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Wide view of a stage inside an auditorium with a banner reading "Sir Mutha Venkatasubba Rao Concert Hall" above. The stage is hung with orange and yellow marigold garlands and a gold-fringed backdrop. Dozens of people in white and colourful saris, kurtas and dhotis stand in lines and small groups across the stage, some in folded hands, while a figure in an orange and white robe stands near the centre. Audience members sit in the dark foreground, and stage lights hang from a truss above.

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February 14 2009 -Kalpataru Convention at Chennai Tamilnadu2009-02-14Wide photograph of a stage in the Sir Muthiah Venkatasubba Rao Concert Hall, with the banner reading Sir Muthiah Venkatasubba Rao Concert Hall above a marigold-garlanded backdrop of orange and white. A long line of people in white, cream, saffron and colourful saris stands on the stage, while a figure in a red garment sits at the centre near a decorated golden chair. Stage lights hang from a truss overhead, and audience members in silhouette occupy the foreground. The scene appears to be a darshan line on stage.2009-02-14February 14 2009 -Kalpataru Convention at Chennai Tamilnadu2009-02-14Wide view of a lit concert hall stage hung with orange marigold garlands and cream drapes, with a red-and-gold seated figure on a raised dais at centre. Around it stand a line of people: men in white shirts and white dhotis, and women in colourful saris in pink, blue, orange and white, arranged in a queue waiting to approach. Stage lights and truss hang overhead, and an audience is seated in the dark foreground.2009-02-14Wide photograph of a stage in a concert hall, with the sign "Sir Mutta Venkata Subba Rao Concert Hall" visible across the top. A central golden throne is set in front of a backdrop of orange and yellow floral garlands, where a seated figure in orange and white robes receives attention. Around the throne, about two dozen people in white kurtas, saris, and bright dresses in pink, teal and orange stand in a loose line on the stage, some with their hands folded. Dim audience seats fill the foreground, with a few silhouettes of people walking along the aisles. Stage lights and a truss rig hang above.2009-02-14A stage darshan line in a theatre hall with a banner reading Sir M. Venkatasubba Rao Concert Hall above a draped maroon and gold curtain. Many devotees stand in a long line in white dhotis, mundus and saris, with some in green, blue and pink. In the centre, a figure in white stands at a richly decorated seat draped in red and gold, with a garland-hung backdrop of marigold strings and small lamps. A single person leans toward the seat to receive the line. Audience members sit in the foreground dark seats.2009-02-14February 14 2009 -Kalpataru Convention at Chennai Tamilnadu2009-02-14February 14 2009 -Kalpataru Convention at Chennai Tamilnadu2009-02-14September 13 20092009-09-13 +1 copiesElevated view of a stage in a large auditorium during a darshan event. A line of people in white ritual clothes, several in white dhotis and kurtas and women in saris, stands in a semicircle on the wooden stage around a central figure seated on an ornate golden throne draped in red, with a red cloth on the floor. Behind them hangs a gold and orange floral backdrop with a dark maroon curtain above. Audience members sit in dark rows of seats in the foreground, some in white and orange clothing, while attendants move near the stage edges. A wall banner with an emblem hangs to the left.2009-02-14Wide view from the back of a dimly lit auditorium toward a stage with a draped backdrop of red and orange flower garlands. Many seated audience members in white clothes fill the foreground rows. On stage, a line of people in white and some in red and orange saris and clothing stands around a central red-draped raised seat or throne, with a figure in red garments at the centre. Hanging lamps light the hall and the stage area.2009-02-14February 14 2009 -Kalpataru Convention at Chennai Tamilnadu2009-02-14