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A crowded indoor event with a red-draped backdrop and a white floor fan at left. In the foreground, a man with long swept-back dark hair, a red, white and green flower garland, and an orange shawl over bare shoulders sits facing a devotee, leaning toward him and smiling. Across from him, a man with long dark hair wears a white garment with gold border and gold jewellery, seated with his back partly toward the camera. Behind them, women in pink, red and saffron saris, a man in a white polo shirt and spectacles, and a woman with a red bindi and rudraksha beads watch. A guard in white with a red shawl stands at the back.

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A photograph inside a large tent with hanging decorative lamps and a crowd of devotees. In the left foreground a figure with long matted dreadlocks and a white face marking wears a purple orchid garland over an orange-brown wrap, seen from behind and turned toward the crowd. A man at right wears a white dhoti with a gold border, a rust-coloured shawl and a rudraksha mala, and a woman in a red saree with gold border stands nearby among women in yellow, white and green clothing. A golden kalasha-like object is visible at the bottom right.2016-05-03May 01 20162016-05-01A photograph of a crowd at an indoor hall where a person with long dark dreadlocks, wearing a fresh purple and white flower garland and a saffron-orange garment, is seated at a gold-coloured vessel on a red cloth, handing items to devotees. Several women in saris of red, pink, magenta and blue, some with bindis and bangles, reach forward to receive offerings, and a man on the right wears a white dhoti with an orange shawl and rudraksha-style beads. A large crowd of people stands and sits in the background under overhead lights, and a white cooler stands at the left edge.2016-05-03A photo of a long-haired figure with long dreadlocks falling past the shoulders, wearing a rust-brown draped garment and a thick rudraksha-style beaded mala across the chest, seated on a red cushioned seat beside a gold-painted throne-like frame. He has white markings on the forehead and is smiling as he embraces a kneeling man in white clothes with an orange-and-brown patterned shawl; the man bows his head toward the seated figure. Behind them, women in cream and red saris with heavy gold necklaces stand among green foliage and a red backdrop. The figure matches the a person appearance cues of long swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala and ceremonial dress, so this is a probable depiction of a person in person.2016-05-11A photograph of a seated man on an ornate gold-carved throne with red cushions, wearing a pink and white flower garland, a gold necklace and an orange and saffron wrap. Beside him stands a golden lion figure. Around him, several women in saris and a shaved-headed man in white and gold cloth lean in to offer him something, and a woman in red holds a small object forward. Devotees in colourful saris and white dhotis crowd the red-walled tent behind, with a white pedestal fan in the background. a person: the seated man on the throne shows a garland, gold necklace and orange wrap, though his appearance is uncertain.2016-05-01April 28 20162016-04-28May 11 20162016-05-11April 28 20162016-04-28A photograph of a ceremonial darshan scene. A long-haired figure with a white forehead mark, wearing a rust-brown robe and a rudraksha mala with a decorated medallion, sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne (peetha) and places a hand on the head of a man in a white shirt who kneels before him in a saffron shawl. Behind them stand women in white and cream saris with gold borders and gold necklaces, one in a red blouse with a bindi, and a man in orange holding a microphone. A gold staff stands at right, and a red curtain backdrop and green foliage frame the setting. a person: the seated figure has long dreadlocked hair, a rudraksha mala and a ceremonial medallion, seated on a throne during darshan.2016-05-11A long-haired man with dreadlocks, white forehead markings and a rust-orange robe with a thick twisted rudraksha-style brown cord across his shoulder embraces a smiling bald man in white kurta with a red tilak and gold bangle. Behind them, a woman in an orange shawl and a woman in white with gold border stand smiling near a gold-carved throne-like seat draped in red and green foliage. The setting looks like a ceremonial stage with red cloth.2016-05-11A photograph of a seated man with long dark hair, bare-chested except for a wrap of orange-saffron cloth, seated on an ornate gold-carved red throne. He wears a pink and white flower garland, a gold necklace and a rudraksha-style red bead mala, and extends his hand toward a kneeling woman in a white sari with red border who bows her head. Around them, devotees in saffron, orange, white and red garments stand and kneel, including a woman in a red sari, a young girl in green, and a shaved-headed man in orange. A small white fan and a camera on a tripod appear in the background. The setting is a red-draped hall.2016-05-01A photograph of a ceremonial welcome at a large tented camp, with a red-draped stage and a golden throne-style seat at left. A long-haired figure in an orange-saffron turban and orange shawl, wearing a white and red flower garland and rudraksha-style beads, sits on the red seat and extends a red fruit toward a smiling older woman in a white embroidered top with pink flowers. She holds her hands in namaste. Beside her, a woman in a white sari with a beaded necklace kneels, and a golden trishula stands in the foreground. Behind, a row of women in colourful saris and salwar kameez stand and watch, with a large seated audience filling the tent beyond. a person is the seated figure in the saffron turban and garland, presenting the fruit.2016-04-26