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A large indoor hall filled with a dense crowd of seated devotees on red carpet, photographed from an elevated vantage point. Many wear white, yellow, pink and green clothes, several with orange or saffron shawls over their shoulders, and plastic chairs are arranged in rows. Most attendees face toward a distant stage at the front of the hall, where a small raised platform with a decorated backdrop and a yellow-clad figure can be seen. Large white panels and banners hang along the walls and ceiling, and a logo appears in the upper-left corner. The scene suggests a darshan gathering, though no clear presiding figure is distinguishable at this distance.

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Elevated view of a very large seated gathering in a hall with red carpeting. Hundreds of attendees sit on rows of chairs and on the floor, mostly dressed in white with some in pink, green, purple and yellow. Along the far side, ornate gilded thrones or seats are arranged with red and gold cushions and decorative canopies, and yellow drapes hang from the upper corners. Stage lighting rigs and cables sit at the right edge. The crowd fills nearly the whole floor.2016-05-13May 22 20162016-05-22May 23rd 20162016-05-23 +1 copiesMay 16 20162016-05-16May 13 20162016-05-13 +1 copiesA large crowd of devotees fills a white-roofed tent with a red carpet, seated on white and black plastic chairs facing a distant stage at the far end. Many are dressed in white, orange, red, pink and yellow saris and kurtas. Front rows show shaved-headed men in white dhotis and orange-striped cloths seated near the aisle. Colourful paper streamers and bunting hang from the ceiling, and screens flank the stage. The scene reads as an initiation gathering, with a yellow-clad figure visible near the stage on the right.2016-05-23May 16 20162016-05-16May 16 20162016-05-16 +1 copiesMay 13 20162016-05-13A large seated congregation fills a hall during an initiation session in Ujjain. Hundreds of attendees, most in white garments with orange-saffron shawls or stoles, sit on the floor and in plastic chairs facing a raised dais at the far end. On the dais, a figure in saffron-orange robes sits on an ornate throne-like seat flanked by floral garlands and a tall trident. The crowd includes many women in saris and salwar kameez and men in white kurtas. Hanging banners and a stage backdrop frame the hall.2016-05-16May 12 20162016-05-12July 26 20152015-07-26