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Indoor evening scene in a metal-roofed hall decorated for Navaratri, with paper birds and deer hanging from the rafters and tall striped pillars along the walls. A large stage at the back holds an illuminated deity murti with two figures seated on a throne, one in red and one in orange garments, flanked by colourful lamps and a purple drape. A projection screen to the left shows blue imagery. A dense audience of roughly 60 people sits on the floor and in white plastic chairs, mostly in white clothing, watching the stage. No clearly identifiable a person candidate is visible in the scene.

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October 17 20072007-10-17October 17 20072007-10-17Indoor evening photograph of a devotional gathering in a tented hall at AadiKailaasa, Bengaluru. Thirty to forty seated devotees in white clothes, many with saffron-orange shawls, sit on colourful striped mats facing a decorated altar with a deity murti under lights and a kalasha-like painted pillar. At the far left front, a single standing figure in saffron-orange robes stands near a small podium, possibly addressing the group. Hanging paper decorations and fairy lights decorate the ceiling, and a white screen is set up beside the altar.2007-10-16A photograph of a hall with a corrugated metal roof strung with paper birds and hanging cloth banners, where many people sit cross-legged on striped mats facing a stage. Most attendees wear white clothes, with several young girls in white dresses at the front right. On the stage, a large backdrop shows a painted deity murti pair in blue and gold, and a projector screen displays an image to the left, with string lights and a decorated pillar framing the stage.2007-10-17October 17 20072007-10-17October 16 20072007-10-16Interior of a long, dimly lit hall with a corrugated metal roof, where a large crowd of devotees sits in rows on the floor and on blue plastic chairs facing a stage. On the stage, a deity murti is decorated with flowers and framed by a garland arch with strings of lights. Tall cloth-wrapped pillars in blue, orange and yellow hang from the ceiling along the hall, and framed portraits line the walls. Devotees wear sarees and shirts in mixed colours. Several dozen people are visible in the scene.2008-10-02 +1 copiesOctober 02 20082008-10-02Interior of a covered hall at night, with a grey corrugated roof on steel trusses hung with white paper deer, purple birds and small ornaments. Rows of devotees sit on striped mats and white chairs in white and orange clothes, facing a stage backdrop lit in warm orange and yellow, showing a glowing deity murti on a large screen. Bright strings of lights and tall woven cloth pillars with bird and flower motifs frame the stage. Around fifty people are visible, several in white with orange shawls, seated in a satsang or darshan setting.2007-10-16October 17 20072007-10-17December 10 20072007-12-10A wide photograph of a large hall under a white draped tent-style ceiling with ceiling fans and hanging colourful cylindrical banners in red, yellow, blue and green with bright tassels. Dozens of devotees sit on the glossy white floor facing a raised stage at the far end, many seated on the floor and some on black chairs in the foreground, with men in white shirts and women in saris. On the stage, a central seated figure in red sits before a decorated backdrop flanked by ornate golden deity murti and floral arrangements. Two projection screens flank the stage.2010-11-20