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A large white tented hall filled with seated devotees in white plastic chairs, facing a stage at the front. Many women wear saris and salwar kameez in pink, blue, orange and green, and an older woman in a white sari sits at the right edge. Hanging from the tent ceiling are long decorative cloth banners in blue, yellow and red with elephant motifs. On the stage a figure in orange and white sits on a golden throne with a backdrop of red drapes, flanked by a large banner reading Dashara with a portrait of a figure in white. A deity murti and floral decorations sit at the left of the stage. Speakers hang from the poles and a camera stands on a tripod near the stage.

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A photograph taken from the back of a large tented hall filled with rows of white plastic chairs occupied by a dense audience of over a hundred seated people, mostly women and girls in saris and salwar kameez in yellow, orange, pink, green and blue, with some men in white shirts. The stage at the far end has a large backdrop banner reading Dashara, with a painted figure of a deity and a seated figure on an ornate golden throne. Colourful patterned hanging decorations with yellow tassels line the tent ceiling. People in saffron-coloured clothing sit near the stage. A few people in the foreground hold phones or cameras.2008-10-07October 03 20082008-10-03A large white tent hall filled with seated audience on white plastic chairs, facing a raised stage. Above the stage hangs a banner reading "Dasara" with a deity image and text about the divine mother. Central stage features a golden throne-like seat with a deity murti and flowers, flanked by portraits. Decorative hanging panels with elephant motifs and colourful tassels line the ceiling. Audience members wear white, saffron, blue and pink clothing; a few people sit near a side altar with lit lamps. Event appears to be a Navaratri celebration hall.2008-10-03October 06 20082008-10-06A large hall of seated devotees viewed from behind, most in white or pastel salwar and sari with long braids and some with flowers in their hair, sitting on white plastic chairs. Ahead, a stage with a banner reading Dashara 2008 shows large portraits of a figure with long hair and a saffron-robed figure. A figure in orange robes stands near a central raised seat, with a deity murti and decorative kalasha-like arrangement on the left and a man in white at a blue-draped table on the right. Hanging colourful woven bands decorate the stage edges and a camera on a tripod stands near the front. Many people are visible in the audience, roughly 50 to 60 seated.2008-10-03A large tented hall filled with seated devotees facing a stage at the far end. Hundreds of people sit on white plastic chairs and on mats, many women wearing sarees in orange, yellow, blue and white. The stage holds a central golden deity murti in a decorated shrine, flanked by green-lit side panels with a crescent and trident motif, and a figure seated in front. A blue draped stage on the right has musicians and performers. Ornate woven hanging bands with elephant motifs decorate the tent ceiling. A printed sign on the right reads a banner in blue, and the backdrop shows a stylised Om symbol.2008-12-28October 07 20082008-10-07A wide photograph inside a large white tented pavilion with rows of white plastic chairs filled with seated devotees, mostly men on the left and women in saris on the right, facing a central aisle toward a raised stage. A banner reading "Dasara" hangs over the stage beside a portrait of a man with long hair, and a decorated deity murti sits in a golden shrine with flowers. Colourful cylindrical hanging decorations with patterns decorate the tent ceiling, and people are seated on the stage. The scene suggests a Navaratri celebration gathering with satsang-style seating.2008-10-03October 02 20082008-10-02January 03 20092009-01-03December 25 20082008-12-25 +1 copiesA large white tented hall filled with seated devotees on white and blue plastic chairs, many in white clothing, facing a raised stage at the far end. Colourful striped and patterned fabric hangings with yellow tassels hang from the tent ceiling. On the stage, a decorated backdrop with green and gold lighting frames a central figure in a red-and-gold ceremonial setting, with saffron-robed attendants seated nearby. To the right, a blue draped platform hosts a few people in colourful clothes.2008-12-25