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A large crowd of devotees, mostly women in white and cream saris and dresses, stands closely packed in a white tented pavilion at night. A tall cylindrical decorative pillar with painted elephant and bird motifs in red, yellow and green rises near the center. Dark maroon drapes hang at the left beside a stage area where a few people in orange and pink saris stand. Hanging yellow fabric and fluorescent lights are visible overhead. Several women have braided hair and wear white blouses, gold necklaces and bangles. The setting suggests a temple-style gathering during a festival, with the attendees standing attentively facing forward.

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A dense crowd of devotees, mostly women in white and cream saris and salwar, fills a large tented hall during a festival gathering. Many have hair in long braids and some wear red and orange saris. At left, a stage backdrop with green lighting, a golden deity murti or decorated figure, and a standing priest in white. Tall decorative banners with bird and animal motifs hang from the tent ceiling, and a dove emblem appears on the backdrop. The crowd faces toward the stage area.2008-12-28Photograph inside a white-tented hall during an evening gathering. A large crowd of devotees, mostly women in white and cream saris and salwars, stands close together facing toward the front, many with long braided hair. Some wear gold necklaces and bindis. Tall decorative cylindrical banners in bright yellow, red, blue and green patterns with bird and elephant motifs hang from the ceiling. Dark maroon curtains frame the stage area on the left, and a few people in saffron and orange clothing stand near it. Fluorescent lights and a white ceiling fan are visible.2008-12-28A large crowd of women fills a tented hall decorated with tall cylindrical hanging banners in yellow, red, blue and green with painted elephant motifs. Most women wear white traditional cotton saris and have long braided hair, some in saffron or purple saris, and several older women stand among them. The crowd is dense and packed close together, with many hands raised and people swaying or dancing in celebration. Overhead lights illuminate the white canopy ceiling.2008-07-17June 22 20082008-06-22A large indoor hall with a white tent-like ceiling hung with colourful striped cylindrical banners and ceiling fans. Hundreds of people, mostly women and girls in white saris and white kurtas with orange-bordered shawls, sit on the floor in rows while many stand, several with hands pressed together in namaskar. A woman in a white sari with a long braid stands in the foreground with palms joined, and a cameraperson with a camera on a tripod films the gathering at the front. Some men in white and a few in orange robes sit near the right edge. A satsang-style gathering with devotees in prayer posture; no clearly identifiable central figure is visible.2009-06-21A crowded indoor hall with a white tented ceiling and hanging vertical banners patterned with elephants and birds in red, yellow and blue. Many women in white saris and white kurtas stand and sit close together, several wearing rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and white shawls; one woman in the foreground has a long braid and wears an orange sash. A person in an orange robe is visible at the far left beside a painted backdrop. On the far wall a large framed picture shows a group of people in white. The scene suggests a satsang or gathering of devotees at an ashram.2008-07-17July 17 20082008-07-17June 22 20082008-06-22July 17 20082008-07-17June 21 20092009-06-21A crowded indoor hall during evening devotional gathering, with a large crowd of devotees standing and many raising their hands in worship. Many women wear white saris with coloured borders, some in orange, red, purple and pink, and several wear rudraksha or beaded mala necklaces. Children in pink, red and orange clothes stand among them on a red carpet runner. Colourful woven hanging banners with tassels decorate the high ceiling, and a few white-clad figures stand near the back. Small balloons and scattered confetti appear in the air. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in this crowd shot.2007-12-25February 24 20072007-02-24