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Indoor evening photograph of a devotional gathering in a tented hall at AadiKailaasa, Bengaluru. Thirty to forty seated devotees in white clothes, many with saffron-orange shawls, sit on colourful striped mats facing a decorated altar with a deity murti under lights and a kalasha-like painted pillar. At the far left front, a single standing figure in saffron-orange robes stands near a small podium, possibly addressing the group. Hanging paper decorations and fairy lights decorate the ceiling, and a white screen is set up beside the altar.

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A photograph of a hall with a corrugated metal roof strung with paper birds and hanging cloth banners, where many people sit cross-legged on striped mats facing a stage. Most attendees wear white clothes, with several young girls in white dresses at the front right. On the stage, a large backdrop shows a painted deity murti pair in blue and gold, and a projector screen displays an image to the left, with string lights and a decorated pillar framing the stage.2007-10-17October 17 20072007-10-17October 17 20072007-10-17October 17 20072007-10-17Indoor ashram hall under a metal-framed corrugated roof, with a seated congregation in white clothes on woven mats facing a central dais. On the dais stands a white bull statue (nandi) beside a small deity murti and a laptop. A figure in saffron-orange robes sits near the front on a mat, with people in white and a few in red saris seated around. Decorated pillars wrapped in patterned cloth, strings of colourful beads and small lamps adorn the walls, and shelves hold rows of small items. A man in white stands at the left edge. Several people in the hall appear to be children or youths.2007-10-16December 10 20072007-12-10Indoor evening gathering in a white-walled hall with a corrugated metal roof strung with small multicolored lights and fabric streamers. Devotees in white clothes sit in rows on striped mats facing a central stage. On the stage, a figure in orange robes sits near a raised dais with a laptop and a speaker, with a white-and-orange clothed table in front. Behind is a painted deity murti with a bull figure and tiered shelves holding small figurines and pots. Tall decorated pillars with blue, red and orange patterns frame the room. Several people in white sit on the left and right, with a few women in saris and one in blue. Roughly two dozen to thirty people are visible.2007-10-15Photo of a Navaratri evening gathering in a plain hall with a corrugated metal roof and strings of fairy lights. Devotees sit on the floor in rows facing a decorated stage with a seated deity murti or figure framed by a painted backdrop of trees, a small kalasha-like display and a lit lamp frame. Two people in white sit on plastic chairs at the front-left and front-right, one wearing an orange garment. Patterned banners hang on the pillars. Many devotees wear white and pastel or orange clothing. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.2007-10-12Indoor Navaratri celebration hall at AadiKailaasa, Bengaluru, with a plain concrete floor and a metal truss roof strung with small lights and paper lanterns. Tall decorated pillars with coloured geometric patterns flank the room. At the far end stands a shrine with a deity murti and framed pictures, with potted plants and small offering shelves beside it. Rows of devotees sit on striped mats, many in white clothes, with a few in orange and red saris; women and children are among them. Two elderly people sit on white plastic chairs in the foreground. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance; the figure near the shrine is too distant to qualify.2007-10-12December 10 20072007-12-10Indoor evening puja in a decorated hall with white walls, fairy lights and a tin roof. A deity murti sits on a decorated seat or throne beside a white bull figure, with colourful woven banners hung on the pillars. Several seated devotees in white and orange sit on striped mats facing a small fire pit with lit lamps, and an orange-robed sadhu sits near the fire. Rows of devotees in white shirts and saris fill the floor, with a man in a light blue shirt seated on a chair at the left. About thirty people are visible, and the scene appears to be a ritual gathering.2007-10-14A large crowd of devotees sits on the floor of a covered hall facing a raised stage where a deity murti is lit by oil lamps and string lights. Most people wear white garments, with a few women in orange, pink and saffron saris. Tall cylindrical pillars decorated with red, blue and yellow geometric patterns and bird motifs line the hall, and paper lanterns hang from the roof. A man in white stands at the far right near a table of offerings. No clearly identifiable a person candidate is visible among the seated devotees.2007-02-16