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Outdoor photo of a devotional gathering under a large canopy with pink-trimmed silver tarpaulin, ceiling fans and string lights. Many devotees sit on mats and cloth in white dhotis, white saris and a green sari, with long braids and some gold-bordered white clothing, facing a raised stage. On the stage a seated figure in red and gold sits on an ornate golden throne-like seat, flanked by decorated deity murti and floral offerings, with lit lamps in front. A person in orange stands at a camera on the left side of the stage. Colourful lights hang across the back altar area.

Night outdoor satsang photographed from behind a large seated crowd on the ground. Many attendees wear white traditional clothes and have long braids decorated with flowers; some wear coloured blouses or saris and a few men are bare-chested. On a raised stage under lights, a central figure sits on a gold-decorated throne with a red cushion and garlands, while a figure in saffron/orange clothes wearing a flower garland stands at left and another stands near the stage edge. Behind them hangs a gold draped backdrop with coloured fairy lights and a Buddhist-style flag arrangement. Camera tripods and speakers are visible at the sides.

Night outdoor gathering under a white canopy at a temple-like pavilion with a stone shrine holding a deity murti decorated with green and red backdrop and garlands. Dozens of devotees sit on the ground in white dhotis and saris, many women with long braids and flowers in their hair, while bare-chested men sit at the left. Several people in orange and saffron robes sit at the right near camera stands. Two large statues of standing figures draped with garlands flank the stage, and a seated figure in red and gold sits before the shrine on a raised platform. A signboard reading Kalpavriksha is visible at upper left. Speakers and tripod cameras are set up for the satsang.

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July 06 2015

A night-time outdoor ritual scene in front of a stone shrine housing a decorated deity murti garlanded with flowers, with a red and gold figure and a dark drape framing it. Two brass lamps stand on the platform. A large crowd of devotees sits on the ground in front, mostly dressed in white, with women in long braids and some in pink and yellow. Two painted cylindrical pillars with geometric patterns and a bird motif flank the shrine under a metal-frame roof with a string of lights. Near the shrine, a figure in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair sits at the front, a person by appearance and cues: long swept-back hair and orange clothing, seated while a priest in white stands nearby. The setting appears to be a Shivaratri night puja.

A photograph of an evening event in a large white tent hung with colourful striped and patterned banners. Rows of seated devotees, most in white clothes, fill the foreground on white plastic chairs and colourful striped mats. On a raised blue-draped stage, two dancers in yellow and orange costumes perform while musicians sit beside them. Behind the stage, a figure in orange robes sits on a throne before a garlanded deity murti and floral decorations. Lights and speakers hang from metal scaffolding.

January 01 2008

July 08 2017

Indoor tented hall during an evening programme with seated audience on striped woven mats. In the foreground, many devotees in white clothing sit cross-legged facing a stage. On the left stage, a figure in red-orange robes sits on a golden throne framed by a floral garland arch, with a small offering table nearby; the person's face and appearance are too distant to confirm identity. On the right stage, two dancers in ornate white and gold costumes perform before a row of seated musicians with drums and instruments against a blue drape. Decorative hanging banners in red, yellow and blue decorate the ceiling. A lit stage with spotlights and a camera on a tripod are visible.

Outdoor temple ceremony under a canopy of red, orange, yellow and green draped fabric. Dozens of devotees in white clothes sit on red mats in rows, many with hands pressed in anjali. On a raised red-and-white striped platform, a figure in orange robes sits before a puja arrangement of fruit and flowers, with a standing devotee in white nearby. Behind, a deity murti stands in an alcove decorated with garlands, and a sign reads Sri Aandeshwara Temple. The orange-robed figure's identity cannot be confirmed from appearance, so this is recorded as unsure.