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A large stage event in an ornate hall with red and magenta side curtains and overhead stage lights. Centre stage stands a decorated arched canopy with striped red, white and yellow borders, framing a deity murti or ornately dressed figure seated on a throne. Rows of people in white clothing sit on the stage before it. In the foreground, several attendants in saffron-orange robes stand on a striped carpet holding brass oil lamps and ritual implements, with garlands of flowers along the edge of the platform. A large audience, many bare-chested or in white dhotis and shawls, fills the floor below.

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January 09 20182018-01-09Viewed from behind, a large crowd of seated devotees, many in white and cream clothes and some bare-chested men, faces a stage at an event. In the foreground, several figures in saffron-orange robes stand raising brass oil lamps and ceremonial implements, one holding a lit lamp high. The stage backdrop shows a colourful arched frame with a deity murti or image seated in its centre, surrounded by rows of white-robed participants and flanked by large amber-lit screens and red and magenta curtains. The scene reads as a satsang or ritual aarti before a deity murti. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance alone.2018-01-09January 09 20182018-01-09January 09 20182018-01-09January 09 20182018-01-09A large audience of seated devotees, mostly women in saris and salwar kameez in pink, orange, red, black and white, faces a stage lit with a dramatic backdrop projection of ornate red temple columns and a golden shrine arch. At centre a figure in a red-orange garment sits before a large rainbow-coloured floral garland arrangement, while dark silhouetted attendants in orange stand along the foreground edge. Red curtains frame the stage sides and stage lights hang overhead.2018-01-01A stage satsang photographed from behind the audience, with a large projected backdrop of red-lit temple pillars and an ornate arched shrine. In the centre front, a seated figure in orange clothing sits before a colourful multi-coloured floral and fabric arrangement on a raised seat. Many devotees sit in rows facing the stage, including people in white, pink, red, blue and orange garments, some with orange shawls. Several figures in the foreground hold up lit oil lamps or raised hands, and the stage has dark curtains at both sides. The scene is dim with stage lighting overhead.2018-01-01January 01 20182018-01-01January 01 20182018-01-01January 01 20182018-01-01A large stage event in a dark hall, photographed from behind the audience. A tall LED screen behind the stage shows a glowing ornate temple gopuram-style architecture with pillars and a central deity shrine. In the centre of the stage, a single figure in orange-red robes stands before an arch of pink, green and white decorations. Rows of seated devotees fill the foreground, many women in pink, orange and white saris and men in white and saffron clothing. In the left and right foreground, figures in orange and red garments hold brass oil lamps. Stage lights and truss hang overhead, with red curtains at the sides.2018-01-01September 30 20172017-09-30