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November 26 20092009-11-26November 26 20092009-11-26February 05 20102010-02-05A photograph of an indoor event at night. On the left, a man with long dark hair swept back wears a saffron-orange sleeveless garment and a leopard-print shawl over his shoulder, seated on a raised platform. He holds out a white cloth bag embroidered with a gold motif toward an older man on the right, who has a white beard, glasses, a gold wristwatch and a ring, wears white clothing, and sits with palms pressed together in greeting. In front of them lie apples, wrapped chocolate candies and a water bottle on a cloth. Behind them, a crowd of devotees stands in white and yellow garments, and a tall decorated pillar with orange and white banding rises in the background.2010-02-12Two men in saffron-orange robes stand and sit on a red-carpeted stage at an outdoor convention tent. The seated man on the left wears a sleeveless orange garment and a rudraksha mala, and reaches toward the standing man, who wears a longer orange wrap with maroon trim, a wristwatch and rings, and holds his hands together near a tray of red flower petals or offerings. A large crowd of seated devotees fills the background, with red plastic chairs, white drapes and a striped canopy overhead. A bare-armed attendant with rudraksha bracelets is in the foreground.2009-11-26Night photograph of an outdoor darshan on a raised stage. A figure in saffron-orange sleeveless garment and an orange turban with long dark hair sits at left, extending both hands to pass a small brass or gold vessel to a young man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala. Nearby, men in white shirts and white dhotis and women in white saris stand or sit. A tray of mangoes and sweets sits in the lower foreground. Red chairs fill the empty audience area, and illuminated towers glow in the background.2010-01-19Indoor photograph before a deep red velvet curtain. A seated figure on an orange velvet throne-style chair with long, swept-back dark hair wears orange robes and a long rudraksha mala, smiling as he receives an offering of yellow flowers or fruit and a small object from a shaved-headed devotee in orange robes with a peach shawl draped over his shoulders. A standing man in white with an orange scarf watches behind, and another person in white with an orange sash is partly visible at the left edge. A white pedestal with a small red-lined tray sits between them.2010-07-02 +1 copiesNight outdoor gathering under bright floodlights on an open ground with a large crowd of devotees behind. In the foreground, a person in an orange saffron turban and orange robe stands at a raised red-and-white table heaped with apples and oranges, handing fruit toward people. Nearby, a man in an orange shawl and a woman in a yellow shawl receive fruit, while a man in white kurta with an orange scarf and a young man with long curly hair in white with an orange stole walk past. Red trays hold sweets and small bottles. Several onlookers in white, cream and orange clothing stand at the edges.2010-01-09Indoor satsang scene in a hall with dark red curtains. In the foreground left, a long-haired man in an orange sleeveless top and orange shawl sits on a red zebra-patterned cushion, smiling, with a red tray holding rudraksha malas and small items in front of him. Standing at right, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti with an orange shawl raises both palms upward in a gesture of greeting or blessing. Behind them, a white floor fan stands near a seated figure in white with an orange shawl, and other devotees sit on the floor. Two heads are visible at the bottom right foreground, one with a hair clip. A visible person in orange stands in the background. The seated long-haired man in orange, with long hair tied back and swept behind the head, is a probable Swamiji candidate by appearance, with orange clothing, rudraksha malas and a seated position on a cushion.2012-04-22 +1 copiesNight outdoor event on an open ground lit by tall floodlights, with a large crowd of devotees in white and saffron stretching into the darkness. In the foreground, a figure in orange robes and a saffron-and-orange turban stands at a raised wooden platform under a white canopy, accepting or distributing fruit from a red-rimmed tray holding apples and oranges. A bald man in an orange shawl with a beaded mala stands behind him. Devotees in white shirts and dhotis, and women in sarees, line up to approach the platform. A small monitor sits on the stand beside vermilion-marked offerings and bangles. Pale beige and orange tones dominate. The scene suggests a satsang or darshan gathering.2010-01-09A seated figure in an orange sleeveless garment with long dark wavy hair sits on a red cushioned seat beside an ornate gold throne with carved floral and lion motifs. A bald man in white ritual clothes with a rudraksha mala and gold-bordered white cloth smiles and reaches toward the seated figure's extended hands over a wooden table holding a brass tray with a red fruit, marigold petals and purple flowers. A woman in a yellow blouse with a red bindi watches in the background, along with another person in white and a man in white with a gold necklace at the left edge. A green foliage backdrop and dark blue curtain complete the setting, with a purple logo in the upper left corner.2010-09-11April 01 20122012-04-01