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Night photograph of a seated audience in an open-air pandal decorated with red and gold drapes, garlands and hanging tassels. Rows of people sit on plastic chairs facing an altar; a framed portrait of a woman in pink and gold hangs above a gilded throne-like seat. Flanking the altar are deity murtis, with lit oil lamps and flowers in front. Most attendees wear white clothing; a few wear orange or saffron. On the right, a sign warns that photography, video cameras, mobile cameras and audio recording are strictly prohibited, with pictograms. No one on the altar is identifiable as a presenter in view; the seated audience is the main subject.

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October 18 20122012-10-18Evening devotional gathering under a open-sided pavilion with red draped backdrop and banana leaves. Seated audience faces a decorated altar with gilded framed deity images, a golden throne-like seat with a framed portrait of a figure in saffron on a shelf, and garlanded deity murti with flower garlands and oil lamps. Foreground devotees in white dhotis, shawls and saffron-orange robes sit on blue and black plastic chairs.2012-10-20October 17 20122012-10-17Night-time photograph of an outdoor evening session seen from behind rows of blue plastic chairs. Audience members in the foreground wear colourful shirts, white head wraps and pale saris, and a man in striped shirt sits in front. On a decorated stage a saffron-robed man stands before a golden throne with a seated figure, flanked by a tall deity murti in a shrine with white and gold decorations, garlands and brass lamps. A standing saffron-clad figure stands near a microphone stand. Video and tripod cameras stand at the sides.2012-10-19A photograph of a seated audience facing a decorated stage during an evening event. A central figure in saffron-orange robes sits on an ornate golden throne against a red draped backdrop, flanked by a golden-framed deity murti on the right and a painted goddess image with multi-armed iconography on the left. A video camera on a tripod stands in front of the stage, and rows of blue and red plastic chairs hold seated devotees, many with their backs to the camera, including a woman with a white flower in her hair. Garlands, brass lamps and offerings sit on a table below the stage.2012-10-18October 18 20122012-10-18 +1 copiesOctober 17 20122012-10-17October 17 20122012-10-17 +1 copiesOctober 17 20122012-10-17Interior of a long, dimly lit hall with a corrugated metal roof, where a large crowd of devotees sits in rows on the floor and on blue plastic chairs facing a stage. On the stage, a deity murti is decorated with flowers and framed by a garland arch with strings of lights. Tall cloth-wrapped pillars in blue, orange and yellow hang from the ceiling along the hall, and framed portraits line the walls. Devotees wear sarees and shirts in mixed colours. Several dozen people are visible in the scene.2008-10-02 +1 copiesA night-time outdoor puja under a open-sided pavilion with a red and gold backdrop. Seated in rows on red and blue plastic chairs on a tiled floor, a large audience faces a raised altar with a large deity murti, framed pictures and a garlanded image, and flowers and banana-leaf decorations. Several figures in white and light clothing sit in the front rows, some with heads bowed, while a priest stands at the altar among offerings. A tripod-mounted camera stands in the central aisle. Many people are visible, including partially hidden figures at the edges.2012-10-18Night photograph of an open-air Navaratri 2012 event under a thatched canopy strung with lights. A red banner reads 'நவராத்திரி 2012' with a smaller portrait of a saffron-turbaned man at the left and a deity image at the right. Rows of seated devotees in white and colourful clothes face a decorated stage with garlanded deity murti, kalasha-like decorations and flower garlands. Blue and red plastic chairs fill the hall, and a standing man in orange dhoti walks at left. A signboard at right gives multilingual notices. Dark sky and paved stone floor frame the scene.2012-10-20