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A large outdoor tent event filled with seated devotees on blue, green and red folding chairs, mostly men in white shirts and checked lungis and women in saris. A red tent canopy with printed floral medallions covers the hall, and banana-leaf and palm decorations hang from the poles. At the far centre, a small figure stands near the front of the gathering. Plastic chairs fill the foreground and a line of blue bunting runs along the back.

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July 17 20062006-07-17July 17 20062006-07-17August 17 20072007-08-17 +2 copiesA large outdoor gathering under a colourful patterned canopy with blue poles and a green-and-red painted pillar at the right edge. Hundreds of seated devotees fill the frame, mostly men in white shirts and dhotis, some wearing garlands and beaded necklaces, with women in saris and salwar in pink, green, and yellow among them. Mango leaves hang from the canopy edge, and vehicles are parked in the background beyond the tent. The mood is a formal seated programme under a festive tent.2007-08-17A large outdoor gathering under an orange and red canopy decorated with circular floral motifs, its edges fringed with green, red and white cloth and hung with leafy garlands. Hundreds of devotees sit closely packed on the ground, many men in white shirts and dhotis, women in sarees in red, green, purple and white, some with glasses and gold necklaces. In the foreground a woman in a red bindi and white saree sits with hands pressed together, and a man in a white shirt with a lanyard-style cord sits beside a few older men in white. Blue-painted poles support the tent and more people stand in the background.2007-08-17A large crowd of devotees sits on white plastic chairs under a white tented pavilion at night, facing toward the front of the hall. Most are men in white shirts and dhotis, some in checked shirts and trousers, with a few women in saris among the rows. A blue sign hangs on a pole at left and the tent's white decorative valance runs across the top. The seated audience fills the frame, watching an event off-frame.2008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30November 24 20062006-11-24A large open-sided tent with a red and orange patterned canopy supported by bamboo poles and rope ties, filled with rows of blue plastic chairs. Many people sit eating from paper plates, some in white shirts and dhotis or trousers, others in saris and salwar kameez. A girl in a yellow salwar kameez with a braid stands at left, and a young woman in white with a braided hairstyle sits at right. No one is identifiable as a person; the scene shows a communal meal in progress with no visible deity, throne or ritual setup.2009-02-15A large outdoor crowd sits in red plastic chairs and rows of folding seats under a white tent canopy, watching an event stage. Many attendees wear white shirts and white clothing, with some women in saris, including a woman in a maroon sari and another in a pale sari. A man in the foreground wears a checked shirt, and a man in a green shirt sits nearby. A devotee wears a rosette ribbon on his white shirt. On the left, a blue and white draped backdrop with arched designs frames the seating, and on the right a red cloth hangs beside the tent pole. Ornate maroon and gold drapes decorate the stage area at the back, with black loudspeakers on stands.2007-12-30