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A large indoor hall with a white tent-style ceiling and ceiling fans, decorated with tall colourful patterned pillars and a teal backdrop. Several women in yellow and red costumes perform a dance formation at the left, while a man in white stands near the centre. Seated audience members in white and yellow clothing fill the floor, with a bald monk in orange robes in the lower right foreground. Rows of attendees sit on chairs at the right and on the floor in front.

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A large white-tented hall with a yellow floor mat and hanging decorative cloth panels. In the left foreground, women in yellow and orange saris with red hair decorations dance in a line near a teal backdrop bearing a green map outline. A man in white clothing plays a hand drum at the centre. Seated audience members in white garments fill the floor, many wearing white garlands, and a row of people in white sit on chairs on the right. A monastic in saffron-orange robes sits in the lower right foreground, and a rudraksha-adorned figure is not clearly visible. The scene appears to be a cultural performance during an event.2009-06-22A large indoor hall with white walls and a white tent-style ceiling hung with colourful striped cloth banners. Many people sit on the floor in white clothes, while rows of seated devotees in white, some with orange shawls, face a performance area at the front. Musicians in white stand near a turquoise backdrop, one playing a drum. In the foreground a bald man wears an orange robe and a woman wears an orange and cream sari beside rows of white plastic chairs. Children in green and white clothes sit among the audience.2009-06-22June 22 20092009-06-22June 22 20092009-06-22June 22 20092009-06-22A wide view inside a tent-canopied hall with a white ceiling and tall decorated pillars wrapped in colourful patterns and orange tassels. On a raised green-draped dais at left, several men in white dhotis and shawls stand around a central figure with a tall ceremonial umbrella overhead. Dozens of devotees sit on the polished floor in white and yellow clothes, some with hands folded in prayer, while others stand along the right side. The scene appears to be a festival gathering at the Sripuram Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam area in Hyderabad during Dasara celebrations.2010-10-17June 22 20092009-06-22December 23 20082008-12-23A large white-roofed pavilion filled with seated devotees in white clothes, many with garlands, facing a performance area in the centre. Two performers in green and red costumes with tall feathered headpieces dance on a cleared floor, while other performers in white stand nearby. Decorative hanging banners in coloured panels, yellow tassels and ceiling fans hang above, and a teal backdrop sits at the rear. Several people in saffron-orange garments sit among the audience, and a large screen is visible on the left wall. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person.2009-06-22Interior of a large open-sided pavilion with a white fabric ceiling, hanging ceiling fans and tall cylindrical banners in yellow, red and blue patterns. Many seated attendees in white clothes sit on white plastic chairs facing a stage where several men in white and light-coloured dhotis stand in a group near a central figure. On the left, a small altar area with a lit lamp and a standing figure in a saffron-coloured wrap. Lower left foreground shows a bald man in white and a man in an orange shawl. The scene suggests a ritual or darshan gathering, though specifics are not clear.2009-07-09A photograph of an indoor hall under a white tent ceiling with hanging colourful tassel banners. Rows of seated devotees in white clothing sit on striped green, purple and blue mats facing a stage. On the far left, a raised dais holds a deity murti or figure framed by a floral garland arch and a white-and-green backdrop, with an orange-robed seated figure in front. On the right stage, two dancers in yellow and gold costumes perform before a row of white-clad musicians seated on a blue-draped platform. Several people sit in the foreground, one in a yellow shirt and one in a blue shirt. The scene suggests a cultural programme during a festival.2008-12-23A large hall filled with seated devotees in white clothing, many wearing white garlands, watching a cultural dance performance on a central floor. Dancers in red and pink costumes perform in the middle of the space. Colourful hanging fabric banners in red, yellow, blue and green line the white tented ceiling. Some seated attendees wear orange and saffron garments. A teal backdrop is visible at right, and a clock and framed notice are on the far wall.2009-06-22