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September 14 2006

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A large crowd fills a white tented hall at night, with many people standing close together in dense rows. Most wear white or pale clothing, while others wear yellow, orange, green and pink saris and salwar. Some raise their hands, and a few appear to be clapping or holding up objects. Strings of yellow and red bunting hang from the tent poles, and green banners with yellow sunflower motifs line the back wall. Overhead fluorescent tube lights and stage lamps light the scene.2006-09-17A large crowd of devotees sits on the ground under a yellow and white striped tent canopy supported by orange-painted poles. Most attendees wear saris, salwar kameez and shawls in red, pink, orange, yellow, green and white, with many women's heads covered by dupattas. Some men in white kurtas and dhotis sit among them, and a few people stand near the back by the draped red and white backdrop. Bright haze from the lit far end washes out the background. The setting resembles a large outdoor satsang or discourse gathering, with the speaker's position not visible in the frame.December 14 20072007-12-14A large crowd fills a night-lit pandal with white tent canopy, yellow and red fringed edging and rows of sunflower banners. Many people in white shirts and trousers and in saris and salwar kameez stand and sit closely packed, some with hands raised or pressed together. A man in a white shirt crouches near a prone figure on the red carpet at left. Several women in bright saris sit in the foreground. At the far back, a framed portrait is displayed above the stage area, but no clearly visible person can be identified as a person. Overhead fluorescent tubes light the scene.2006-09-17Large crowd of devotees fills a white tented pavilion under bright stage lights at a Jayanti celebration. Most people in the foreground face the stage, many with hands raised or clapping, in white, red, yellow and green clothing. A few figures in white dhotis and kurtas stand near the back, and a person in orange near the right edge. The tent fabric is draped with white scalloped valances. A green spotlight glows at right. The image is a photograph of an event gathering, with many attendees in the crowd and too many to count precisely.2009-01-01A large crowd of women seated on the floor under a white tented pavilion with blue trim, lit by overhead lights and ceiling fans. Most wear saris in pink, green, red, yellow, white and orange, and several have name badges pinned to their clothes. Rows of seated attendees stretch back toward white walls and banners, with a few men in white visible in the background. Garlands of marigolds hang from the tent ceiling.2007-12-11February 15 20092009-02-15A large crowd of devotees fills a decorated tent hall with a white fabric ceiling and hanging striped and tasselled banners in orange, yellow and maroon. Many men and women wear white ritual clothing, some with rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, while others wear pink, purple, blue, orange and green saris, salwars and dresses. Children in white and pink stand among adults near a yellow-lined floor area. A dim, smoky haze hangs over the gathering, with a backdrop of framed pictures and a central panel on the wall behind them. The scene suggests a Brahmotsav celebration day, with the crowd standing close together and facing toward the front.2007-12-27A large outdoor pavilion under white tent canopy filled with a dense audience seated on red-cushioned chairs and benches on green carpet. Most attendees wear white clothing, with some in saffron, orange, purple and pink saris and shirts. A blue pole wrapped in marigold garlands stands in the foreground beside a man with a walking stick. Stage decorations and a distant statue are visible at the far end.2009-01-01A photograph taken inside a large white marquee tent during a programme, with a long green carpet running down the centre aisle between two red-carpeted lanes. Hundreds of people line both sides, many with hands joined in namaskar, mostly young men in white shirts and dhotis on the left and women in white and coloured saris on the right. Near the middle of the aisle a figure in an orange-saffron robe walks toward the front, with another figure in white beside him. Yellow and red bunting drapes the tent ceiling, and decorative yellow-and-green banners with sunflower motifs line the sides, with lights and scaffolding overhead. Several hundred people are visible.2006-09-17January 01 20092009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01