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A photograph of a Dasara celebration at a hall in Hyderabad. A figure with long dark hair and an orange turban and orange garment sits at left, bare-shouldered, reaching forward to take offerings from a gold tray. A sannyasi in orange robes stands at right. Behind them, a man in a checked shirt, a boy in yellow, and several women in saris, one in white with a gold border, watch and receive prasad. Golden poles and yellow and purple marigold garlands frame the decorated dais, with a red flower arrangement at left. The tent ceiling is draped in white fabric. A banner reads Dhasara.

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A figure in an orange-saffron turban and orange garment, with long dark hair swept back, reaches out toward a silver tray of flower petals and sweets held by a young boy in a yellow shirt. Beside them a woman in a cream sari with a red bindi smiles, and other devotees stand behind. Gold-painted poles with garlands of yellow marigolds and purple flowers frame the scene, and a hanging banner reads Dhasara in a sunset setting. The figure's appearance fits the page's a person reference through saffron clothing, turban and long hair, though this is an appearance-based candidate only. Ceremonial offering, Dasara festival setting.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17A photograph of a Dasara celebration inside a decorated hall at Sripuram Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam in Hyderabad. A figure in saffron-orange robes with a wrapped orange turban, seen from behind, reaches toward a silver tray of offerings and flowers near a gold-and-yellow decorated seat. A smiling woman in a cream sari with a dark mala stands nearby, and boys in yellow and a man in orange stand beside gold poles. Marigolds and red and purple flowers decorate the seat, and a banner reads Dasara behind them. Garlands and a red apple sit among the offerings on the tray.2010-10-17A photograph of a seated figure in an orange turban and orange garment, adorned with gold armlet and surrounded by marigold, rose and purple flower garlands, placing a hand on the forehead of a smiling woman in a white sari at a golden ceremonial stand. Beside her a woman in a cream and gold sari wearing a black beaded mala watches, and two boys in yellow and white stand with palms joined near a golden tray holding sweets and an apple. A gold-colored pillar frames the scene under a draped white canopy with a banner reading Dasara in the background. The setting suggests a darshan blessing line at a Dasara celebration. a person: the seated figure wears an orange turban, orange garment, gold armlet and garlands at the central blessing seat.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17A man in a saffron-orange turban and orange shawl stands at a flower-decorated golden pedestal, extending his right hand to touch the head of a young boy in a yellow shirt. Nearby, a smiling woman in white and another in cream with a black beaded mala watch, and a tray of sweets and an apple sits on the golden stand. Garlands of yellow marigolds, purple and red flowers decorate the golden pillars and pedestal. A bearded man in a white checked shirt and a monk in orange robes stand at the right edge. The man in orange is a probable Swamiji by cues of long swept-back hair, orange turban and orange shawl, and his blessing gesture matches the caption's description of blessings.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17A photograph inside a hall with a white draped ceiling during a Dasara celebration at Sri Purnam Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam. A figure in orange robes and an orange turban, with a long dark braid, stands at left, raising a hand in blessing toward a woman in a green sari with a navy blouse who bows her head. Beside her a woman in a white sari with a yellow shawl and a red bindi watches. Other women in yellow shawls and white clothing stand behind. In the foreground a brass tray holds flower petals, sweets, a red apple, and garlands of yellow, red and purple flowers, and a tall gold-coloured ceremonial staff stands at right. A banner at right shows an orange-robed figure in a circle with the word Dhasara.2010-10-17A photograph of a seated man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, wearing a long rudraksha mala, smiling on a gold-and-orange throne decorated with marigold and rose garlands. Behind him is a deity murti with a trident, and a gold kalasha-topped pillar. In front, a young boy in a beige shirt and a child in red bend forward, and a woman with blonde hair in a blue floral top leans in, while a woman in a white sari with gold border stands beside the throne and an older woman watches at right. Plates of sweets and fruit sit on the gold stand. The scene suggests a darshan blessing, with the seated man appearing to be Swamiji (probable) based on the orange turban, saffron robes, and rudraksha mala.2010-10-17A photograph of a festive event under a white tent with pink and red draping. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a cream and gold-bordered dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala and gold necklace, sits on a golden throne before a large golden deity murti decorated with garlands of orange, yellow, red and white flowers. He holds a red apple and accepts apples from an older man in white shirt and dhoti, who holds a red folder and a microphone. A young sannyasi in saffron robes with rudraksha beads stands beside the throne holding a silver tray of apples, and other people in white and orange clothing gather around, with apples being passed in the foreground.2010-01-01