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November 20 20102010-11-20Night-time outdoor darshan at Seeragapadi. In the foreground, a figure in a saffron-orange turban and saffron sleeveless top, wearing a white and pink flower garland, stands with his back partly turned and extends his right hand in blessing toward a seated group. A woman in a green sari with gold jewellery sits among several children, one small girl in a blue top and a boy in white clothes bowing their heads. Behind them, a large crowd of people in white clothing and colourful saris stands behind red barricades beneath strings of lights and palm foliage.2010-02-18December 23 20062006-12-23October 24 20152015-10-24November 20 20102010-11-20April 13 20082008-04-13November 20 20102010-11-20August 01 20082008-08-01A large crowd of devotees sits on the floor of a white-walled hall facing a raised altar, many with palms pressed together in prayer or raised hands. On the altar, a dark stone deity murti draped with a yellow and green garland stands center, flanked by a row of white and gold seated figures wearing red and cream turbans. A figure in an orange robe holds an object near a small fire or lamp, while another person in orange and cream stands beside the altar. A man in a white kurta stands at left beside a camera on a tripod, filming the scene. Dark stone statues and colourful decorated deity figures are set against the walls and at the sides of the platform.2007-11-09December 24 20082008-12-24Indoor darshan scene at an ashram hall with red curtains and a white raised seat. A long-haired man in an orange robe sits on the white seat with his right hand raised toward a devotee, while a second orange-clad young monk stands beside him. A woman in a white sari with yellow shawl sits behind, and a tray holding rudraksha malas, sweets and small offerings rests near the seat. Around them, men in white shirts and dhotis, one in a blue shirt, and women in white and red stand close, with a devotee in a red blouse and a girl in a white dress with a braid in front. A fan and a banner with geometric patterns hang in the background. a person: the long-haired figure in orange, on the raised seat, presiding over the darshan, is a candidate by his long swept hair and saffron robe.2008-03-26A photograph of a bearded man seated on an ornate silver-and-red throne with a red tilak on his forehead, wearing a rust-orange shawl over bare shoulders and a long garland of pink and white flowers. A woman in a green patterned sari leans in from the right, one hand on his shoulder and the other holding a folded white paper, while a woman in a yellow sari with rudraksha beads and a man at left look on against a dark starry backdrop. Brass urns and a gold vessel stand at the edges of the stage.2016-12-12