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A large outdoor pandal with a red and gold patterned fabric canopy hangs overhead, edged with striped bunting. Beneath it, a dense crowd of men in white clothes sits on a white floor facing a raised stage. The stage is framed by gold-foil panels and an ornate golden arch, with a decorated seated deity murti at the centre and framed portraits on an easel to the left. Several people in white stand near the stage, and a woman in orange clothing stands at the left edge. A microphone stand appears at the right.

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July 21 20052005-07-21A large outdoor pandal with a red patterned canopy edged in multicolored stripes covers a gathering of a very large crowd, mostly people dressed in white, seated on the ground facing a raised stage. The stage has golden side panels and a golden arched shrine with a seated figure in the centre, surrounded by garlands and flags. Several people in white stand near the stage edges, and a child with braids and flowers sits in the foreground. A deity murti is enthroned on the stage. Bright white sheeting and a steel frame structure surround the scene.2005-07-21July 21 20052005-07-21 +1 copiesJuly 21 20052005-07-21 +1 copiesJuly 21 20052005-07-21 +2 copiesJuly 21 20052005-07-21 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph of a ceremony under a large red canopy with patterned fabric and striped bunting edges. On a raised red-carpeted platform in front of a gold-foil backdrop, a seated figure in orange robes sits on an ornate throne with garlands, flanked by people in orange and white. Standing and kneeling devotees in white dhotis and shawls, some with hands folded in anjali, line the left side. Brass lamps, flower garlands, a silver tray and a white-draped table with offerings sit before the dais. A bright yellow frame and a shrine-like arch decorate the right side.2005-07-21 +1 copiesA large outdoor gathering under a red and maroon canopy with patterned fabric and colourful streamers. Many devotees dressed in white sit in rows on the ground, while several people in white stand near a golden shrine structure with an arched niche and a golden backdrop. A man in a grey shirt and jeans stands among them, and a woman in a white sari stands beside a young girl in white. A bamboo scaffold and palm trees appear at left, and a white-clad figure tends the altar area at right.2005-07-21September 11 20152015-09-11July 21 20052005-07-21 +1 copiesApril 20 20132013-04-20July 21 20052005-07-21