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Night outdoor event with a figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, long hair and a white floral garland, standing on a raised golden-throne platform and reaching toward a crowd of devotees seated below. Several devotees in white, orange and maroon clothing lean forward with hands extended. Behind them are rows of spectators, string lights, stage lamps and a large screen showing flower-decorated deity imagery. A golden lion-form throne and a basket of fruit sit at the left edge.

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December 20 20112011-12-20Night photograph of an outdoor event with floodlights and a large crowd behind metal barricades. In the foreground a man with long hair and an orange turban, wearing an orange garment with white floral garlands, sits on a golden throne decorated with a gold lion-like carving and heaped with fruit and flowers. He is smiling and extending his hand toward devotees. Behind him stands a man in a white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala. Devotees in white, orange and maroon clothing reach toward the throne, and a monitor on the right shows the same scene.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20Night outdoor darshan event with a figure seated on a gold-and-cream throne decorated with a gold lion-head armrest and marigold and rose garlands. The seated person wears a saffron-orange turban and saffron-orange robe, with a long, loose, dark hair, gold necklace and beaded bangles, and smiles while extending a bare foot toward a kneeling devotee in white shirt who bows with joined hands. Behind the throne, a man in white dhoti with gold border and a bare-chested younger man with a rudraksha mala stand near a camera operator. A large crowd of devotees, many in white, fills the lit ground, with floodlights overhead. Orange-clad women and men are visible among the crowd, and a screen shows the stage at right.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20Night outdoor event lit by floodlights and a stage light. A figure in an orange saffron turban, long swept-back dark hair, white and yellow-orange flower garlands and an orange robe sits on a gold-trimmed throne at left, smiling and extending a hand toward the crowd. A man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala stands at left edge. A man in white dhoti and shawl stands behind the throne. Below, a large crowd of devotees in white and red clothes press their palms together in anjali and bow, some seated on the ground. A small screen at right shows colourful imagery. Swamiji (probable) seated on the throne with long hair, orange turban and orange robe, being honoured with garlands by devotees during an outdoor darshan.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20