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Wide view inside a large tented hall decorated with tall cylindrical hanging banners in yellow, red, blue and geometric patterns with tassels. Rows of seated devotees fill the foreground, many in white and colourful saris and some men in shirts. On a raised stage at the back, a white-clad speaker stands at a microphone and an ornate deity-themed backdrop reads Dashara 2008, with a goddess figure in red and gold beside a seated figure. The printed banner also carries the caption a person. The scene suggests a Navaratri darshan gathering.

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October 01 20082008-10-01A large audience sits on white plastic chairs in a hall facing a stage decorated with a banner reading "Dashara -2008 celebrate the Divine Mother and be blessed with enlightenment". On the banner a man with long hair wears a white garment with a beaded necklace, beside a figure of a goddess in red and gold. Below, a small deity figure in an orange dress sits on the stage, and a cameraman films from the left. Red and white draped curtains and gold-tasseled patterned hangings frame the stage, and a floral decorated altar stands at the left edge.2008-10-01October 06 20082008-10-06A large crowd of devotees sits on mats and white plastic chairs under a tent hung with decorated cylindrical banners in red, yellow and blue with elephant motifs and yellow tassels. A stage backdrop reads Dashara 2008 and shows a goddess figure in red and gold. On the stage a performer in orange-red stands near a deity murti and an oil lamp setup, while a man in white stands at the stage edge beside a camera. Many attendees wear white kurtas and saris, with some in saffron. The scene is an evening Navaratri cultural programme with darshan for the public.2008-10-01A large pavilion event with a white tented ceiling hung with colourful patterned cylindrical banners in yellow, blue, green and red. Rows of seated devotees, mostly men in white and light shirts, face a raised stage. A large banner reads Dashara 2008, with images of a goddess in red and gold and another deity figure, alongside the words celebrate the Divine Mother and be blessed with enlightenment. Two performers in saffron-orange and red costumes stand on the stage, and a few people sit at the edge. Maroon drapes frame the stage, and a small altar stands at the right side.2008-10-01October 01 20082008-10-01October 08 20082008-10-08October 01 20082008-10-01Photo of a large tented hall during the Dashara 2008 celebration, with rows of seated devotees in white clothes facing a stage. A large banner reads Dashara 2008 and shows a portrait labelled Paramahamsa Nithyananda beside a deity image. On the stage, a seated figure in orange and red sits on a golden throne between decorative pillars with patterned yellow, red and blue hangings. Two musicians in white sit at the right side of the stage, near a purple-draped table. Lit ceremonial lamps and offerings are visible at the left of the stage.2008-10-03Wide view of a Dashara 2008 Navaratri celebration hall with a large crowd seated on white plastic chairs and on the floor facing a central stage. A standing figure in a brown robe stands on the central aisle near a small microphone stand and bag. Behind the stage hangs a large banner reading Dashara 2008 with a portrait of a smiling man with long dark hair wearing white and garlands, beside a decorated deity figure seated on a golden throne with a kalasha-like decoration in front. Attendees wear white kurtas, saffron and orange saris, and checked shirts. Musicians sit at right on a blue-draped platform, and colourful striped tassel decorations hang from the ceiling tent. At left, a decorated altar with lamps and offerings is visible.2008-10-03A large white tented hall with hanging striped and tasselled decorative panels in red, blue, yellow and green. Rows of audience members sit on white plastic chairs facing a raised stage. A banner reading Dashara 2008 with the phrase celebrate the Divine Mother hangs at the back, beside a golden throne and a deity murti. Audience members wear saris, salwar kameez and kurtas in red, teal, pink, yellow and white, and several have long braids. A man in a red checked shirt sits in the front row beside a child in orange. Festive Navaratri programme setting.2008-10-08A photograph of a Dasara 2008 celebration in a tented hall, with a large crowd of devotees seated on striped floor mats facing the stage. A banner reads Dasara 2008 and celebrate the Divine Mother and be blessed with enlightenment, with a portrait labelled Paramahamsa Nithyananda showing a smiling man with long hair, a white garment and a beaded garland. Beside it a golden throne holds a deity murti of the Divine Mother, flanked by a painted goddess figure in red. On the right, a robed figure in orange sits at a blue-draped puja table with other saffron-clad attendants. Colourful striped pillars and a blue drape decorate the stage.2008-10-08