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December 20 2018

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A large open-sided golden pavilion hall with a red steel roof frame and gold-painted pillars hung with colourful striped banners. Hundreds of seated attendees, mostly men in white, fill the floor and rows in front of a gold golden railing with trishul-topped finials. At the far end a golden shrine with a deity murti sits under a gold canopy, flanked by two large screens showing a crowd, and the background is trees. Many women in saffron, purple and patterned saris sit toward the right. Framed photos hang on the pillars.2018-12-20 +1 copiesA large open-sided golden pavilion at an outdoor temple site where many devotees sit on the floor facing a shrine with a gilded canopy and a deity murti. Most attendees wear white, blue, red and patterned kurtas and saris; one woman in the front left wears orange. Golden trishul staffs and kalasha-topped poles line the left side, and two large screens hang overhead showing images of the event. Saffron, red and multicoloured fabric banners hang from the ceiling beams. No individual is clearly identifiable as a specific person in this view.2018-12-20 +1 copiesDecember 02 20162016-12-02A large seated congregation of women fills a golden-pillared temple hall at Adi Kailaasa, Bengaluru. Rows of devotees sit cross-legged on the floor in white, red, green and teal salwar and saree-style outfits, many wearing name badges and rudraksha or bead necklaces. Ornate gold-finished pillars with hanging colourful tassels frame the space, and a deity shrine with a small murti stands on the left, with rows of ornate golden ritual lamps lining the right side. No individual presiding figure is clearly visible in this wide shot.2018-12-20 +1 copiesJuly 09 20152015-07-09Large indoor puja hall under white draped fabric with a gold ornate canopy and colourful parasols. A seated figure in orange-saffron clothing with a garland sits centrally on a gold throne-like seat flanked by golden lion-like guardians, with a small golden deity murti above. Hundreds of seated participants in orange and saffron robes and white dhotis, many bare-chested with sacred markings, press palms together and hold lit oil lamps. A long line of banana-leaf food offerings runs along the right side, and women in colourful saris sit among the crowd. Kalasha pots and brass lamps stand at the front.2016-12-18A large crowd of mostly bare-chested male devotees sits closely packed on mats in a tented hall during an evening gathering. Many wear white dhotis and sacred threads, and several have rudraksha malas with red beads around their necks. Behind them, a golden shrine area displays ornate gilded canopies, a golden palanquin-style structure, a deity murti, and brightly coloured floral decorations. No individual figure can be identified as a person from the visible cues here, and the scene shows a satsang or ritual assembly seen from behind the audience.2016-12-07July 17 20162016-07-17A photograph of a satsang inside a richly decorated temple hall with gilded lion-figure pillars and an ornate golden canopy. A seated figure in the centre wears a red and gold turban, a gold necklace and a red garment, backed by a heavy garland of yellow, green and red flowers and a golden throne-like structure. Flanking the central figure are painted and gilded deity sculptures, including one holding a trident. Around 20 devotees sit on a red-draped platform with their backs to the camera, mostly in white clothes, one woman in a yellow blouse and white sari, and a man in a lavender shirt. Brass offering plates sit at the front edge of the platform.2015-07-31A photograph of a large tented ritual hall with a gold-ornate shrine backdrop holding several deity murtis and a golden palanquin-style canopy at right. A shirtless young priest in white dhoti kneels at left beside brass bowls, flowers and an offering tray, performing abhishekam-style worship. A woman in a brown patterned dress stands near the centre holding up a flower-decorated heart-shaped garland panel. Rows of seated devotees in white, saffron and purple clothing fill the floor, several with folded hands, and ceiling lamps hang overhead. No one clearly identifiable as a person is visible in the scene, so the a person field is set to none.2016-12-02December 02 20162016-12-02September 26 20172017-09-26 +1 copies