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A large festival hall with a red floor and white draped ceiling hung with many colourful paper lanterns and umbrella-shaped decorations. A large crowd sits on the red floor in a circle, many dressed in white, saffron and orange. In the centre, a man in an orange robe walks beside a wooden palanquin-like object, while others in white dhotis and orange cloth move about. Several large screens show crowds and rituals, and the scene suggests a procession or ritual circuit during a Deepam observance. Many people are visible in the crowd.

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December 12 20162016-12-12A large tented hall with a red carpet and hanging colourful lanterns and paper decorations overhead. Hundreds of seated devotees fill the floor, many in white and orange clothing, with some in saffron and blue. A central cleared area holds an ornate golden throne-like seat with a red cushion, surrounded by ritual items. Large screens line the walls showing crowds, and spotlights hang from the ceiling. Standing attendees in white garments are visible along the sides.2016-12-12December 12 20162016-12-12December 12 20162016-12-12A large festive hall with white draped walls and colourful paper lanterns and umbrellas hanging from the ceiling. A red-cushioned ornate throne stands at the front on a red carpet, with two screens showing a portrait photo of a man flanking the stage. Many seated devotees fill the floor, some in red, orange and white clothes, and a standing man in white clothes gestures toward the audience near the throne. Several people sit on red chairs and mats, and a small camera stands near the throne.2016-12-12December 12 20162016-12-12A large indoor hall filled with a dense crowd seated on red carpet, most people wearing white, orange, pink and multicoloured saris and kurtas. Above them hang many colourful cylindrical paper lanterns and red umbrella-shaped lanterns beneath a white ceiling. Several large screens show the crowd. At the far right, a figure in ceremonial orange-red dress stands near a raised platform, possibly a ceremonial deity or figure, but no clear a person cues are visible. The scene suggests a festival gathering or satsang with lights and decorations.2016-12-12A large tented hall filled with seated devotees on a long red carpet runway leading to a raised red platform where a figure in orange-saffron robes sits on a golden throne-like seat. Overhead hang rows of colourful paper lanterns and decorative fringed ornaments in red, yellow, green and pink. Side screens show large images of the event. Foreground devotees in pink, orange and white saris and dhotis sit with hands folded in prayer, and a small shrine tray with a deity image sits at the lower left. The seated figure on the platform appears to match the a person candidate by saffron clothing and a throne, but the appearance is uncertain and no reliable identifying cues are clear at this size.2016-12-06December 12 20162016-12-12Large indoor satsang hall at Adi Kailasa with a white fabric ceiling strung with many hanging colourful tassel decorations, lanterns and umbrella-shaped ornaments. Dense crowd of devotees sits on red carpeting, many in white ritual clothes, some in orange and blue. Several screens show a speaker on stage at the far end, with a golden canopy and ornate decorations at the left. Audience members hold small items and books. Visible people number well over twenty.2016-12-05 +3 copiesA large indoor hall filled with a dense crowd seated on red floor mats, many in saffron, white, pink and bright sari colours. Colourful cylindrical and umbrella-shaped paper lanterns hang from the white ceiling. Screens on the walls show the crowd, and a central figure in an orange robe sits on a raised platform near the front, surrounded by devotees. Several people in the foreground have their hands pressed together in prayer.2016-12-12A large tented hall with a red running-track style floor, where a dense crowd of devotees sits and stands. Many men wear white kurtas and dhotis, while others wear saffron, orange and green clothing; a few women in saris sit on the floor in the foreground. Several standing figures in orange and white look toward the front, and a man in an orange shawl stands near the right. Hanging decorative lanterns in orange, red and green line the ceiling, and large screens display an aerial view of a circular gathering on the red floor. A person in a dark robe stands at the far right.2016-12-12