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A large indoor hall with a corrugated metal roof where a dense crowd of devotees sits on the floor in white clothes. Many wear rudraksha malas and some sit with hands in anjali mudra. At the left edge a man in white with a long orange shawl stands near a table with a camera, a probable attendant. Hanging overhead are tall colourful cylindrical banners with blue, orange and red floral patterns, and a row of small orange triangular pennants runs along the ceiling. A speaker stands on a wooden stand at right, and a blue banner is visible in the background wall.

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A large seated crowd of men and boys in white ritual clothing fills a covered hall under a corrugated metal roof, many with rudraksha malas around their necks. Hanging from the ceiling are tall cylindrical banners in red, blue and orange with floral and geometric patterns, and orange flag pennants line the upper wall. In the left foreground a man in white with an orange shawl stands holding a camera, and on the right a man in white stands near the crowd. No clearly identifiable a person is visible in the scene.2007-07-28A large seated congregation of devotees fills a hall decorated with hanging colourful tassel banners in yellow, red and blue. Most men wear white shirts or white dhotis with rudraksha malas, and some have saffron or orange cloths. Several men in front sit with hands in lap or folded, and a figure in saffron/orange robes sits near the centre in the crowd. Chairs are stacked along the right edge, and a screen is mounted on the back wall.2008-07-17A large indoor hall under a white tent-style roof decorated with hanging colourful cloth banners and yellow lanterns. Hundreds of seated devotees fill the floor in rows, mostly women and girls in white and yellow clothing, some with orange shawls. At the far right, a figure in orange robes sits on an ornate cushioned seat on a raised platform, appearing to address the gathering, with a person candidate identified by the orange saffron clothing and seated dais role, though the appearance is only partly visible. A yellow line marks the floor in the foreground.2008-07-17Photograph of a seated congregation in a open-sided hall with a corrugated metal roof, decorated with tall colourful vertical banners in red, blue, yellow and white with floral and bird motifs. Dozens of devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas, many wearing saffron-orange shawls, sit on mats in rows facing the front. In the foreground a low black table holds a projector, flower garlands, brass items and a bowl. On the right, a bearded man in a white dhoti and saffron-orange shawl sits on a raised seat with his arms folded, a probable depiction-free in-person candidate who is not clearly a person by appearance; a white-clad attendant stands beside a speaker and a small fan is set among the seated people. A young child in the lower left looks on.2007-09-24A large tented hall with white canvas ceiling hung with colourful cylindrical banners decorated with elephant motifs and yellow tassels. Rows of seated devotees in white ritual clothes sit on orange and yellow mats facing a stage at the far end. Several men in front wear orange shawls over white garments, with some shaved heads. A camera on a tripod stands at the left, and a small dais with an orange-clad figure sits near the back left. Plain white chairs line the side of the hall beneath wall windows.2008-04-12July 17 20082008-07-17July 17 20082008-07-17January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesFebruary 16 20072007-02-16July 17 20082008-07-17A large indoor hall under a white tent-like ceiling holds a dense audience of devotees dressed entirely in white, many wearing purple lanyards, seated on the floor in rows facing a distant stage. Hanging from the ceiling are tall cylindrical banners and yellow lanterns with colourful geometric patterns. At the far front, a small figure in orange robes sits on a raised platform beside a painted backdrop of a dark mountain under a blue sky. Several people in front and to the right are shown in the foreground with some holding mala beads.2008-03-06A large hall filled with hundreds of seated devotees in white ritual clothing, sitting on mats and cloth in rows facing a distant raised platform. In the foreground, a group in saffron and orange robes with rudraksha malas sits on the left, several with shaved heads. Tall cylindrical pillars wrapped in colourful geometric patterns with orange tassels line the white draped ceiling. Brass pots and thalis of offerings are placed before the seated groups, and a video camera on a tripod stands at the left edge. At the far end, a red and gold ornate seat and a deity murti area are visible, with a red banner on the back wall.2010-10-21