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Interior of a covered hall at night, with a grey corrugated roof on steel trusses hung with white paper deer, purple birds and small ornaments. Rows of devotees sit on striped mats and white chairs in white and orange clothes, facing a stage backdrop lit in warm orange and yellow, showing a glowing deity murti on a large screen. Bright strings of lights and tall woven cloth pillars with bird and flower motifs frame the stage. Around fifty people are visible, several in white with orange shawls, seated in a satsang or darshan setting.

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Indoor evening scene in a metal-roofed hall decorated for Navaratri, with paper birds and deer hanging from the rafters and tall striped pillars along the walls. A large stage at the back holds an illuminated deity murti with two figures seated on a throne, one in red and one in orange garments, flanked by colourful lamps and a purple drape. A projection screen to the left shows blue imagery. A dense audience of roughly 60 people sits on the floor and in white plastic chairs, mostly in white clothing, watching the stage. No clearly identifiable a person candidate is visible in the scene.2007-10-16October 17 20072007-10-17A photograph of a hall with a corrugated metal roof strung with paper birds and hanging cloth banners, where many people sit cross-legged on striped mats facing a stage. Most attendees wear white clothes, with several young girls in white dresses at the front right. On the stage, a large backdrop shows a painted deity murti pair in blue and gold, and a projector screen displays an image to the left, with string lights and a decorated pillar framing the stage.2007-10-17October 17 20072007-10-17Indoor evening photograph of a devotional gathering in a tented hall at AadiKailaasa, Bengaluru. Thirty to forty seated devotees in white clothes, many with saffron-orange shawls, sit on colourful striped mats facing a decorated altar with a deity murti under lights and a kalasha-like painted pillar. At the far left front, a single standing figure in saffron-orange robes stands near a small podium, possibly addressing the group. Hanging paper decorations and fairy lights decorate the ceiling, and a white screen is set up beside the altar.2007-10-16October 17 20072007-10-17October 17 20072007-10-17Interior of a long, open-sided pavilion with a white corrugated roof and exposed steel trusses, hung with white paper cranes, pink and purple streamers and tall decorated pillars in red, white and blue patterns. Rows of seated devotees in white clothes sit on mats and white plastic chairs facing a shrine at the far end, decorated with garlands and orange and red cloth, with a deity murti at its centre. Several people in orange and saffron robes sit near the front on the right, including a woman with long braided hair. A framed portrait hangs on the right wall beside a poster with a blue-and-white banner. The scene appears to be a Navaratri satsang or puja in progress.2007-10-12October 16 20072007-10-16Interior of a long, dimly lit hall with a corrugated metal roof, where a large crowd of devotees sits in rows on the floor and on blue plastic chairs facing a stage. On the stage, a deity murti is decorated with flowers and framed by a garland arch with strings of lights. Tall cloth-wrapped pillars in blue, orange and yellow hang from the ceiling along the hall, and framed portraits line the walls. Devotees wear sarees and shirts in mixed colours. Several dozen people are visible in the scene.2008-10-02 +1 copiesOctober 16 20072007-10-16Photograph of a devotee gathering in a whitewashed hall decorated for Navaratri with strings of small lights along the ceiling and colourful woven banners hanging on the walls. Rows of people sit cross-legged on striped mats facing a central altar with a deity murti and a seated figure in saffron robes. Many attendees wear white clothes, while women wear bright saffron, pink and red saris. Shelves hold rows of small figurines and a small brass lamp flame burns near the front.2007-10-13