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A large outdoor ritual gathering under a white and purple tent canopy. Many women seated on red mats and green carpet, dressed in white saris with yellow or orange shawls, sit before brass plates and small offering bowls of fruit, flowers and sweets. Several hold their palms together in prayer. Purple drapes, a loudspeaker tower and a decorated backdrop frame the scene, with more seated rows visible in the background.

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A large outdoor gathering under a red and white striped tent canopy, with a purple drape hung at right. Seated on a red carpet in the foreground, many men wear white kurtas and yellow shawls, and several women wear orange saris. A woman in orange sits at right with hands pressed together. Brass plates with fruit, flowers and small lamps sit on the carpet in front of them, alongside plastic containers. A cameraman on a tripod stands at left near a black speaker, and the audience stretches back across the tent.2010-01-01A large crowd of women sits cross-legged on a red carpet inside a tented hall at a person Spurana programme. Most wear white saris and white dresses, while a few wear pink, red, blue and cream. Several hold small metal plates with flower petals and offerings in their laps. Behind them, rows of seated participants stretch back under white draped ceilings, and a man in white stands at the right edge near a white-covered table. A woman in a red blouse and white sari sits at the left foreground.2006-12-17A seated group of devotees eats from metal thalis on a red mat during a ritual meal. Most wear white or cream dhotis and sarees with gold borders, and many wear rudraksha malas. A woman in a green-and-white saree and a man in a white shirt eat with their hands; a woman in a white saree with gold border eats from a bowl. A man in a maroon shirt with a tilak sits in the foreground. Behind them, decorated deity murtis in yellow and gold cloth stand on a table with floral offerings, and children sit among the crowd. Roughly a dozen or more people are visible.2016-12-18February 18 20162016-02-18 +1 copiesJanuary 13 20152015-01-13December 27 20072007-12-27 +1 copiesA large white event tent with red and white striped valances hosts a ritual gathering on a red carpet over green matting. Hundreds of devotees sit in rows, mostly men in white kurta-style clothing with yellow shawls and some in red or orange, many holding brass plates and small oil lamps. At the right, a long table holds ritual items, and several sannyasis in saffron-orange robes stand at the far right, one with a shaved head. A hanging purple cloth drapes from the tent frame in the centre. Some attendees wear rudraksha malas. Oil lamps and brass plates suggest a puja or aarti in progress.2010-01-01A large hall with a red carpet and white runner where many women sit in rows on the floor eating a communal meal served on fresh green banana leaves. In the foreground a woman in white garments and a white hair net leans forward to handle food on her leaf, beside water bottles. A woman in a purple saree and gold jewellery carries a steel bucket down the row, while other attendants in white dhotis or saris and white hair nets work at serving tables at the back. Many participants wear saris and salwar kameez in yellow, orange, pink and teal. A small girl in green sits at left. The scene reads as an annadan style community meal.2016-12-21February 07 20132013-02-07A seated group of devotees fills a large tent with green mats and orange-red walls and drapes. Men in white dhotis and white shirts, some with shaved heads and white sacred threads, sit cross-legged with eyes closed or hands folded in prayer. Women wear white saris with orange-red shawls, and one woman in a red and gold sari sits with palms joined. Brass puja plates, small oil lamps, kumkum and flowers are arranged on orange cloths in front of them. Two monks in orange robes sit at the right edge. A yellow-orange flag hangs at left and a small screen stands at the back.2013-02-07A large group of women and girls sits cross-legged in rows on mats across a tiled hall, eating from brass plates on orange and red cloths. Many wear white or cream sarees and dresses with yellow or orange shawls, and some wear green or pink. Small brass lamps, bowls and banana-leaf or food plates lie before them. Two women in orange and cream sit on chairs at the back wall, and maroon curtains and folded striped mats line the room.2011-10-03Women in white saris with red shawls sit cross-legged on red mats in a hall with red curtains, seated in rows during a ritual. In the foreground, a woman with long hair and a red shawl sits with palms joined in front of her chest; nearby, another woman in white holds a small object in her hands. Brass and silver puja plates with flowers, fruit, sweets, small oil lamps and a pair of orange-trimmed sandals are arranged on the floor before them, and a folded orange cloth lies at the lower left. Many more devotees fill the background rows. No a person candidate is visible.2013-07-20