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A large crowd fills an indoor hall, with many people seated and some standing in the foreground. At the centre, a man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with a long golden flower garland and a rudraksha-style brown beaded necklace, stands beside a gilded throne flanked by golden lion figures, speaking into a headset microphone. A keyboard sits on the seat and a ceremonial silver staff stands to the right. Devotees in white and orange robes sit around him.

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A standing man in a rust-orange dhoti and matching shawl, wearing a dark rudraksha-style beaded necklace and a long yellow-and-orange flower garland, stands beside a gold-carved lion-armed throne covered in brown leather at a large indoor darshan event. He wears gold bangles and a red forehead mark, and gestures with his right hand toward the crowd. Behind him stands a tall silver ceremonial staff. A dense crowd of devotees, mostly in white, orange and saffron clothing, fills the foreground and sides of the hall, with many seated and some standing. A keyboard stand sits near the throne. The setting is a white tented hall with wooden seating.2016-05-22A standing man in a rust-orange robe and a long rudraksha mala with a yellow flower garland stands before a gilded throne flanked by golden lion heads. He holds a small prayer bead strand in one hand and gestures forward while addressing a large crowd seated on the floor in front of him. The crowd includes many people in saffron and white clothes, some with bare heads, and a few women in colourful saris. A tall silver staff stands beside the throne, a keyboard amplifier sits at the front, and a camera operator is visible behind the crowd under a white tent canopy. The man has long swept-back dark hair and a broad rudraksha-bead necklace, consistent with the page's Kalpataru Darshan event, though the match is appearance-based and uncertain. Seated crowd is large and extends across the frame.2016-05-22A large crowd fills a tented hall, with a man standing beside an ornate golden throne with lion-shaped armrests. He wears an orange-red sannyasi cloth wrapped at the waist, a thick rudraksha mala with a long brown bead strand, and a yellow-gold floral garland; his arms are bare with gold armlets, and he gestures with one hand while speaking into a headset microphone. A silver staff stands beside the throne and a keyboard sits on a stand. Seated and standing devotees in white, orange and saffron clothing surround the stage, with a few in white headscarves and blue tops in the foreground. Cameras are visible in the background. The appearance-based label a person applies to the standing speaker, who is visibly wearing rudraksha and a garland and presents a compatible sannyasi appearance.2016-05-22A man in rust-orange robes stands beside a gilded lion-footed chair with a brown leather seat, a long gold-and-beaded garland around his neck and a rudraksha-style mala with a gold clasp. He raises one hand to his ear while speaking to a large seated crowd filling a white-tented hall. A silver ceremonial staff stands beside the chair, and a small black sound console sits on a stand in front. Devotees in saffron, white and bright blue clothing fill the foreground and rows behind, many with heads turned toward the speaker. Swamiji (probable): the standing man in orange robes with long swept-back hair, gold garland and beaded mala is the most.2016-05-22May 22 20162016-05-22A large crowd of devotees fills a tented hall, many seated on the floor in orange and saffron clothing. In the centre, a man with long dark dreadlocks stands on a raised platform between two gold lion-shaped throne arms, wearing a rust-brown robe, a long beaded garland and a gold necklace, and holding a small pendant or prayer object. A microphone stand and a Yamaha keyboard sit beside him, and a silver staff rests at right. Some devotees wear white, others saffron. Cameras and a tripod are visible in the background. A probable depiction of a person stands as the speaker giving darshan.2016-05-22May 22 20162016-05-22A photograph of a large indoor event with a crowd of devotees seated on the floor in front. A man with swept-back dark hair wears a rust-brown dhoti-style garment, a long brown rudraksha mala, a gold bead necklace and a gold waist belt. Beside him a younger man in orange-saffron robes wears a gold bead garland and holds a small pink object. Behind them stands a large brown leather chair with gold lion-armrest details, a silver staff rests against the chair, and a camera on a tripod is visible at right. Many people in white, red and orange clothing fill the tent-like hall.2016-05-22May 13 20162016-05-13Photograph of a large gathering at an outdoor-style event hall during a darshan. A central standing figure in rust-red robes wears a gold necklace, a dark rudraksha mala draped over the chest, gold armbands and a red bindi, and stands beside a golden lion-headed throne. Beside him, a younger attendant in saffron-orange robes with a beaded mala holds a small cup. On the right, a person with long braided hair in a rust-red sari with gold borders bends forward toward the stage. A dense crowd of seated devotees, many in white and saffron clothing, fills the foreground, and a video camera on a tripod is visible at the top right. A small purple logo appears in the upper left corner.2016-05-22A large crowd of devotees sits on the floor of a hall facing a standing man in saffron-orange robes with a long rudraksha mala around his neck, his hand resting on his hip. He stands on an ornate golden throne with lion-head armrests, and a long-haired figure with dreadlocks in white sits in the foreground with their back to the camera. Many devotees wear white, with some in orange and yellow. A white canopy hangs behind, and a small wooden lectern-like stand sits to the right.2016-05-23A large crowd of devotees sits on the floor of a hall, many in white, saffron and orange clothing, filling the foreground and mid-ground. At the centre, a person in saffron-orange robes, with a long rudraksha mala and a gold-beaded necklace, sits on an ornate gold-and-brown throne with carved golden lion-head armrests, smiling and gesturing with one arm. A silver staff stands beside the throne and a small black electronic keyboard sits on a stand in front of it. A cameraperson with a video camera stands on a raised platform at the back, and a pink and white draped backdrop fills the upper area. The scene reads as a darshan gathering, with the central figure a probable Swamiji, identified by appearance cues of distinctive ceremonial adornments and throne seating.2016-05-22