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A photograph of a seated figure in an orange turban and orange garment, adorned with gold armlet and surrounded by marigold, rose and purple flower garlands, placing a hand on the forehead of a smiling woman in a white sari at a golden ceremonial stand. Beside her a woman in a cream and gold sari wearing a black beaded mala watches, and two boys in yellow and white stand with palms joined near a golden tray holding sweets and an apple. A gold-colored pillar frames the scene under a draped white canopy with a banner reading Dasara in the background. The setting suggests a darshan blessing line at a Dasara celebration. a person: the seated figure wears an orange turban, orange garment, gold armlet and garlands at the central blessing seat.

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October 17 20102010-10-17A photograph of a Dasara celebration at a hall in Hyderabad. A figure with long dark hair and an orange turban and orange garment sits at left, bare-shouldered, reaching forward to take offerings from a gold tray. A sannyasi in orange robes stands at right. Behind them, a man in a checked shirt, a boy in yellow, and several women in saris, one in white with a gold border, watch and receive prasad. Golden poles and yellow and purple marigold garlands frame the decorated dais, with a red flower arrangement at left. The tent ceiling is draped in white fabric. A banner reads Dhasara.2010-10-17A photograph of a Dasara celebration inside a decorated hall at Sripuram Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam in Hyderabad. A figure in saffron-orange robes with a wrapped orange turban, seen from behind, reaches toward a silver tray of offerings and flowers near a gold-and-yellow decorated seat. A smiling woman in a cream sari with a dark mala stands nearby, and boys in yellow and a man in orange stand beside gold poles. Marigolds and red and purple flowers decorate the seat, and a banner reads Dasara behind them. Garlands and a red apple sit among the offerings on the tray.2010-10-17A figure in an orange-saffron turban and orange garment, with long dark hair swept back, reaches out toward a silver tray of flower petals and sweets held by a young boy in a yellow shirt. Beside them a woman in a cream sari with a red bindi smiles, and other devotees stand behind. Gold-painted poles with garlands of yellow marigolds and purple flowers frame the scene, and a hanging banner reads Dhasara in a sunset setting. The figure's appearance fits the page's a person reference through saffron clothing, turban and long hair, though this is an appearance-based candidate only. Ceremonial offering, Dasara festival setting.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17A man in a saffron-orange turban and orange shawl stands at a flower-decorated golden pedestal, extending his right hand to touch the head of a young boy in a yellow shirt. Nearby, a smiling woman in white and another in cream with a black beaded mala watch, and a tray of sweets and an apple sits on the golden stand. Garlands of yellow marigolds, purple and red flowers decorate the golden pillars and pedestal. A bearded man in a white checked shirt and a monk in orange robes stand at the right edge. The man in orange is a probable Swamiji by cues of long swept-back hair, orange turban and orange shawl, and his blessing gesture matches the caption's description of blessings.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17Photograph of a ritual scene inside a hall with a white draped canopy. In the left foreground a person in saffron-orange clothing with a saffron-orange turban reaches toward a brass tray of flower petals and offerings, beside a golden staff and garlands of white jasmine and red and yellow flowers. Behind, a woman in a green sari and several women and girls in white and yellow attire watch closely. On the right a bald man with a rudraksha-style necklace and a white dhoti, and a young boy in yellow kurta hold items near the tray. The a person candidate in saffron with a turban is visible from behind and to the side, so identity is uncertain.2010-10-17A photograph of a puja at an indoor hall with pink walls and a draped white ceiling. A man in an orange turban and orange sleeveless garment with long dark hair and gold bangles gestures with his raised right hand toward a brass tray of flowers, apples, betel leaves and sweets. Several women stand around: one in a white sari with a yellow shawl and a black bead necklace, another in a maroon blouse and white sari with a red bindi, and a young woman in a white top beside them. Yellow and purple marigold garlands hang on the left, and a gold brass lamp stand stands at the right edge. The man is labelled as a probable Swamiji by appearance cues: long swept-back hair, orange turban and clothing, and gold ornaments.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17Indoor ritual scene in a hall with white ceiling drapes and pink walls. A central figure in an orange turban and orange shawl, with long swept-back dark hair and a small ornament on the turban, extends a hand toward a young man in a white shirt who bows his head toward him. Nearby, a bald man in white dhoti and shawl wears a rudraksha mala and gestures, while a man in a white shirt watches. Foreground shows a tall golden ceremonial staff, a tray of fruit and flower garlands in yellow, pink and purple, and women in cream and yellow saris. Background shows seated devotees on mats.2010-10-17