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A large festive hall decorated with rows of colourful hanging ornaments, paper lanterns and tassels in orange, red, green and blue. A red carpet with white guide lines runs down the centre between black metal barriers toward a stage with an ornate golden deity murti and large side screens. Seated devotees fill both sides of the hall on striped mats, with a lone figure in white walking up the centre aisle toward the stage.

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A decorated festival hall with a long red carpet aisle divided by black metal barricades. Overhead hang rows of colourful tassel and fabric decorations and white lights. Devotees sit on striped mats and cloth along both sides of the aisle, several in white and bright clothing. At the far end a raised stage holds a decorated altar and a large murti under a red backdrop, flanked by two screens showing crowds. Some seated people in the foreground wear orange, pink and white garments. The scene suggests a festival gathering in a large temple hall.2016-12-12 +1 copiesDecember 23 20162016-12-23A large festive hall with a red-carpeted central aisle leading toward a stage. Hundreds of seated devotees sit on colourful striped mats in rows along both sides, many in white and pastel clothing. Long hanging decorations in orange, yellow, red and green cloth and bunting, plus paper lanterns, fill the ceiling. On the stage a figure in white walks along the aisle toward the front, where a decorated altar with floral arrangements stands beside a large screen. Side screens show the stage. A figure in white walking the red aisle may be a person, but the distance and crowd make the appearance uncertain.2016-12-23December 03 20162016-12-03December 23 20162016-12-23Large white-tented hall filled with seated devotees on a long red carpet aisle leading toward a stage at the far end. Many people in white dhotis and shirts sit on the left, while women in saris sit on the right. Ceiling is decorated with rows of colourful hanging tassels, lanterns and green and red decorative shades. Two screens flank the stage, and a deity murti or ceremonial setup is visible at the front. Satsang or discourse gathering.2016-05-07A 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 20162016-12-12December 06 20162016-12-06A 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.2016-12-06Wide view of a large temple-style hall filled with seated devotees on colourful striped mats, many in white and in saffron, red and multicoloured saris. A long red carpet runs down the central aisle toward a raised stage at the far end, where a golden deity murti and ornate decorations are set against red drapes. Two large screens show close-up images of the stage. Hanging from the ceiling are many tall, striped cylindrical decorations with umbrella-like shapes in red, orange, yellow and blue. A figure in white stands at the far end of the aisle near the stage.2016-12-23December 07 20162016-12-07