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Night outdoor event with a large crowd seated on white and red plastic chairs facing a raised orange-carpeted stage. In the foreground at right, a figure in an orange-yellow robe and a bright yellow turban sits in a white cushioned chair before a microphone, seen from behind and in profile. Bright floodlights illuminate the stage, which is decorated with striped red and white pillars, garlands, and an arched frame holding a deity image. Strings of bunting cross the night sky, and a person in white stands at the far left of the stage area. Most attendees wear white or light clothing.

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Night photograph of an outdoor evening satsang at a Tamil Nadu ashram event. In the foreground, a seated figure in a saffron-yellow garment with a yellow head wrap faces a large crowd, holding a white microphone, flanked by two figures in white robes at the edges of the frame. Several hundred devotees, many in white and colourful saris, sit on the ground before the stage, which is edged with flower garlands. Behind them stand a striped orange-and-white pole decorated with flower garlands, string lights, palm trees and a tall painted deity figure. Lights and bunting fill the background.2006-11-24November 24 20062006-11-24November 20 20052005-11-20November 24 20062006-11-24Outdoor darshan scene at an open-air stage with an orange-and-yellow throne. A figure in an orange turban and orange robes with long dark hair sits on the throne, with a rudraksha mala visible, receiving a man in a white vest garlanded with yellow and red flower garlands who holds a coconut-like offering. Behind them a younger man in white with a yellow shawl stands, and a boy and a girl in yellow and white stand at the lower left. A dense crowd in white clothing fills the background among rows of blue and red chairs, with orange flags, a white van and palm trees beyond.2010-02-18November 16 20032003-11-16November 16 20052005-11-16Outdoor evening gathering under floodlights, with a crowd of devotees behind a barrier. A seated figure on a gold-and-red throne (peetha) with a cushion is surrounded by yellow and orange marigold garlands and red flowers. He wears a white turban, a leopard-print shawl over a white garment, and a long garland, and is smiling broadly. Devotees in white kurtas and an orange-clad man with a shawl stand close, and a person in white kneels and bows near the throne. A tray of coins, nuts and a coconut sits on the dais. A man in white with a rudraksha mala stands at left. The seated figure matches the page's Swamiji candidate by visible cues: turban, long swept-back hair and ornate garland, with clothing and adornment consistent with the cues, so he is labelled Swamiji (probable) and marked in_person.2010-12-29Night outdoor event with a large crowd of people in white clothes filling a field under bright floodlights, with string lights and garland bunting overhead. On the right, a figure in saffron-orange clothing and an orange turban wears a large white flower garland and raises one hand in greeting while seated on a raised decorated platform with a tray of fruit. Other saffron-clad men stand nearby, and a bald priest in orange robes with white forehead markings stands at left among devotees, including women in sarees. The right figure's orange turban, garland and saffron clothing are visible cues, so this is a person appearance.2010-01-08Night outdoor event with a very large crowd of seated devotees filling an open ground, many in white, cream and yellow clothes, rows of red plastic chairs at the front. A white-clad figure stands on a raised platform near a tripod-mounted camera at the centre back, and a large white draped cloth and a yellow-orange cloth lie in the foreground beside red flowers. Strings of lights and bunting stretch across the scene, with a tall red-and-gold figure.2006-11-24A seated figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban sits on a large brown leather throne, wearing a long pink and white floral garland and gold bangles. Around the throne, rows of seated devotees in white clothes with orange-red shawls face him in a hall with red-draped tables, a water bottle and a microphone on a side table. Many devotees wear white with orange-red shawls and some wear orange.2015-07-09November 20 20052005-11-20