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January 08 2012

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Night outdoor photo of a darshan scene. A long-haired figure with a red and white flower garland sits on a white raised platform beside a large garland-draped deity murti, with orange and yellow flowers. A devotee in white shirt reaches toward them while a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti with a gold border sits in the foreground. A crowd of men in white shirts presses behind a tall metal pole draped with an orange cloth. A small air-conditioning unit and dark trees are behind the platform.2012-01-08Night-time outdoor event with a crowd of devotees in white and pastel shirts behind barricades, string lights overhead and a loudspeaker on the left. In the foreground, a bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a red and white flower garland and a yellow-orange shawl with ornate gold armband, stands beside a tray of red apples and white flower garlands, apparently offering them. Beside him a man in a red and gold shawl with a rudraksha mala and white-clad attendants stand nearby. Red carpet underfoot. a person is the bare-chested figure with long hair, shawl and garlands; the scene suggests a padapuja or darshan offering.2012-01-08January 08 20122012-01-08Night outdoor event with a crowd of people in white and orange clothing standing across a field lit by floodlights, with orange flags along the left. In the foreground, a man in white shirt with folded hands and a man in white shirt with a red shawl walk through the crowd. On a raised stage at right, a figure in orange robe and orange turban with long curly hair and a beaded necklace sits on a golden seat, reaching out a hand toward devotees. Behind him, a man in orange robe with glasses and orange headwear stands near black speaker cabinets. A probable Swamiji is seated on the stage in orange robes and turban with long hair and necklace, and the other figures are devotees and attendants.2010-01-09January 08 20122012-01-08January 08 20122012-01-08Night outdoor satsang with bright stage lights on a tall pole and a draped blue-and-cream canopy at upper right. A person in orange robes and an orange turban sits on a raised dais at right, with long dark hair, extending one arm toward the crowd. Next to them, a man in an orange robe and orange cloth sits near a brass vessel and orange-wrapped items. In the foreground and crowd, devotees in white shirts and dhotis, one man in a maroon shirt with hands folded in anjali, and women in white saris watch and reach out. Orange flags line the grounds beyond, and rows of chairs are visible in the dark distance.2010-01-10August 05 20092009-08-05December 20 20112011-12-20Night outdoor satsang at a public ground lit by tall floodlights, with a crowd seated on the lawn and rows of orange flags in the background. In the foreground, a figure in orange robes and an orange headwrap sits on a gold-trimmed seat beside a flower-decorated table, holding fruit and presenting items to seated devotees. Nearby, a man in an orange robe with a saffron-and-maroon shawl and a rudraksha-style necklace sits among devotees in white shirts, and a girl in a braid and yellow clothing sits in the front row.2010-01-10December 20 20112011-12-20Night outdoor event photographed under stage lights, with a large crowd visible in the background. In the foreground, a man in a bright orange turban and orange robe, with long wavy hair and a rudraksha-style necklace, leans forward on a raised platform, smiling and reaching toward a crowd of devotees. Beside him, another man in orange robes stands close. Around them, men in white shirts and women in white and yellow saris lean in, some with hands extended. A tray of apples and fruit sits on the platform edge with a string of beads. Probable Swamiji: the orange-robed figure in the turban, identified by distinctive long hair, orange turban and orange robes, is seated on the platform receiving devotees.2010-01-10