang with bright stage lights on a tall pole and a draped blue-and-cream canopy at upper right. A person in orange robes and an orange turban sits on a raised dais at right, with long dark hair, extending one arm toward the crowd. Next to them, a man in an orange robe and orange cloth sits near a brass vessel and orange-wrapped items. In the foreground and crowd, devotees in white shirts and dhotis, one man in a maroon shirt with hands folded in anjali, and women in white saris watch and reach out. Orange flags line the grounds beyond, and rows of chairs are visible in the dark distance.2010-01-10Night outdoor satsang at a large open-air venue with rows of white chairs and a crowd seated in the background under stage lights and orange-tipped posts. In the foreground, a figure in a bright orange turban and orange robes sits on a raised orange-draped seat, raising one hand in blessing toward a line of devotees. Beside them a man in an orange robe with rudraksha beads and a red-and-orange shawl leans in, while several men in white shirts and a smiling man in a white shirt bend close. A woman in a yellow sari and a braided woman in a yellow garment stand at the left. In front of the seat are trays of red apples and bowls of colourful prasad, with a white paper sheet on the seat. The visible circular logo sits at the top left corner. Visible people number around ten to fifteen, with many more seated behind.2010-01-10Night 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-time outdoor satsang scene with a large crowd behind. In the foreground, a man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban sits on a raised yellow-draped platform handing a red apple to a woman in white sari with a rudraksha mala. Beside him a woman in a yellow-and-white outfit with a mala reaches toward the offering. Plates of red apples and a red-and-yellow box sit at the edge of the platform. Bright stage lights glow above the audience of people in white and saffron clothing.2010-01-10Outdoor photo at dusk among tall palm trees of a crowd gathered before an orange-draped ratha or chariot-style platform. A man in an orange turban and orange robe, with long dark hair and rudraksha beads in his hand, sits on a golden-orange cushioned seat, leaning forward to touch a devotee in white with a yellow shawl. A tray of apples sits in front of the seat. Behind a bamboo barrier, a long line of devotees in white dhotis and colourful clothing stands watching, with a loudspeaker on a stand and a video camera on a tripod at left. Banana bunches hang from a tree at top centre.2010-02-18Night outdoor darshan on an illuminated ground with string-lit light towers behind a crowd. A seated figure on a raised stage wears an orange sleeveless top, a saffron head wrap and a rudraksha mala, with curly shoulder-length hair, and reaches forward to offer fruit or prasadam to devotees in front. Devotees bend and reach toward the stage: a woman in an orange sari and glasses, a girl with flowers in her hair, and men in white shirts and checked shirts with malas. A second orange-robed attendant stands at the stage's upper right, and rows of seated audience fill the background.2010-01-19Night outdoor gathering in which a figure in saffron-orange clothing and a matching orange turban stands at left, back partly turned, receiving offerings from devotees. A man in a yellow-orange shirt and woman in a yellow saree lean in, and a woman in a red bindi and glasses reaches forward. Red-and-white fruits. Behind them, people in white and cream clothing stand in the dark background, and a person in an orange top is at right.2010-01-09Night outdoor satsang at an event with bright stage lights and a large seated crowd in the background. A man in an orange turban and orange robe sits on an elevated orange-draped platform at right, smiling and reaching out toward devotees. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, an orange turban and saffron robe, seated in front of a tray of apples and sweets. Around him, devotees press close: an older man in white with an orange shawl, women in saris, a man in a white shirt with palms pressed together in greeting, and a woman in a yellow shawl with a long braid. Orange pennants line the grounds behind.2010-01-10