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Night photograph of a dense crowd at an outdoor event lit by bright floodlights. In the right foreground a figure in a bright orange turban and orange garments with long dark curly hair reaches an arm out toward the crowd and smiles. Beside them a man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a red bindi and a mala holds up yellow printed tickets or passes. Around them devotees in white and orange clothes press forward, including a woman in a white sari and a woman in a dark pink top. Behind, a row of people stands near white-draped tables and a green banner, and a line of attendees fills the background.

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Night outdoor event with a crowd of devotees in white and pastel clothing standing and seated under bright stage lights. On the right, a person in an orange-saffron turban and sleeveless orange robe with long curly hair and a rudraksha mala sits on a raised platform, extending an arm to touch the forehead of a seated man in a striped white shirt and glasses, who holds a yellow card. Beside him a shaved-headed monk in orange robes and a woman in pink sari hold yellow cards. Stage speakers, poles and a banner are visible behind. Cues suggest a person for the saffron-turbaned figure, but appearance is not conclusive, so the identity is marked unsure.2008-05-10May 10 20082008-05-10May 10 20082008-05-10May 09 20082008-05-09A crowd at an evening event, lit by stage lights. A woman in a saffron-orange sleeveless top and a bright orange turban with long curly hair reaches forward to hand a small yellow card to a man in a white shirt with a red bindi and mustache, who holds it and a folded brochure. Several people in the foreground, including children in a yellow-and-white shirt, lean in while men in shirts and white clothes stand behind. Plastic chairs and a red stage edge appear at right. The scene is busy with people holding papers and a card being passed hand to hand. Visible physical people number about 20.2008-05-10May 10 20082008-05-10Night-time photograph of a crowd gathered outdoors at an event. In the foreground, a long-haired figure in an orange-saffron robe and matching orange turban stands on the right, extending a hand to touch the head of a seated man in a white shirt; the figure has long, dark, swept-back hair and bare arms, with distinctive saffron ornamentation visible. Beside them, a younger man in an orange shawl looks on, and a woman in a white sari with orange border sits at left wearing a rudraksha-style necklace. Behind them, many men in white shirts and white dhotis stand among onlookers near a speaker and a stage with red and blue draping. Appearance-based label: a person, shown in person performing a blessing touch.2008-05-10May 09 20082008-05-09May 10 20082008-05-10May 09 20082008-05-09A crowd of devotees fills an evening event hall, many dressed in white and light clothing. In the foreground a woman in a white sari with a floral border, gold bangles and a thin gold necklace bows her head with hands clasped around a yellow card while a figure in an orange turban and orange sleeveless top places a hand on her head in blessing. Beside them a younger man in an orange robe stands, and a man in white shirt and a woman in a green-bordered sari are nearby.2008-05-10May 10 20082008-05-10