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Night photograph of a ceremonial procession scene. A smiling man with long dark hair wears an orange turban with a jeweled brooch, a white flower garland, and orange garments, sitting before a richly decorated flower-covered float with yellow, red and purple garlands. A basket of red apples sits in the foreground, and a bald man in white clothes with a dark rudraksha-style mala leans in from the right to offer respects. Bright stage lights are visible at top right.

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December 20 20112011-12-20A photograph taken at night on an outdoor stage under bright floodlights. A man with long swept-back hair, an orange turban, an orange sleeveless top and a white flower garland sits in a cream and dark-wood chair, smiling and extending his arm toward a seated devotee. Behind him stands a man in orange robes with a gold necklace and long hair. On the left, an older man in white clothes and a rudraksha mala presses his palms together in anjali. A tray of mangoes and a tray of red chillies sit on the table, and a few people in white and yellow are seated in the background under string lights. a person: the seated central figure shows long swept-back hair, an orange turban and a flower garland.2010-01-08January 01 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesNight outdoor event lit by bright stage lamps and strings of leaf-and-flower bunting. A smiling man in an orange turban and sleeveless orange robe, wearing a long white flower garland, stands on a raised stage with one arm extended toward the crowd. Behind him a young man in white clothes with a yellow shawl stands with eyes closed. At left, women in orange and red saris and a man sit among the crowd. A decorated beige and maroon seat with carved wooden arms sits at right, next to a brass-studded box. The orange turban and robe and the white garland are the visible cues; the page indicates this event is a birthday celebration with satsang and darshan.2010-01-08July 17 20082008-07-17Night outdoor event on a raised stage. A man with long, swept-back dark hair wears an orange turban and orange robes, with gold armlets and bangles, and sits on a cream-upholstered golden throne draped in white and yellow garlands and a red-and-white flower garland. Beside him a basket holds red fruit. A man in white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala stands behind the throne, hands near the seated figure. Below, devotees in saris and kurtas, some with flower garlands, reach toward the stage and kneel in a crowd, with floodlights, a hanging lantern and a TV monitor visible.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20Outdoor evening event at night under strings of lights and banana plants, with a crowd of devotees in white behind a long table. In the foreground a man in an orange turban and an orange robe with a gold pendant necklace sits in an ornate chair, wearing a large white flower garland and smiling, with a silver tray of fruit, sweets and money at his side. a person cues: orange turban and robe, ornate gold necklace, seated on a throne-like chair being honoured. Beside him a man in an orange robe with a gold pendant stands, another man in white with rudraksha beads sits nearby, and a man in a white shirt with a red and white shawl and rudraksha mala stands with palms pressed together in greeting. A man in white with a rudraksha mala kneels at the chair's side, and a figure with long hair in orange clothes is seen from behind in the lower left.2010-01-08Night outdoor event photo in a circular crop. A man in an orange turban and sleeveless orange top, wearing a white jasmine garland, rests his hand on the head of a kneeling man in a light shirt while holding a steel plate of red apples. Behind him, a second man in an orange robe with a gold bead necklace and bangles touches his shoulder. Several smiling devotees with palms pressed together stand at left, including a man in a cream shirt with a wristwatch and a woman in a pale blue sari with a red bindi. Strings of green leaves and bright overhead lights hang above, with more fruit and red-and-gold garlands on a table at right.2010-01-08Night outdoor event lit by tall floodlights, with a banner showing a saffron-clad figure on the left and strings of yellow and green festoons overhead. A central figure in an orange-saffron turban and orange robe, with a white jasmine garland around the neck, sits on a raised cushioned seat and smiles while reaching to take or offer a red apple to a man in a white shirt and dhoti. Nearby, a man in white with a rudraksha mala and a bald head smiles, and other devotees in white stand around. In the foreground a woman with a yellow-green shawl and a woman in orange stand near a silver tray. At the right, a figure in orange with long swept-back hair and a beaded mala sits behind a bowl of apples. A plate of apples and a silver tray sit on the seat, and the scene is crowded with devotees.2010-01-08Night outdoor event with bright floodlights and a crowd of many people in front. A man in orange and gold ornaments sits on a decorated golden seat with garlands of yellow, white and red flowers behind him, wearing an orange turban, orange silk robe, a long gold necklace and gold bangles, and smiling. A bald young man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala stands beside him and reaches toward him, while an older man in white stands behind. Devotees with outstretched hands press toward the seat, and a gold ceremonial vessel sits at the lower right. Swamiji (probable) is seated on the decorated throne, identified by his orange turban, long hair, gold necklace and ceremonial dress.2011-12-20January 01 20132013-01-01