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Photograph looking up at a ceiling decorated for a festive event with draped white fabric. Hanging from the ceiling are many colourful decorative elements: small umbrella-shaped canopies in gold, pink, red, purple, green and yellow with metallic embroidery, and long cylindrical tassel-tipped hangings in red, green, orange and blue patterned fabric. A larger orange and gold brocade canopy hangs at the top. Lights and a partly visible screen or stage edge appear at the bottom, with a small crowd faintly visible at the lower edge of the frame.

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December 10 20162016-12-10December 12 20162016-12-12Interior photograph of a large white tent at a Kumbh Mela camp, with a dense crowd of people in white and pastel clothing standing on the floor in front. The ceiling is hung with many tall cylindrical decorations in red, orange, yellow, blue and green patterns with yellow tassels, alongside chandeliers and spotlights. At the far end a central stage has an orange canopy, pink floral side panels, and a framed portrait on a backdrop, flanked by two large screens. The crowd appears to number well over twenty people, with many more beyond the visible front rows.2016-04-26December 12 20162016-12-12A festive tented hall decorated with colourful umbrella-style canopies over dining tables. The foreground umbrellas are blue, red, yellow and green with embroidered gold patterns, including a deity figure seated on a central yellow panel, and tasselled pom-pom fringes. Above, many small coloured paper lanterns hang from white ceiling fabric and wooden beams. Brass-rimmed ceramic jars and white plates are set on round tables with orange cloths. Several seated people in white garments are visible in the background and at the left edge, along with a figure in dark clothing standing near the tables.2016-12-18July 22 20102010-07-22A large white-draped tent hall set for a seated event, with rows of white chair covers and round tables draped in orange-red cloths. Tall decorative umbrellas with red, green and blue panels and tasselled edges stand among the tables, and red and gold lanterns hang from the ceiling. The scene is empty of visible people apart from a few distant figures at the back of the hall.2016-12-19A large hall filled with a dense crowd of devotees seated on the floor, many in white clothes, with some in saffron and blue saris, joining palms in namaskar. Above them hang rows of colourful decorative lanterns and tassel-like streamers in red, orange, green and gold. Near the centre, a figure in orange and red robes with a red-and-gold headpiece stands before the gathering, with large screens on the stage showing the same figure. Many attendees have their hands folded. The scene looks like a festival or satsang gathering with decorative lamps overhead.2016-12-12December 18 20162016-12-18May 09th 20162016-05-09A large indoor hall packed with a dense crowd of devotees seated on the floor and in white chairs, viewed from the back. Many wear white, with some in red, orange and saffron tones; a few men wear orange shawls. Suspended from the white ceiling are rows of colourful decorative hanging ornaments in orange, green, purple and red, resembling lanterns or umbrellas. Several large screens on the walls show a stage, and a distant stage area at the far end holds a small figure in front of a central backdrop. Bright stage lights and a white-draped interior complete the scene.2016-12-06A large satsang hall under a white tent ceiling hung with colourful cylindrical and umbrella-shaped paper decorations in red, orange, yellow and green. A dense crowd of several hundred devotees sits on the floor facing a raised central stage, where a seated figure in orange and gold clothing sits on an elevated seat in front of large screens. Many attendees wear white, saffron, orange and teal clothing; some wear rudraksha beads. Cameras on tripods stand at the right side. A deity murti is not clearly visible.2016-12-07