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A crowded indoor hall under a white tent ceiling with bright lights and fans, where devotees gather around a display of decorated umbrellas in orange, red and yellow hung with colourful garlands. A man at left wears a gold chain and bare-chested devotee attire with a bead necklace, while at centre a bearded man in a white kurta and cap stands beside a woman in a white head covering. A woman in a pink sari stands to the right of a child. Behind them stand shelves with white figurines and banners on stalls. Several people fold hands in greeting. No clear a person appearance is visible among the people shown.

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April 25 20162016-04-25April 25 20162016-04-25A crowded indoor hall with a red carpet runs through the centre, lined with barrier ropes and metal stanchions. Many devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas wear red ceremonial shawls over their shoulders, and several have red-and-white tilak marks on their foreheads. Women in saris, one in teal and another in dark blue, stand among them, and a young girl in a red-and-green patterned dress is also visible. A small child in a white t-shirt is held by an adult at left. Behind the crowd, colourful ceremonial umbrellas, a red-and-orange canopy and decorated poles stand near a row of hanging festoon banners. Smoke or incense haze drifts through the air, and stalls with red and orange signage line the back wall. The scene suggests a large devotee procession or ritual gathering.2016-04-25A large crowded tented hall during a festival, with a long canopy of white and red cloth and rows of hanging bunting lights. Dense crowds of devotees fill the space. In the foreground, a bald man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands near a barrier, with other saffron-clad sannyasis and a man in white holding a shawl nearby. Women in red, orange and pink saris stand around them. Colourful umbrellas and decorated ceremonial items line the back of the tent, with a lit lamp hanging near the centre. Several sannyasis are visible in orange clothing among the crowd.2016-04-24A crowded indoor event hall with a white tent ceiling and ceiling fans. Many devotees fill a red-carpeted aisle beneath red and orange umbrellas. On the left, several people wear white dhotis and white shirts with red and gold sashes; one woman in white wears gold ornaments and a gold necklace. In the centre, a man in an orange saffron garment with gold trim and a gold-bordered sash stands among the crowd, and a woman in a magenta and pink patterned sari with a matching head covering stands beside a man in a blue checked shirt and grey trousers with a moustache. On the right, a man in a white shirt stands in front, and a man wears gold ornaments and an orange garment. Stalls with red and yellow decorations line the background. Photo credit text is visible in the lower right.2016-04-25A dense crowd of devotees packs a covered pavilion lined with orange and red canopies, hanging lanterns and decorative streamers. A man in a turban and a woman in a green sari with a red border stand near the centre, while others in checked shirts, white kurtas and pastel salwar kameez press forward. On the right, a red-and-white display board shows framed photographs of a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam Karnataka exhibition. The scene suggests a busy darshan line at a festival camp.2016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24April 25 20162016-04-25A crowded indoor festival hall under a white tent canopy with red and brown draped valances and hanging tassels. A red carpet runs through a dense crowd of devotees. Several men in saffron-orange robes, some shaven-headed, stand in the foreground, one with a rudraksha mala. Many people in white kurtas and dhotis and women in white and coloured saris move through the space. Orange and red umbrellas and a rope line are visible, and at the right an ornate gold-and-carved shrine or throne structure with a carved golden figure stands beside decorated pillars. No single figure can be confidently identified as a person from appearance.2016-04-24A dense crowd of devotees fills a red-carpeted temple hall with shrine altars at the back. Many people in white clothes with red or orange shoulder sashes press together, some in yellow, orange and blue garments. Two large umbrellas, one red and one yellow with decorative fringe, shade the scene on the left and right. A uniformed officer in khaki stands near the centre directing the crowd. Brass lamps and a golden kalasha-like vessel sit at the left edge, while rows of small decorative items line the right wall.2016-04-25April 24 20162016-04-24April 25 20162016-04-25 +1 copies