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A stage performance at a hall, with a group of musicians and singers seated on a red-draped platform in front of a large sepia backdrop of a temple corridor with carved pillars and the words "...Awakening Celebrations" in white script. On the left, a man in a white shirt plays a large drum, and a woman in the foreground with hair in a bun faces the stage. Seated singers wear rust-red and orange saris and dhotis; a woman in a red sari sings with her hands joined, while men in orange and red turbans and beaded necklaces sit beside her, one raising his arm. At right, a man in orange with a shaved head and a long wooden staff tipped with a metal ornament stands beside a microphone stand.

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November 02 20132013-11-02A group performs devotional music on a red-draped stage in front of a large sepia backdrop of carved temple architecture with the partial word "Celebrations" visible. A woman in an orange-red sari with a rudraksha mala sits at center, hands raised in gesture, singing into a microphone. Beside her, men in saffron-orange robes, orange turbans and beaded necklaces sit cross-legged, one holding a tall golden-tipped staff. A drum is visible at left and red curtains hang on the white wall behind. The scene appears to be a Satsang celebration.2013-11-02November 02 20132013-11-02A photograph of a devotional musical performance on a red-draped stage in front of a large backdrop showing a temple corridor with carved pillars and an image of a lit inner shrine, with the word Celebrations partly visible. Several people in saffron and orange robes sit cross-legged with palms pressed together in prayer, some with rudraksha malas and marigold garlands, while a man in white on the left plays a drum and a sitar-like instrument with a long neck is held by a figure in orange on the right. Microphones stand before the group and flower petals are scattered on the stage. Air conditioners and red curtains are visible on the hall walls.2013-11-02November 02 20132013-11-02November 02 20132013-11-02A group of devotees seated on a red-draped stage performs devotional singing and music. Women in rust-red saris with dark beaded necklaces sing at left, one smiling with raised hand. Men in saffron-orange robes and orange turbans sit cross-legged; the centre man wears a gold-beaded mala and holds a long gold-and-white staff. A man at right holds a golden ceremonial staff with a decorative tip. Microphones stand before them, and a backdrop with carved temple sculptures hangs at left. Wall-mounted air conditioners and red curtains line the hall.2013-11-02A photo of a devotional music performance on a stage draped with a red cloth, in front of a backdrop printed with a temple carving. Several people sit cross-legged on the floor in saffron, orange and maroon robes, many wearing rudraksha malas and gold necklaces. Several have microphones on stands; some hold small cymbals or hand instruments. A long yellow-gold staff with a decorative top rests across the performers, and a white cloth lies on the stage. Wall air conditioners and red curtains are visible behind them.2013-11-02A photograph of a devotional chanting session on a red carpeted stage in front of a temple-carved backdrop. Three women in rust-red saris with rudraksha malas sit on the left, smiling and gesturing. In the centre, two men in rust-coloured clothing and orange turbans sit cross-legged before microphone stands, holding a golden staff across the stage. On the right, a bald young man in an orange dhoti and shawl with a white forehead mark sits facing them, and several other men in orange and rust clothing sit behind. Scattered white flower petals and papers lie on the floor, with a white cloth and coiled purple cables nearby. A white wall air conditioner and red curtain appear at the upper right.2013-11-02November 02 20132013-11-02A photograph of a seated satsang on a red-draped stage in a hall with a wall of carved temple-style stonework behind. A man in the centre wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a gold ceremonial necklace and a golden-beige mala, and sits cross-legged with a microphone. Around him, several men in saffron and orange robes and orange turbans sit and smile, one holding a long gold-topped staff across the stage. A woman in a rust-red sari with a mala sits to the left smiling, holding papers. Air-conditioning units and red curtains line the walls, and a microphone stand is in front of each speaker.2013-11-02A photograph of a seated satsang on a red floor cloth scattered with flower petals, in front of a carved sandstone-toned temple backdrop with elephant and deity reliefs. At centre, a man in orange-red robes and an orange head wrap with a gold-and-red beaded necklace speaks into a microphone, while a woman in a rust-red sari with a dark rudraksha mala sits nearby. Two women in rust-red saris and a man in orange-red sit to the left, and a seated man in orange robes holds a golden staff with a tassel to the right, with other seated devotees in orange and red behind. Papers, a white cloth and coiled cables lie on the floor.2013-11-02