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A photograph taken indoors at night under a tent-like canopy with yellow and multicoloured embroidered hangings. On the right, a man with long dark hair and an orange saffron robe, wearing a multicoloured and white flower garland, stands with palms pressed together in namaste and a broad smile. Beside him a young man in white kurta and white dhoti wears an orange shawl. Around them stand devotees: a man in white with a forehead mark, a woman in white, a girl in a pink top and long skirt pressing her hands together, and a boy in beige with a rudraksha-style mala. Several people in white and orange move through the crowded space, with a white draped stage edge and red curtain behind.

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October 21 20062006-10-21July 12 20062006-07-12Outdoor evening gathering under a colourful striped canopy with a banana leaf hanging above. A man in a saffron-orange robe and matching orange turban, wearing a long multicoloured garland of white flowers and a gold pendant, stands with both palms raised and smiling toward the group. Around him, devotees in white dhotis and shirts with rudraksha malas, and women in white saris with yellow borders, some wearing rosette ribbons, stand on a striped mat. A young man in white holds an orange shawl and a small booklet. A small girl in an orange and yellow dress stands at right beside a man in white holding a rosette-ribboned and folded-hands posture. About 15 people are visible.2007-08-17 +2 copiesApril 19 20082008-04-19A photograph of a darshan line in a tented hall. On the left, a long-haired man in an orange saffron wrap and a white flower garland sits on a raised platform, smiling and gesturing toward a kneeling family. A man in a white shirt and an orange shawl stands nearby. In front, a kneeling man in white shirt and a girl in pink with a small child sit with hands folded. Behind them, a woman in a white sari and others stand in a queue. On the right, a young boy in white with a chain necklace stands, and men in white dhotis and other devotees move through the hall. Plain fans, bright striped hangings and tent walls are visible. The seated figure's long swept hair, orange wrap and garland match the probable-identity cues; this is a person in the darshan setting.2007-02-11December 28 20082008-12-28 +1 copiesOctober 08 20062006-10-08February 25 20072007-02-25February 25th 20072007-02-25February 24 20072007-02-24A photograph inside a canopied tent with orange draped fabric walls and a striped fabric ceiling. In the foreground a man with long dark hair, white forehead band with a red dot, and a saffron-orange robe with a long rudraksha mala stands with palms pressed together in namaste, eyes lowered. Around him, women in white and red-bordered saris, a woman in a lavender sari with black border, and a young woman in white stand with hands folded in prayer. Men in white and casual clothes stand behind. A dark speaker cabinet is at lower right, and a white and red tasselled canopy hangs at upper right. Several people in the background look on.2007-07-09Night photo of a crowd at an outdoor evening event. A man in the centre wears an orange saffron robe with a red shawl and a long rudraksha mala, with long dark swept-back hair and a red tilak on his forehead; he smiles while walking forward with his hand near the beads. Around him, devotees in white clothes and orange shawls, including a girl in a white dress with a white shawl and a girl with a long braid, and children in white and red. A woman in orange and white stands at right, with an older man in white nearby. Background shows a dark building and a red wall.2006-10-21 +1 copies