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A crowded night scene at an outdoor event with illuminated towers and lights in the background. In the foreground, a woman in an orange saree and an older man in a pink checked shirt receive fruit from a person in an orange headwrap and orange top who stands at right, holding apples from a tray. Several men in white shirts with rudraksha malas and young people in white and yellow clothing surround them, while a row of people in the distance sits in the dark. The fruit is being distributed in a darshan-style prasadam exchange.

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Night 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.2010-01-19A photograph taken at night of a dense outdoor crowd of devotees at a large gathering with bright string lights on towers in the background. In the foreground, a woman in an orange saree with a red border and glasses stands among people in white and cream clothing. On the right, a person in a bright orange top and an orange head wrap is handing out fruit from a red tray filled with apples, while a young man in a checked white shirt reaches toward the tray. A woman in a white top with a yellow shawl and a woman in a green blouse with a white saree stand nearby, and many white-clad devotees fill the scene behind them.2010-01-19Night outdoor event with illuminated lighted towers behind a large seated crowd. In the foreground, a woman in an orange sari with a dark red border and a man in a white shirt with a beaded necklace receive blessings from a person in a saffron-orange top and a bright orange head wrap, whose long curly hair falls loose. Their hands are extended in a gesture of blessing. Trays of fruit and red-lined boxes of sweets and beaded malas sit on a table in front. Behind, another man in an orange shawl stands near a microphone stand, and several other devotees in white and white-and-gold dress stand nearby.2010-01-19Night outdoor darshan at a large venue with illuminated light towers and a crowd of seated attendees in the background. In the foreground, a figure in a saffron-orange sleeveless top and a saffron-orange turban, with long curly hair, extends an arm to offer a fruit or prasadam to an older man in a pink checked shirt and glasses, who holds out his hands. Beside him, a woman in a white sari with a red-orange border and an orange-clad woman with glasses watch closely. Several other people, some in white and yellow shawls, stand around, and a table with offering trays is at the right edge. The orange-clad figure's appearance is distinctive, but identity is uncertain from the image alone.2010-01-19Night outdoor event photograph. A person in an orange saffron turban and orange robe, with long swept-back hair and a gold bracelet, sits at a raised dais and hands a yellow fruit to a man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala. Beside them a monk in orange robes smiles, and a man in white clothes with a mala stands nearby. Fruit sits in a tray at the front. Illuminated pillars and a large crowd of seated devotees fill the background.2010-01-19January 22 20102010-01-22Night photograph at an outdoor evening event with bright stage lights and lit light strings in the background and a large seated crowd beyond. In the foreground a man in an orange turban and orange robe stands at right, his hand raised over the head of a bowed man in a white-and-light-striped shirt who is being blessed. Nearby people in white and yellow clothing gather, including a woman with white flowers in her hair and a girl in a yellow-trimmed garment. Red trays in front hold fruit, sweets and rudraksha malas. A man in an orange robe stands further right.2010-01-19Night-time outdoor darshan at a large gathering, lit by overhead street lamps with a crowd behind. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, with long dark hair and a dark beard, sits on a raised platform facing a smiling woman in an orange and gold sari with a gold necklace and bangles who receives something from his hand. Around them, devotees in white shirts, orange shawls and kurtas crowd close. On the right, a table holds fruit, a bowl, a garland and rudraksha malas. A woman in a cream sari and a woman in a yellow top sit in the foreground. A probable Swamiji figure is visible: the saffron turban, long swept hair and orange ascetic clothing fit the cues, and he is in person, giving prasad to a devotee at darshan.2010-02-17January 20 20102010-01-20January 20 20102010-01-20January 22 20102010-01-22January 20 20102010-01-20