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January 20 20192019-01-20A large open-air pavilion with a colourful canopy of red, orange, yellow and green fabric draped over a red carpet. Dozens of devotees sit cross-legged on the carpet, many in white clothes, with women in saris and children among them. At the front, a raised stage with red and white striped sides and an orange-draped seat holds a figure in orange robes seated at a microphone, with other robed attendants beside him. Flower garlands and a few offerings sit near the stage, and a framed deity image stands at the left side of the pavilion. Some attendees carry water bottles and fruit plates in front of them.2008-12-24A photograph of a seated congregation in a tented hall during a satsang-style gathering. Thirty-plus devotees in white garments sit cross-legged on colourful striped woven mats facing a raised stage. On the stage, a figure in saffron-orange robes sits on an ornate golden throne with a red cushion, flanked by flower arrangements and a golden canopy. Several saffron-robed monks sit on chairs at the left edge. Hanging decorative banners with geometric patterns in blue, yellow and red line the tent ceiling, and a blue drape and camera tripod appear at the right. The central figure on the throne shows distinctive orange clothing but the face and appearance are too small and uncertain to confirm the identity.2008-12-25April 09 20172017-04-09December 25 20082008-12-25A large tented hall with white canvas ceiling and bunting of woven panels with elephant motifs and yellow tassels hanging from the poles. Hundreds of devotees, mostly men in white clothes, sit cross-legged on colourful striped mats facing a stage. On the stage at the far end, a seated figure in orange-and-gold clothing sits before a large backdrop portrait of a man with long dark hair, with floral and ritual arrangements in front of it. Red and white garlands line the stage and tent poles. Crowd is seated in rows from the foreground to the back of the hall.2007-02-15A large tented hall with a stage at the front draped in dark maroon curtains and gold trim. On the stage, a figure in orange robes sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne backed by a golden arch. Rows of people in white clothes and some in orange sit on striped mats on the floor facing the stage. Several monks in saffron/orange robes sit on chairs to the left. Colourful painted pillars with folk-art patterns hang from the tent ceiling.2008-12-25December 29 20082008-12-29December 25 20082008-12-25February 24 20072007-02-24April 09 20172017-04-09Outdoor festival scene under a large canopy with red, orange and green fabric valances supported by tall poles. Many devotees sit on red mats in white clothes, some in saffron or orange, with women in white saris and girls with braids in the front rows. On a raised stage at the back, several figures in white and saffron stand near a deity murti and a decorated platform, with a loudspeaker on the left and a sign reading Eshwara Temple above the stage. Palm trees and a white building frame the open ground in the background.2008-12-24