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A large crowd of devotees, mostly men and women in white clothes, sits cross-legged on colourful striped floor mats inside a white tented pavilion. Hanging decorative banners with yellow tassels and blue, red and green patterns line the ceiling. At the front left, a decorated stage backdrop holds a seated deity murti in red and gold with lit oil lamps. On the right stage, several performers sit with instruments near a blue draped backdrop reading Navratri-style event text, and a microphone stand stands by. The audience faces the stage during the programme.

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December 28 20082008-12-28December 28 20082008-12-28 +1 copiesDecember 28 20082008-12-28December 28 20082008-12-28 +1 copiesDecember 28 20082008-12-28December 28 20082008-12-28December 28 20082008-12-28 +1 copiesDecember 28 20082008-12-28Wide view inside a white tented pavilion during a large gathering of devotees seated on coloured mats, most dressed in white. Hanging decorative cloth tubes in yellow, blue, red and patterned designs decorate the ceiling. At the far end, a deity murti is seated on a decorated stage backdrop framed by green lighting and ornate panels, with a peetha-like seat. On the right stage, a blue draped banner shows the text Brahmotsav, and several people sit on the platform. Audience members fill the foreground and middle of the frame, with many people visible, numbering well above a hundred.2008-12-28December 28 20082008-12-28A large tented hall filled with seated devotees in white clothing facing a stage at the far end. Rows of people sit on colourful striped mats in front of a decorated altar backdrop with a central deity murti seated on a golden throne, flanked by illuminated lamps and Om and other symbols. Hanging cylindrical banners in yellow, blue and patterned fabric decorate the ceiling. On the right, performers stand on a stage with a blue draped backdrop reading a festival banner, with a satsang or program in progress.2008-12-28A large white tented hall filled with seated audience on white plastic chairs and mats, viewed from the back. Many devotees in white and colourful clothes face a raised blue-draped stage at right where several robed performers sit cross-legged with instruments. Along the ceiling hang tall decorative cylindrical banners in blue, yellow and red patterns. On the left stage a deity murti is decorated with lights and banana-leaf-style palm fronds on a golden backdrop. The scene appears to be a darshan or cultural programme.2008-12-26