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A large seated audience fills a tented hall with colourful striped mats on the floor. Many participants wear white, purple, orange and blue clothing, several with orange or red scarves, and some hold water bottles. Above, strings of multicoloured tassels and paper lanterns hang from the ceiling, and a gold tinsel tree stands at left. At the far end, figures in white robes and a seated presence on an ornate platform suggest a satsang setting, though the stage is largely out of focus. Lights and a camera boom are visible overhead.

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December 05 20162016-12-05December 05 20162016-12-05December 05 20162016-12-05 +1 copiesDecember 02 20162016-12-02December 12 20162016-12-12A large indoor hall filled with hundreds of seated devotees on colourful striped woven mats. Overhead hang many colourful paper lanterns and decorated umbrellas with streamers in orange, green, pink and blue. In the foreground, a few men sit cross-legged: one in a white kurta, one in a yellow dhoti with a mala, one in a rust-orange shirt, and a man in a grey jacket with an orange shawl. Large screens line the walls showing the stage. The crowd wears mostly white and orange clothing.2016-12-01 +1 copiesMay 22 20162016-05-22A large open-sided pandal filled with a dense crowd seated on colourful striped mats, mostly women in white, cream and pastel saris and men bare-chested or in white dhotis. Hanging from the ceiling are many multicoloured paper and tassel lanterns and decorative chandeliers in red, yellow, green and blue. At the far left, an ornate altar with a golden deity murti, flower garlands and a small raised dais hosts a ritual in progress, with a figure in white seated before it. On the right, a gilded wall with golden figurines and floral arrangements frames another shrine, and a screen shows an image above the crowd.2016-12-02December 17 20162016-12-17December 02 20162016-12-02December 01 20162016-12-01A large evening gathering under a white tent with striped woven mats on the floor. Many devotees, mostly women in white and cream saris with gold borders, sit cross-legged in rows facing a raised red platform at right, where a figure in white stands near a microphone. Colourful paper streamers and lanterns hang from the tent ceiling, and a golden decorated tree and green foliage stand at left beside a large colourful picture. Stage lights and a camera operator are visible.2016-12-12