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A photograph of a large indoor event hall with a crowd of attendees in foreground, many in white and red clothing. On a raised red-carpeted stage a large dark statue of a multi-armed deity sits on a rock-like base in front of a blue starry backdrop screen. Around the stage are brass trident-topped stands and cooling fans. A man in white dhoti and shawl stands at the center near a seated figure in orange-red clothing, with two people in white saris and white attire near them, and performers in orange garments at the right edge. A camera on a crane is visible at right. Several people appear to be in the foreground crowd, with a young child in white at left.

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December 02 20162016-12-02Photograph of a large ceremonial hall during a Sadashivoham event, with a crowd of devotees filling the foreground. At the centre, a figure with long hair in a red-orange garment sits on a raised red-draped platform before a large dark stone deity murti with multiple arms and a bright blue backdrop. A man in white ceremonial dress stands beside him and another attendant in white leans in. Golden trident-topped stands line the stage, with pedestal fans and a camera on a crane at right. a person: the seated figure has long swept-back hair and saffron-orange ceremonial clothing, consistent with the event's abhishekam setting. Many attendees wear white, orange and red.2016-12-02December 02 20162016-12-02December 02 20162016-12-02A large crowd gathers in a gold-draped hall before a dark backdrop and a large bronze deity murti of a multi-armed form seated atop a rock-like pedestal. At the centre, a man with a red turban and orange-red robe, wearing a heavy garland and ceremonial necklaces, stands on a raised golden seat with a tiger-skin-like cloth. Around him, men in white dhotis and shawls, some bare-chested, hold tall trident staffs, and women in colourful saris and salwars reach toward the centre. Foreground devotees in white and orange stand close together. A camera rig is visible at right.2016-12-02A photograph of a large stage event with a dark star-field backdrop and a large stone Shiva-type murti with a cobra hood above a pedestal. On the red-draped stage, a man in a white dhoti and gold-trimmed shawl stands before a seated person in saffron and red garments, while another man in white kneels and a woman in white and red is nearby; trident standards flank the platform. A dense audience in the foreground, many in white and pastel clothes, watches. A film camera on a crane is at right. The visible stage figures are not confidently matched to any identity, so no candidate is asserted.2016-12-02December 02 20162016-12-02A large stage event with a dramatic red, pink and blue swirling backdrop. A tall dark stone sculpture of a multi-armed deity murti with a cobra hood stands behind a central figure seated on a gold throne, wearing an orange head wrap, rudraksha-style beaded garlands and a red-and-orange garment. Several women in colourful saris and dresses approach the throne, some with hands raised. Men in white dhotis and shawls stand along the left side holding ceremonial tridents and kalasha-style staffs, and a camera crew with a boom is on the right. A dense crowd in white, orange and dark clothing fills the foreground, many with hands raised.2016-12-02December 02 20162016-12-02December 02 20162016-12-02A large crowd of devotees, many in white and yellow clothing, fills the foreground with arms raised toward a stage. On the stage a central figure in orange and red garments with a garland and a crown sits on a gold throne, flanked by a row of attendants in white and cream dhotis holding golden ritual staffs and trishula tridents. Behind them stands a large dark statue of a multi-armed deity seated on a pedestal, under a backdrop of swirling red, orange and purple light patterns. Spotlights and a camera crew are visible at the right edge. The gathering suggests a darshan or satsang setting. Visible people include the devotees and the figures on stage.2016-12-02A photograph of a ceremonial abhishekam at an indoor stage with red carpet and warm stage lighting. A large dark stone deity murti with a multi-hooded serpent canopy stands at the right against a blue-lit backdrop. Priests in white dhotis and shawls kneel and stand around a brass kalasha and oil lamp, performing the ritual. Devotees in saris, kurtas and a child in white stand in a line at the right, watching. A man at the centre wears an orange turban and a rudraksha mala and is seated on a rug, but his appearance is not a clear identifying match, so no a person identification is made. Brass trident-topped stands surround the platform.2016-12-02