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A large crowd gathers under a white and red festival canopy decorated with patterned yellow, green and red bands and hanging green leaves. Many people wear saffron-orange robes and turbans, while others wear white kurtas. In the centre a man with long hair and a saffron robe stands among seated sadhus in orange and pink turbans. Video cameras are raised on the left, and white chairs are arranged in the foreground. Behind the canopy, a poster-sized portrait and white-clad attendants are visible beyond a red-and-white striped pole.

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February 18 20082008-02-18A large outdoor gathering under a decorated red, yellow and white canopy hung with green leaves. A seated elderly man in orange robes sits on an ornate wooden throne with a red cushion, with his hands folded in his lap, while attendants in white uniforms with red sashes and white turbans stand behind him. Rows of saffron-robed sadhus and monks sit on a grey mat in front, several with orange turbans and long beards, along with a few people in white dhotis. A crowd of onlookers sits beyond them, and a decorated palanquin or structure with colourful fringe is visible at the rear. a person is identified by appearance only as the central seated figure on the throne, given the page's reference to this event, though the cues are not definitive.2008-02-18A large outdoor gathering under a white tent canopy decorated with red, orange and green bunting and hanging paper lanterns. Dense rows of seated people fill the frame, mostly monastics in saffron-orange robes, with women in colourful saris on the right and men in white shirts behind. A metal barrier divides the front rows; a cameraman with a video camera stands at the left edge, and a man in a brown suit sits near the front left. Several figures have shaved heads and some wear rudraksha beads. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance alone.2008-01-25August 09 20072007-08-09A crowd gathers under a large red and white canopy draped with pleated fabric at an outdoor festival tent. In the centre, a long-haired man in an orange robe stands beside a tall ceremonial staff with a golden trident finial, while other saffron-robed attendants with rudraksha malas stand nearby. Several men in white and light-coloured shirts face the group, and a red and pink tent backdrop frames the scene. Bright daylight and a patterned mat in the foreground complete the view. a person: the long-haired figure in the centre wears an orange robe and a rudraksha mala, a distinctive ascetic presentation, and is standing among attendants at the festival tent.2008-12-30January 01 20072007-01-01Outdoor festival scene under a canopy of red, orange, green and yellow fabric panels with saffron pennants strung overhead. A large crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis presses toward a raised red-and-white platform on the right, where several figures in saffron-orange robes sit or stand, one wearing a tall white headdress. A man in a saffron robe walks across the red carpet in the foreground, and attendants in white and black stand near ceremonial poles. Palm trees and a stone shrine tower appear at the left. The platform figures appear to be sannyasis and devotees, with no clearly identifiable individual.2008-12-29January 01 20072007-01-01A photograph of an outdoor pandal stage decorated with marigold garlands on the left and orange draped curtains. A man in a light blue shirt and brown trousers bends forward to show a magazine to a seated figure in an orange robe and orange head wrap, who sits on a red chair at the right edge. Standing behind them are several saffron-robed men wearing rudraksha malas, and a man in a white kurta and white dhoti stands near the centre. A red carpet runs across a green floor toward a row of seated audience members under a white tent, with blue-skirted tables and a black speaker stack at the right. Floral decorations and a kalasha are visible on the right side of the stage. Roughly ten people are visible in total.2008-12-31January 01 20072007-01-01A crowd procession moves through a dense gathering outdoors. Under a row of ornate multicolored parasols with peacock-feather-style panels and fringed edges, a central figure stands in a bright orange turban with an orange garment and a garland, holding a ceremonial staff topped with a golden ornament. Around them, many devotees in white shirts and white clothing wear orange headbands and orange sashes. A large orange flag flies overhead, a white minibus and a loudspeaker stand behind the procession, and onlookers press against wooden barrier poles, some raising phones and cameras.2008-07-1713 ஜனவரி 2015 உலக அமைதிக்கான பங்களிப்பு +1 copies