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Night outdoor gathering with string lights overhead and a large crowd behind a seated figure. In the foreground a woman in a red sleeveless top and orange wrap sits on a white-covered seat, facing away, with her hair loose, handing a small yellow item to a uniformed policeman in khaki with a red belt. Beside them a woman in a peach sari with a gold necklace and red bangles presses her palms together in namaste with a white flower in her hair. A man in white shirt and dhoti stands at left, and fruit plates sit near the seat at right.

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Night-time photograph of a crowd gathered outdoors under strings of lights. In the centre, a uniformed officer in khaki with a belt and shoulder epaulettes stands holding a small yellow fruit, facing a seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a red sleeveless top and long dark hair in a braid, whose feet are bare. A woman in a peach saree with gold necklace and red bangles stands to the left, and a man in white shirt and white dhoti stands nearby. Behind them, devotees in white and colourful saris stand among wooden poles. A video camera with a monitor is in the right foreground, and a seated person in white is visible at the bottom right.2008-10-19February 05 20092009-02-05January 21 20102010-01-21Night outdoor scene at a crowded event with string lights and tall wooden poles. A uniformed police officer in khaki with a red belt holds a small blue-and-white packet and an orange fruit, speaking with a woman in a peach saree with gold jewellery and a red bangle. Behind them, a person in a saffron-orange robe holds a small card while a video camera on a tripod films the exchange. Many devotees in white and cream clothes and saris stand in the background.2008-10-19January 22 20102010-01-22Night photograph at an outdoor darshan. A man in a khaki-beige uniform shirt bends forward with his hands clasped, while a long-haired figure in a saffron-orange turban and sleeveless orange robe places a palm on his forehead. Behind them a woman in a green and red sari with gold bangles stands with her hands joined, and a man in a white shirt with an orange shawl stands nearby. A bearded man in orange and others in white and beige gather in the background under floodlights, with an orange-draped barrier behind. A wrapped gift box sits at the right edge.2010-02-17Photograph of a seated woman in an orange-red saffron garment with a red and white flower garland, handing a red apple to a uniformed police officer in khaki shirt and trousers who bends forward to receive it. Behind them, several people stand in a tent with white draped cloth, including a woman in white sari with a dark rudraksha-style mala, other khaki-uniformed officers, and a bald man in orange at lower right. A gold ornamental object sits in the foreground. a person is not clearly identifiable from appearance here, so the seated figure is described by role as a devotee receiving or giving blessings.2015-05-31February 05 20092009-02-05A photograph of a seated man in saffron robes and a multicolour flower garland, with long swept-back hair and a red tilak, smiling and raising a hand toward a group. A uniformed police officer in khaki with a red belt stands at left with palms pressed together in greeting. Beside him a woman in a white sari with gold border wears a mangalsutra, and a young man in a light green shirt with a black beaded necklace and a girl in a yellow dupatta stand close behind. Several other people in white and light clothing crowd the background in a hall with a purple backdrop. a person is seated at right with the flower garland and orange robes, the appearance-based cues being long hair, saffron clothing and garland; the description is based on those visible cues.2010-02-15Night-time outdoor darshan at an event with street lights in the background. A figure in a saffron/orange turban and sleeveless saffron top with long dark wavy hair, seen from behind, leans forward and touches the head of an older woman with grey hair pulled into a bun, who bows low. Around them a uniformed police officer in khaki shirt and red belt watches closely, a man in white shirt and a young man in white kurta with an orange shawl and sandalwood tilak stand nearby, and a young man in orange robes holds a book at the right edge. A few people are partly visible in the background, and a decorated tray with flowers sits at the right.2010-02-17January 22 20102010-01-22A photograph of a crowded indoor gathering in which a woman in an orange sleeveless top wearing a long garland of white flowers, yellow beads and red tassels stands with her back to the camera, receiving a red apple from a uniformed woman in khaki shirt and trousers with a brown belt, who bows her head over it. Other women in white and saffron saris and a woman in a striped orange sari stand around them, and a man in white is partly visible at the left edge. A purple backdrop and a light stand are visible behind the crowd, with more people in white in the background.2010-02-15