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A large tented hall with white lighting and colourful decorated pillars hung with yellow tassels. Many people dressed in white clothes, men in white shirts and dhotis and women in white saris, move across a bare floor with yellow lines, some with hands raised and others walking in a group dance-like procession. At the far end, a large framed portrait of a smiling man with a red forehead mark and dark hair is displayed on a stage with dark red curtains and a gold-trimmed valance. A seated man in a white shirt watches at the lower right. The portrait is a depiction on the stage, not a physical person, and the visible physical people are in the foreground and midground.

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A photograph inside a large white tent-like hall with a grey ceiling and hanging decorative tassels in yellow, orange, and multicoloured patterns. Many people in white clothes dance or move in a blurred crowd across a concrete floor, several holding short coloured sticks. A young man in the right foreground wears white kurta and dhoti, a rudraksha mala, and a name badge, raising a stick. A seated person in a wheelchair is visible at the centre right. On the stage at the back hangs a large framed portrait of a smiling man with dark hair and a reddish-orange background, which is a printed portrait rather than a physical person. A figure in orange clothes stands near the centre. Yellow lines mark the floor.2007-05-04A large white tent hall with decorated yellow, blue and red cloth pillars hung with tassels. At the back stage, a large framed portrait of a smiling man with long dark hair is displayed behind a small figure, with red drapes beside it. 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Along the walls hang large framed photographs and banners, some showing a long-haired figure in saffron-coloured clothing playing a stringed instrument. Many people in white clothing move around the floor, some in small groups. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and trousers stands with palms pressed together, and beside him a man in a white shirt holds a pair of wooden sticks. A seated man in white sits in a wheelchair near the centre, and several children in light clothes are visible among the adults.2007-05-04A large tented hall with a white canvas ceiling and hanging cylindrical decorations in red, blue and yellow patterns with yellow tassels. A crowd of men and women dressed in white clothes dance and move in groups across a grey floor, several holding short colourful sticks. Some participants wear white shirts and dhotis, others white saris and kurtas. At the right, a large framed portrait of a smiling bearded man with long hair hangs beside a stage with red and gold drapes. Banners line the back wall.2007-05-04A large tent hall filled with men in white dhotis and white shirts moving around in a crowd, several with hands raised or clasped together, some appearing to dance or sway. Colourful woven fabric tassels hang from the tent ceiling in red, green, yellow and blue. Along the right, a large portrait of a smiling man with dark hair and a gold-toned pendant is displayed beside a stage draped with dark curtains and red-and-gold garlands, with a deity murti visible in front. Printed banners and posters line the side walls.2007-05-04A dim indoor hall with a white tent-style ceiling and decorative fabric-wrapped pillars with patterned bands and orange tassels. Many people in white clothing stand and move across a concrete floor marked with yellow lines. 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Several blue and white banners hang along the left side.2007-05-04A large crowd of men dressed in white shirts and white dhotis stands packed together under a white tent canopy, many facing toward a stage at the right. Tall hanging cylindrical banners in blue, yellow and orange with floral and geometric patterns hang from the ceiling, and streamers in red, green, yellow and purple drape across the space. At the right edge, a large framed portrait of a smiling man with long dark hair and a red-orange mark on the forehead hangs above a small deity murti on an altar with a drape. Several banners and posters line the back wall. Some men wear dark trousers and lanyards, and a few observers stand near the left foreground.2007-05-04A photograph inside a large white tented hall with grey concrete floor, where many people in white clothing dance and move in a group. Many participants wear white shirts and white dhoti-style trousers, while one man in a green-and-white checked shirt stands in the centre. Some hold short coloured sticks. A man in a wheelchair sits at the left edge. Hanging decorative banners with striped geometric patterns decorate the ceiling, and framed printed portraits and posters line the back wall. Strings of lights run along the tent roof.2007-05-04A crowd of men in white ritual clothes, most in white shirts and white dhotis, stands in a long line inside a large white tent hall with fluorescent tube lights. Decorative cloth hangings in red, blue, yellow and gold with orange tassels hang from the tent ceiling. Along the back wall are framed photographs and banners, and a large framed portrait on the right shows a smiling man with long dark hair. A small figure in orange-toned clothing stands near the right-hand stage area, and a few women in white saris appear among the crowd. The scene looks like a queue or gathering at an event.2007-05-04A large indoor hall with a white tent-style ceiling and tall vertical banners in yellow, red, blue and green patterns hanging from above. Hundreds of devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas, many wearing rudraksha malas, stand on a blue-and-orange patterned mat with arms raised and hands folded, appearing to chant or sing together. Some devotees wear orange or saffron shawls near the back. Scattered paper and a small plastic bag lie on the floor. Framed photographs hang on the far wall. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in this crowd.2006-10-06