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Outdoor photograph of a dense crowd gathered around a central group at a temple-style compound. Several men in saffron/orange robes stand near the middle, including one in a long orange robe and another in orange with a marigold-style garland, surrounded by people in dark brown or black shirts. Behind a low grey concrete wall, a row of onlookers in white dhotis, white kurtas, and colourful saris stands on an elevated ledge. A pillared structure and tarpaulin-covered stage frame appear at the upper left and right. The scene suggests a festival procession or public darshan. a person is.

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December 25 20062006-12-25A large outdoor crowd gathers at a raised concrete platform under a clear sky with palm trees and a metal scaffold frame behind. Many people stand on the platform in white dhotis, white shirts and saris, and in pastel and colourful saris and salwar kameez. A few women wear orange or saffron cloth. In the foreground a dense crowd in black t-shirts with printed portrait images on the back, and in white kurtas and uniforms, presses forward around a central cluster of people, including a man in a saffron-orange shawl with a bare chest and an older man in white. Several people hold their hands together in greeting. The scene appears to be a devotional gathering with devotees receiving a religious figure.2006-12-25December 25 20062006-12-25Outdoor gathering of a large crowd of devotees standing in a sunlit open ground beside a low stone wall, with palm trees and a large shade tree behind them. Most people wear white or light clothing, with some in black t-shirts and others in colourful saris and salwar kameez on the raised wall. A small white shrine structure with a pointed roof stands at left, and a metal scaffold frame is visible in the background. A figure in orange and white robes stands near the wall at centre-left, with other people in white around them.2006-12-25December 25 20062006-12-25December 25 20062006-12-25A crowded outdoor procession scene with a man in the centre wearing an orange-saffron shawl over bare shoulders and a long white-and-orange flower garland, with a red forehead mark and long dark hair. He stands among devotees dressed in black and white, several holding wooden poles, while onlookers stand on a concrete wall behind. A man in white holds a video camera at right. The figure in the centre has distinctive long hair, saffron shawl and garland, and the page associates him with the event, so this is an appearance-based probable identification. Black shirts display a printed portrait on the back.2006-12-25December 25 20062006-12-25A dense crowd of devotees surrounds a central figure in a pink shirt at an outdoor gathering, with many hands reaching toward him. Above, on a low concrete wall, a row of onlookers in white dhotis and kurtas and women in saris in orange, green, red and blue watch from behind. A man in an orange shirt stands at the left edge. The scene looks like a darshan or welcoming moment among ashram devotees, with no clearly identifiable figure wearing saffron, rudraksha or crown cues.2006-12-25December 25 20062006-12-25December 25 20062006-12-25A crowded outdoor procession at a temple precinct, with a large mass of devotees in predominantly white dhotis, white shirts and white kurtas, many wearing rudraksha malas. A man in the lower right wears a saffron-orange shawl and an orange turban, with ornate gold-toned clothing, and holds his palms together in namaskar, and appears to be a sannyasi in procession. Other devotees around him include women in saris and a young child in a blue outfit. A rudraksha-garlanded man stands near him in white. Pale stone walls and a temple structure form the backdrop.2007-01-12