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Wide view of a large white-canopied hall during a Maheshwara Puja-style food offering. Many seated devotees in orange, saffron and pink saris fill the floor on colourful striped mats, while rows of people with white head coverings and aprons sit in front. A woman in a red sari with a yellow-orange shawl stands at right, holding a plate of food, beside steel serving trays of rice and vegetables. A large display board of framed photographs stands on the stage area, with a screen above and paper lanterns hanging from the ceiling. A dark-haired woman in a red-and-gold sari speaks into a microphone at right, and a white sheet is laid on the floor in the centre.

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December 18 20162016-12-18A large white-draped tent hall with lanterns hanging from the ceiling and a striped floor cloth where a crowd sits in rows, many in orange and saffron clothing. In the foreground, women in white head coverings and hair nets sit before stainless steel trays of prepared food, bowls of greens, and a kalasha-like pot. At right, a seated figure with long dark hair, a wrap and a microphone sits in front of a small table with garlands and flowers, with women in red and orange saris around him. A wall display of framed photographs stands at center beside a screen. The scene matches a Maheshwara Puja food offering at a satsang gathering.2016-12-18Wide view inside a tent hall during a ritual gathering. Rows of seated devotees in orange and saffron clothing and white head coverings sit on striped floor mats facing a central white cloth. On the right, a figure in orange robes with a garland sits beside a white-capped ritual assistant in red and white attire, while another attendant in pink sari bends toward silver trays heaped with food offerings. Red, white and multicolour paper lanterns hang from the white draped ceiling, a wall of framed photographs stands on the left, and a video screen shows a face. Seated devotees fill the foreground and back.2016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18A large tented hall with white draped walls and rows of hanging colourful lamps and umbrellas overhead. Many seated participants fill the floor on striped mats and red cushions, mostly women in white, orange, saffron and pastel saris, with some men in white dhotis. Leaf plates with food and small white cups are set on the mats in front of them. Several women in orange saris sit in the foreground beside the plates. A camera operator on a tripod films at the right edge. The seated crowd faces a central stage area outside the frame.2016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18A large marquee filled with seated devotees on a colourful striped cloth, many in saffron and orange saris and kurtas, some in maroon and pink. Rows of people sit facing a stage where a large screen shows a colourful image of a deity. Overhead hang many decorative lamp-shaped lights and white draped ceilings. In the foreground, women in white head coverings and hairnets stand near steel containers and banana-leaf style serving areas, apparently preparing or serving food for a food offering. Cameras and a boom crane are visible at the right side. The scene suggests a large food offering ritual gathering.2016-12-18