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A photograph inside a white tented hall with a curved fabric roof and tall windows. A long line of women and girls in saris and salwar kameez stands along a blue carpet runner, most facing the same direction. Dangling from the ceiling are many tall cylindrical hangings in bright geometric patterns of orange, yellow, red and blue with yellow ruffled bottoms. A woman in an orange sari and a young woman in a white blouse with a patterned border are prominent in the foreground. A brass vessel sits at the left edge. Partly visible at the right corner, a person's fabric is pale.

A line of women in saris and salwar kameez stands waiting inside a large white tent hall with hanging colourful fabric banners in yellow, red and blue with geometric and animal motifs. The woman at the front wears a white sari with a blue border and dark hair pulled back, looking ahead. Behind her women in pink, red, yellow and light blue saris wait in an orderly queue along a patterned woven floor runner. Clear-faced attendees stand at the right edge, and a small child in a pink dress appears at the far left, while a woman in a lavender sari walks away at the left. Cloth banners hang from the ceiling and a wall display is visible in the background.

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A photograph inside a dimly lit tent-like hall during an event. A long line of women stands in the foreground, several wearing saris: one older woman in orange and red with a necklace, a woman in yellow with a small bag, women in white and orange, and a woman in white with a gold border with hands joined. A man in white with an orange shawl stands at the right edge. Behind them a large crowd of devotees dressed mostly in white sits and stands. Colourful hanging fabric panels with elephant motifs hang from the ceiling, and a red curtain edges the left side.

A photograph inside a white tented hall decorated with hanging yellow and blue patterned banners. A long line of women in colourful saris stands in the centre, some with hands folded, while others sit cross-legged on a purple and green mat in the foreground. Several women wear white saris with coloured borders, one in a pale pink sari and another in a red checked sari. On the right edge a gold and red deity murti sits near the line. A white paper sign hangs in the background. Visible people number roughly two dozen.

2006-10-22 +1 copies

A photograph of a large tented hall with a white canvas ceiling, ceiling fans and tall cylindrical hanging decorations painted with geometric patterns and yellow tassels. Dozens of devotees stand in rows on orange and blue mats across the floor. Women on the left wear sarees and salwar in cream, green, orange and white, while men in white kurtas and shirts stand in the middle and right. A single orange armchair sits near the back wall beside a wooden door, and a few children are among the standing crowd.

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A wide photograph inside a large white-walled hall with a white fabric canopy ceiling and ceiling fans. Long rows of standing people, mostly women in saris and salwar kameez alongside men in white kurta and light shirts, face the same direction across a white floor. Several children stand among the front rows. Tall cylindrical hangings in bright red, yellow, blue and patterned fabric with elephant motifs hang from the ceiling. A chair row with red seats sits to the right, and a white-clad figure walks blurred in the foreground at left.

Photograph inside a white-tented hall during an evening gathering. A large crowd of devotees, mostly women in white and cream saris and salwars, stands close together facing toward the front, many with long braided hair. Some wear gold necklaces and bindis. Tall decorative cylindrical banners in bright yellow, red, blue and green patterns with bird and elephant motifs hang from the ceiling. Dark maroon curtains frame the stage area on the left, and a few people in saffron and orange clothing stand near it. Fluorescent lights and a white ceiling fan are visible.

A large hall with a white ceiling draped with cloth and tall hanging banners in red, blue, yellow and orange patterns. Many devotees in white and cream clothes, some in orange saris, stand in long lines and kneel on orange cloth mats laid across the floor. A woman in a white sari with a yellow border stands at centre, and a woman in a red and white sari holds a small child nearby. Orange and blue patterned runners lead toward a stage at the back. Plastic chairs in orange and blue line the left wall. Visible people number in the dozens.

Interior of a large hall with a white ceiling, ceiling fans and tubelights, and tall pillars wrapped in striped woven cloth with tassels. Devotees stand in lines on an orange floor covering with a blue-bordered mat at the front. Women in white, cream and pale green saris and men in white shirts and dhotis stand with hands folded in prayer, and a child stands among them. A lone figure in white stands at the far right near a wooden door and a small wooden altar area. Lines of standing devotees face toward the front of the hall during a darshan.