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Night outdoor event photographed from a low angle near a raised dais. In the foreground, a man with grey-streaked hair and a pink-lilac shawl over white clothes holds a folded paper toward a seated figure at right, whose long dark hair and leopard-print garment are visible. Yellow and red marigold garlands and a stack of fruit, possibly apples, sit on a tray in the foreground, with an orange cloth draped over the platform. Behind them, several men in white shirts and dhotis, one wearing a white shirt with a dark bead necklace, stand among rows of red chairs under a bright floodlight.

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December 29 20102010-12-29Night outdoor event with stage lights. A seated figure in a white turban and a leopard-print shawl over white and gold-bordered cloth, wearing heavy gold necklaces and long swept-back hair, extends his arm to offer a fruit to a seated devotee in white. Behind him a garland of yellow and white flowers and an orange-red cloth are visible. Around them stand men in white shirts and dhotis, one with a rudraksha mala and one in an orange shawl, and a woman in a salwar holding a tray. Several people are partly visible at the edges, and a man with a rudraksha mala in a white shirt reaches toward a plate.2010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29Night outdoor event lit by floodlights on tall poles. A man with long swept-back hair, a cream turban, a leopard-print shawl over saffron-orange cloth, and layered gold and beaded necklaces sits on a flower-decked white and gold throne, smiling and extending his hand toward a tray of offerings. Garlands of yellow marigolds and red flowers surround the seat. In front, a man in a yellow shirt reaches toward the tray, while men in white dhotis and white shirts, one wearing an orange shawl and another with a rudraksha mala, stand and kneel nearby. Devotees fill the foreground.2010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29Night outdoor event lit by a bright floodlight tower. A seated figure in a white turban and a leopard-print top, with a long dark flowing hair and a garland of ornaments, sits on a gold-framed throne draped with yellow, red and white flower garlands and a red cushion. Devotees in white dhotis and shirts crowd closer; a man in white with a yellow sash and sandalwood forehead marks holds a brass tray of fruit and pooja offerings, and others bow or reach toward the seat. Trays of fruit and coconut sit at the right. a person seated on the throne with a turban, long hair and a leopard-print garment, receiving devotees, with a crowd in white behind him.2010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29Night outdoor event photograph with bright floodlights overhead and a large crowd of devotees in white clothes in the background. A seated figure on an ornate golden throne decorated with yellow, red and green garlands wears a white turban, leopard-print shawl and long necklaces, and holds a fruit or offering plate toward devotees; the figure has long swept-back hair and appears to be Swamiji (probable), seated as the centre of honour. A man in a white dhoti and shawl stands behind the throne holding a tray of offerings. Devotees in white shirts and dhotis kneel and stretch hands forward, some with folded palms, and a person in an orange garment appears in the foreground.2010-12-29Night outdoor event photographed from the side. A long-haired person in a leopard-print shawl and a cream turban stands at right, touching the head of a older man with grey hair who has his hands folded in prayer and holds a folded white paper. Fruit (apples and oranges) and marigold and red flower garlands lie on a table in the foreground, with an orange cloth. Behind them a crowd of seated devotees, several in white and yellow-bordered dhotis, fills rows of red chairs under bright stage lights. The turbaned figure's distinctive long hair, turban and leopard shawl are visible cues, but the identity is not established by any printed name, so the person is described by role only.2010-12-29