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A large crowd of devotees sits on the floor of a tented hall facing a raised altar at the far end. Most wear white clothing; several women on the right wear coloured saris in teal, yellow and red. The altar is lit with oil lamps and a fire ritual is underway, with orange-robed priests seated at the platform and a backdrop painting of a deity behind them. Colourful fabric tassels hang from the tent poles, and a tall dark-skinned deity mural rises on the back wall. Smoke rises from the fire pit beside the altar.

July 17 2009

A wide photograph of a dimly lit hall filled with a dense audience seated in white clothes on chairs, viewed from the back. On a raised stage draped with gold and cream fabric and bordered in red, a figure sits in the centre near a decorated golden arch and a small lit shrine, with a microphone stand and speakers at the side. Ceiling fans hang from a ribbed ceiling, and a balcony railing runs along the back wall. A small banner hangs above the stage and framed devotional images line the side windows. The people are too small and dark to pick out individual features, and no a person appearance can be confirmed, so the role is left as a seated speaker on stage.

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A large hall filled with hundreds of seated devotees in white clothes, many men in white dhotis and shirts and women in white and colourful saris, facing a stage at the far end. A large ornate golden arch with a deity murti at its centre and a red draped curtain stands behind the stage, with brass kalasha-style pillars with lamps set along the front aisle. Ceiling fans, lights and framed banners line the walls. A figure is visible at the centre of the stage area near the murti, but their appearance is too small and distant to confirm any identity. The scene suggests a satsang or large congregational gathering.

Wide view of a large hall filled with a dense crowd of seated devotees, mostly men in white dhotis and shirts and women in white and colourful saris, facing a raised stage at the far end. A golden ornate backdrop with a radiating halo design frames the stage, with a red curtain on either side and projection screens showing images. Ceiling fans, fluorescent lights and framed pictures line the white walls. A small figure stands near the stage centre, but a clear identity cannot be established from the image alone.

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A large hall packed with seated devotees facing a distant stage framed by a golden arch-shaped backdrop with a deity murti at its centre, flanked by red curtains and portrait banners along the walls. Most attendees wear white ritual clothing, while women in saris of pink, red, yellow and green sit among them, several with orange flowers in their hair. In the foreground a child in a light blue shirt sits on the floor. A stage-side figure in orange appears far off, too small and indistinct to identify.

Photograph of an indoor event under a white tent-style canopy with hanging colourful decorative banners. Rows of audience members sit on white plastic chairs in the foreground, seen from behind and in silhouette. On a raised stage with a blue curtain and a painted backdrop of a golden deity murti in a glowing sky, several people in white and orange clothing stand in a line, some with hands together. A camera on a tripod is set up near the stage. The setting appears to be a satsang or discourse gathering. No individual on stage can be confidently identified as a person from appearance.

A large tented hall at night, photographed from behind a dense crowd seated on the floor. Many people in white clothing sit facing a raised stage decorated with hanging striped and tasselled banners in yellow, orange and blue. On the stage a deity murti sits within a golden canopy, framed by a draped backdrop. A figure in white stands near the stage beside the murti, and white-clad devotees are gathered around the platform. Bright overhead lights illuminate the tent poles. The scene appears to be a satsang or puja in progress, with more than twenty people visible.