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December 28 2008

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A large crowd fills a tented hall under white fabric ceiling with hanging cylindrical banners decorated with elephant motifs and yellow tassels. Many devotees in white clothes stand and face the front, including children in white, women in saris, and a few in orange and yellow. A blue draped backdrop with a partial banner reading "...ratsav 2009" sits at the far end, and a small shrine-like display is visible on the right wall. In the foreground, an older man in white with a rudraksha-style mala stands beside a young boy in white with a beaded mala. No figure in the foreground is clearly identifiable as a person.2008-12-28A large crowd of devotees fills a decorated pandal during Brahmotsav celebrations. Many people wear white ritual clothing, with some in orange, pink, purple and turquoise salwar or saree. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands near the centre, and a younger man in white with an orange shawl is in the foreground holding a white cloth bundle. Colourful cylindrical hanging decorations with tassels hang from the tent ceiling, and a framed portrait hangs on the back wall. Yellow floor markings run through the aisle. Several people wear rudraksha or bead necklaces.2007-12-27Photograph of a large crowd seated and standing inside a white tented pavilion during a festival evening. Hanging from the ceiling are many tall cylindrical decorative banners in red, yellow, blue and green with painted motifs and orange fringes. Most attendees wear white clothing, with some in orange, purple and blue. A central man in white with a long white shirt and beaded necklace stands with arms raised near a floor of red carpet and yellow floor markings. A camera on a tripod stands at left and a blue draped backdrop appears at right. Several hundred people fill the hall.2007-12-27December 28 20082008-12-28A wide photograph inside a tented hall with colourful striped hanging banners and white poles overhead. A large crowd of devotees in mostly white clothing, with some in orange, blue and lavender, stands and sits on a red carpet and bare floor marked with yellow lines. Many wear white shawls and rudraksha-style necklaces. Near the right edge, a robed figure in white with an orange wrap sits beside a blue draped dais with a small table. In the foreground, a man in white raises his arms toward the front. A tripod stands at left and a small bamboo stand at lower right. +1 copiesDecember 22 20102010-12-22A large crowd of devotees seated on the floor of a hall under a corrugated roof with exposed lights and fans. Most people wear white clothes, with several women in yellow, green and orange saris. Tall painted cylindrical pillars with white birds, red and yellow floral motifs stand among them. At the far right a bald man in white dhoti sits near the pillars. Many are seated in rows, facing the front of the hall during an evening gathering.2007-02-16A photograph inside a large white tented hall decorated with hanging striped cloth banners in red, green, and orange. Seated devotees fill orange and yellow mats on the floor, several women in yellow and orange dress and others in white. In the centre, a standing group of men and women in white and orange garments with marigold garlands around their necks stands facing the front. A tall dark-haired man in a white kurta is at the front right, and a bearded man in a white robe stands near him. Behind them a small altar with a framed deity image sits near a wall, and a seated speaker in white is at the left with a large altar picture of a goddess to the left edge. Some participants wear orange sashes. Loudspeakers hang from the tent frame.2009-11-16A large indoor hall with a white draped ceiling and tall vertical banners decorated with colourful geometric patterns hanging from it. A dense crowd of devotees fills the space: many women wear white or cream sarees with gold borders, some in yellow, orange and red sarees, and several men wear white. In the foreground a man in saffron/orange robes with a sash stands near an orange-draped stage area, and a woman in white with a yellow shawl stands nearby. Some seated devotees sit on orange cloth-covered platforms. A photographer with a camera is visible at right. Several hundred people are visible.2010-07-24December 23 20082008-12-23A wide photograph of a large hall filled with a dense crowd of devotees, mostly women in white, cream and yellow saris and salwar, with some men in white kurtas. Tall decorated pillars wrapped in colourful patterns with orange tassels line the white draped ceiling. Near the front, a man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala stands among devotees, and a woman in orange and yellow sits at an orange-draped table. A videographer with a camera stands at the centre, and a stage with a backdrop is visible at the far end.2010-07-24October 23 20102010-10-23 +1 copies