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Night photograph of a crowd pressing against a white bamboo barrier outdoors, strung with small orange lights and a row of coloured prayer flags at the top. A shaven-headed man in an orange-yellow robe stands elevated at left, one arm raised in greeting, with a rudraksha-style bead necklace visible at his neck. Devotees in white shirts, sarees, and a red-and-white shawl reach toward him over the barrier. Dense green trees fill the background.

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January 08 20122012-01-08January 08 20122012-01-08January 08 20122012-01-08November 09 20112011-11-09October 19 20082008-10-19A crowded night scene outdoors under dark trees, with a dense crowd of devotees pressing toward a central figure. A bald man in an orange-brown robe with a rudraksha mala stands at the center, his hands pressed together, while men in white shirts and dhotis surround him. In the foreground a woman in a white sari with a red border holds a bundle of flowers and green leaves. Several people stand on a wall and in trees in the background, and a small light glows at the upper left.2014-06-27Night outdoor darshan at an open-air stage lit by floodlights, with palm trees behind. On the left, a seated figure in saffron-orange robes and orange turban, with a garland of flowers around the neck, sits on a golden-yellow throne-like seat on a red carpet, with a bundle of fruit and flowers before him. A camera on a tripod is at the left edge. A long queue of devotees in white clothes, many women in white saris and men in white shirts and dhotis, stands in a line along a barricade toward the right. A man in white with a lanyard in the foreground gestures toward the stage, and an older man in white and a woman in a red sari stand nearby. Banners hang on poles at the right under lamps and bunting.2010-02-18October 19 20082008-10-19Night outdoor gathering at an ashram-style grounds with bright floodlights and a large crowd of devotees in white shirts, dhotis and colourful saris. A bald man in a pinkish-orange kurta with a gold-coloured border stands at centre, looking toward the crowd. A woman with a long grey braid in an orange-yellow sari is in the foreground, and a white van with an orange flag stands in the background near a blue barrier. Trees and lamp posts frame the scene.2013-01-06A crowded outdoor gathering under a bamboo-pole shelter with a thatched or tarpaulin roof. In the right foreground a person in an orange-saffron head wrap and orange garment sits with back to camera, facing a group of devotees. Around them many people in white dhotis and shirts, women in sarees of pink, blue, and yellow, and seated spectators fill the frame. A woman in an orange shawl with a kumkum mark stands at left beside an elderly woman in white with a mala. Some people wear rudraksha beads and gold necklaces. a person's appearance cues are visible only in the orange-clad figure, whose identity remains uncertain from appearance.2008-07-28June 27 20142014-06-27November 09 20112011-11-09