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December 29 2008

Wide view inside a white tented hall during a large seated gathering. Hundreds of people in white clothes sit on the floor facing a stage draped in blue with a banner reading Brahmotsav. Men in white shirts, many wearing lanyards and rudraksha-style beads, fill the foreground, while women in white saris and a few in orange sit near drummers playing barrel drums. A cameraman in an orange-and-white outfit stands at center. Colourful striped pillars line the ceiling and confetti lies scattered on the floor.

A 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.

Wide view from the back of a large white tent hall filled with rows of white plastic chairs and a dense audience of devotees, mostly in white clothes, many seen from behind. Colourful striped and patterned cloth banners with tassels hang from the tent ceiling. At the front, a decorated altar stage is lit in green and warm light, with a deity murti and a yellow-and-red ornamental backdrop bearing a Shiva-linga symbol and crescent moon motifs. On the right, a raised blue-draped stage has a few seated people in white and orange clothing near a microphone setup. A banner reads Parayotsav. The scene appears to be a festival programme or satsang session.

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A large photograph of a crowded hall during a celebration, with hundreds of devotees seated on the floor in white clothing. Most men wear white shirts with lanyards and rudraksha-style beaded malas, and many women wear white saris. Several men in white dhoti stand near the back and sides, one in an orange shawl. Bare-chested men sit at the lower left, and a drummer with a drum is visible at the left edge. Overhead, decorated pillars with bright patterned fabric line the white tent ceiling, with a wall clock, stage screen and a large red banner reading Nithyanandam on the back wall. Confetti-like colored bits lie on the floor and shoulders.

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.

A large indoor hall with a white tent-like ceiling and hanging colourful patterned cylindrical banners in yellow, red and blue. Hundreds of seated devotees, mostly men in white shirts and white dhotis with black or white neck cords, sit in rows on mats facing a stage area at the far end. A framed deity painting and a backdrop with a purple banner are visible on the left wall. Some participants have hands folded in prayer. A tall figure in white stands near the stage at the upper right, and a camera on a tripod is set up in the foreground at left.

Large indoor satsang hall under a white tent canopy with colourful woven hanging banners. Hundreds of devotees sit cross-legged on the floor in white and orange and yellow clothing, many wearing orange or yellow shawls. At the front left, a woman in white with an orange shawl stands near a raised stage with a blue cloth and orange chairs. A red banner reads Nithyanandam on the back wall. A man in orange seated at the far right on an orange cloth appears to be leading the gathering.

December 25 2008

A large indoor hall with a white fabric ceiling and tall decorative fabric hangings in blue, red and yellow with gold tassels hanging from the ceiling. A dense crowd of devotees, mostly women and men in white clothes, sits cross-legged on the floor facing forward, with many with hands folded in prayer. A video camera on a tripod stands among them. Near the right side, a figure in orange robes stands beside a man in white with a white shawl, and several standing attendants in white are visible at the back. A woman in a yellow sari stands near the center. The people in the back and sides are partly obscured by the crowd.

A large indoor hall with white walls and a white tent-style ceiling hung with colourful striped cloth banners. Many people sit on the floor in white clothes, while rows of seated devotees in white, some with orange shawls, face a performance area at the front. Musicians in white stand near a turquoise backdrop, one playing a drum. In the foreground a bald man wears an orange robe and a woman wears an orange and cream sari beside rows of white plastic chairs. Children in green and white clothes sit among the audience.