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A crowded indoor hall with polished white floors, where many people in white clothes move about, some dancing or stretching with arms raised. A young boy in white with a yellow belt gestures in the foreground, and a man in a red shawl stands beside him. A woman in a flowing white outfit with a red shawl and a rudraksha-style necklace is at right. Behind them, a large banner shows a bearded figure in orange robes and a turban, with orange and yellow fabric hangings overhead. A video camera is visible at the lower left. a person's presence is not clearly established in this scene.

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June 22 20092009-06-22Indoor hall with white walls, hanging ceiling fans and tall pillars wrapped in yellow and multicoloured patterned cloth. A large crowd in white ritual clothing and saffron-yellow scarves stands and sways with raised arms, singing or celebrating. Men in white kurtas and dhotis are prominent in the foreground, with a man in orange-saffron clothing among them. Women in colourful saris and salwar kameez stand and sit on the floor at left, and seated devotees with rudraksha malas and yellow-orange shawls are at lower centre. A lanyard-badged volunteer and devotees in white are scattered through the crowd.2009-06-22A large hall with cream walls, rows of ceiling lights and framed devotional pictures lining the walls. A crowd of many people in white clothing, with some in saffron-orange, fills the floor and moves energetically. Several young men in white dhotis with gold borders and orange cloths dance with raised arms, while many in white kurtas and shirts clap and sway. A man in a purple shirt stands near the center, and a gilded ornate palanquin or ratha stands at the right edge. The scene looks like a group devotional dance or celebration.2016-09-26September 26 20162016-09-26September 26 20162016-09-26A photograph of a large hall filled with a dense crowd of devotees dressed mostly in white, with a few in orange and saffron, many moving or dancing in an open floor area. A man in orange robes with a shaved head stands near a camera on a tripod in the foreground, and a man in a purple shawl stands in the middle distance. Gold deity shrines and framed religious pictures line the pink walls, with red drapes and bright ceiling lights overhead. Many people wear white garments, and some wear garlands and beaded necklaces.2016-09-26October 09 20162016-10-09A large hall filled with a dense, energetic crowd of devotees dancing and raising their arms, with haze or smoke drifting through the air. Most are dressed in white kurtas and white clothes, while several in the foreground wear saffron-orange cloths and some carry red or orange sashes. A few men have long hair and wear orange garments. Ornate golden decorative items and orange umbrella-like canopies appear at the right edge, and large framed pictures hang on the walls. The scene conveys a lively collective ritual or satsang celebration. The crowd is too large and dense to count precisely, and no single figure is clearly identifiable as a person.2016-09-30November 21 20112011-11-21September 26 20162016-09-26A large hall with pale walls, ceiling fans and tiled floor shows a dense crowd of devotees in white ritual clothing, many with orange or red shawls and red-orange sashes at the waist, several wearing lanyards. Figures in the foreground lean forward mid-motion, one bare-chested man holds a long braided rope, and others raise arms. Behind them stands an ornate shrine decorated with colourful umbrellas and a deity murti. A framed image hangs on the left wall. Several people are visible; no figure qualifies as a person candidate from the visible cues.2016-10-10June 22 20092009-06-22