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A photo of an indoor stage set with red draped curtains, orange and marigold garlands, and orange-yellow cloth draping the platform edge. Behind it hangs a large painted banner of a four-armed goddess seated on a lion, holding weapons, with a red-and-blue backdrop. Three musicians in yellow robes sit on the stage playing instruments, with a fourth figure in white near them. Two small framed images flank the stage. On the left, a metal staircase with orange ribbons leads up, and several people in white and casual clothes stand near the steps, one wearing a blue shirt with a logo. Shoes sit on the floor at the stair base. A tall ritual pillar with a red and white wrap stands at the stage front. Brass lamps and flower arrangements decorate the stage.

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September 10 20062006-09-10A photograph of a large indoor stage at an event hall, with a dark backdrop and a tall hanging banner of a standing goddess holding a red flag and trident beside a lion. Several ornate canopied umbrellas with red and gold trim shade decorated thrones and altars garlanded with flowers. Framed portraits of saints and deity images sit along the stage, and a small table at the centre holds offerings. Robed priests in white and saffron stand and sit on the platform. Seated audience members with their backs to the camera fill the foreground chairs, and a projection screen appears at the right edge.2006-09-10A large indoor hall stage hosts a Kumbha Mela-style event with a tall painted banner of a lion-riding goddess with a trident and flag behind an altar. Beneath it, several ornate gilded palanquin-like canopies with red and white fringes, flower garlands and framed pictures line the stage. A white-clad figure stands at a central altar with a white cloth and red floral decoration. A wooden lectern sits at the front left. A large crowd of seated and standing attendees fills the foreground, with a projection screen on the right. Printed copyright text appears in the corner.2006-09-10A stage performance on a red draped platform with orange marigold garlands. On the left a large backdrop shows a deity riding a lion, holding a flag and staff against a red sky. Three seated musicians play instruments in front: one in peach kurta, one in teal, and one in white with a harmonium-like instrument. A standing row of men in white kurtas, orange and yellow turbans and saffron shawls holds a microphone, and beside them women in bright pink, green, purple and teal saris stand in a line. Strings of marigolds hang along the stage edge and a pennant of kalasha-like tassels decorates the back.2006-09-10Wide stage view of a large indoor event with a dark backdrop and a tall banner of a standing deity with a lion beside him, holding a flag and staff against a blue and red sky. The stage is draped in orange and red cloth with marigold garlands, and holds several framed portraits, decorated murtis and ornate arrangements under small striped canopies. Seated robed figures sit behind a white-draped table at the centre, with a standing person at a wooden podium on the left. The audience in the foreground is seated and viewed from behind. Several printed portraits of bearded spiritual figures are visible on the stage.2006-09-10September 10 20062006-09-10September 10 20062006-09-10A large stage at an indoor hall with a dark backdrop and orange, red and white draped fabric. A large banner shows a deity figure riding or standing beside a lion, holding a trident and weapons, with a map-like blue outline behind. Several ornate umbrellas and ceremonial kalasha-style arrangements are set across the stage, decorated with flower garlands. Framed portraits of saints are displayed among the offerings. A man in white stands at a wooden podium on the left and seated figures in white sit at a white-covered table in the centre. Audience members fill the foreground, seated in rows and some in white clothing.2006-09-10Stage at a festival event with a large backdrop painting of a four-armed goddess standing beside a lion, holding a trident-like staff and a red flag, against a blue map-like background. Several ornate golden thrones decorated with garlands and flowers flank the stage, each holding a seated figure; a central seated figure wears orange and a yellow-robed priest sits at the centre table. A framed portrait of a bearded sannyasi in orange robes hangs on the right, and white and multicolour canopy umbrellas stand above the thrones. Red and orange drapery hangs below the table with a swastika-like floral emblem. A speaker stands at a podium on the left and audience members in the foreground are seen from behind.2006-09-10Indoor event hall with a dark curtained stage backdrop. A large painted banner shows a red-skinned deity with a lion and trident over a blue map-like landscape. Below, a framed portrait of an elderly bearded man with long white hair in saffron cloth is garlanded with red and white flowers, set on a table with an orange cloth, a decorated deity figure and a white statue on a stand. Several people stand nearby: a man in a white kurta, a barefoot man in a yellow shirt and shorts, and a woman in white. Rows of small oil lamps line the floor at left. A visible portrait caption reads partly as a copyright line.2006-09-10Wide view from the back of a large tented hall at night, with a dense audience of people in white clothing seated on the floor in the foreground. On a raised red-draped stage, several people in white robes sit and stand around a central ornate throne-like seat with a golden canopy and decorated peetha, with a flower-garlanded arrangement and offerings on the stage. Above the stage hangs a large backdrop image of a smiling woman against a red-orange sunset sky over a dark mountain. Blue and red draped fabric, hanging Tibetan-style woven panels with tassels, and small framed photographs flank the stage. Spotlights illuminate the scene while the rest of the hall stays dim.2006-12-28A stage at an ashram event is decorated with a flower garland arch in pink, yellow and orange above draped grey, cream and orange fabric. A central ornate golden throne with a white crown-shaped canopy and red cushions is garlanded with flowers and a striped ribbon. A figure in a light blue robe stands before the throne with arms raised. To the left, a line of about eight men in white dhotis and orange robes stands in a dancing or gesturing pose. To the right, several women in white and cream saris stand near the edge of the stage.2008-12-27