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A photograph of a large crowd seated on mats and white plastic chairs inside a decorated pandal hall during an evening ritual. Most attendees are seen from behind, many women with braided hair in white, cream, green, pink and orange saris, and some children. Colourful woven hangings with yellow tassels hang from the ceiling and a red curtain backs a raised stage. On the stage a figure in white clothing stands beside an ornate golden throne with a red cushioned seat and a small golden canopy, and a deity murti appears near it. Two large portrait prints of a woman hang on the left wall. The gathering suggests satsang or darshan.

A large crowd of devotees sits cross-legged on mats and white cloth inside a white tent hall decorated with colourful painted hanging banners. In the foreground, women wear white and cream saris, some with long braids, and men wear white shirts and dhotis. At the far end, a raised stage with a dark red curtain holds a central figure in orange robes seated on a throne-like seat, with a smaller figure in white standing nearby. A person in white stands at the stage side. The scene suggests a darshan gathering, with a few people sitting closer to the stage area.

A large crowd of mostly women seated on the floor under a white tent with hanging colourful woven panels in yellow, orange and blue. Most wear white clothes, some in orange, pink, purple and red saris. Several standing people in white and coloured saris and shirts stand in a row on a stage with a maroon curtain at the back. A man in white kurta stands at the right edge near a camera operator. Banners with large portraits line the left side of the tent.

October 21 2006

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A large hall packed with seated devotees, mostly women and girls in white and pastel saris and salwar, sitting on orange and patterned mats facing a raised stage. On the stage a figure in orange sits on an ornate golden throne, with a standing attendant in white near the front. Colourful hanging pillars with white canopy drape the ceiling, and a golden deity murti stands at the left side of the hall. Many attendees sit with hands folded in prayer, indicating a satsang or darshan gathering.

December 25 2007

A large seated congregation fills a tent-covered hall, with many devotees in white clothes, some in blue, green and orange, several with long braids, facing a raised stage at the far end. On the stage, a figure in orange robes sits on a white seat in front of a golden ornate throne-chair bearing a framed portrait of a man with long hair. Hanging decorative tassels in red, yellow and blue decorate the ceiling, and banners and framed photographs line the side walls. Deity murti and ritual items stand near the stage.

A large crowd of devotees sits on mats inside a white tented hall decorated with hanging painted cylindrical banners showing elephants and floral patterns. Most people wear white or light clothing, with women in white saris, saffron, orange and pink saris, and men in white shirts and dhotis. In the centre, a woman in a white sari stands among attendants in white near a stage with a dark maroon curtain and a gold-fringed valance. Attendants in white move through the aisles while devotees sit in rows facing the stage.

December 30 2006

Indoor photo of a large seated audience filling a white tented hall with decorative hanging panels in red, yellow and blue. Most attendees sit cross-legged on the floor in white clothing, while women wear saris in pink, green and blue. In the background a maroon curtained stage has a row of standing figures, including a woman in orange and another in blue, a man in white shirt, and a man near the stage edge. A figure in an orange robe stands to the left near a camera operator. Portrait banners with printed images line the tent wall. Several people count as physical people, many of them seated in the front rows.