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A crowded indoor event hall with a tented ceiling and hanging decorative banners in purple, orange and tan. Many people in white ritual clothing, many with orange shawls or stoles, stand and sit on a red-patterned mat in the centre. A woman in a lilac sari with a long braid stands in the middle, and an older woman in a green sari and orange-bordered shawl sits at the right edge. Students and youth in white are gathered closely; a man in white with an orange stole gestures on a raised area at the top right. A purple draped backdrop and a camera on a tripod appear at the left. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible in this frame.

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December 25 20072007-12-25December 27 20072007-12-27 +1 copiesA crowded indoor hall during a Shivaratri gathering, with many devotees seated and standing in white and cream traditional clothes. Several women wear white saris with gold borders and long braided hair, while men wear white shirts and dhotis, some with rudraksha or bead necklaces and forehead markings. Two tall decorated pillars painted in red, yellow, green and blue with geometric motifs and bird figures frame the room, and a dark curtain hangs at the right. No individual clearly matches the a person appearance cues.2007-02-16December 28 20062006-12-28December 28 20062006-12-28A large crowd of devotees fills a tent-like hall hung with tall vertical banners in red, yellow and black geometric patterns with yellow tassels. Most attendees wear white or pastel clothes, many with beaded mala necklaces. Several women and girls raise their hands in devotion, and a woman in a lavender top stands at center with arms lifted. Overhead lights illuminate the hall, and at the far right an older man in white raises his arm.2007-12-25A 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.2007-12-25December 28 20062006-12-28A festive photograph inside a large tented hall with a red velvet curtain at left and hanging colourful cloth banners with tassels overhead. A crowd of white-clad young men and women wearing orange shawls dance exuberantly in a circle. A woman in a red top and orange skirt dances near the centre, and a long-haired figure in a golden-orange wrap stands at lower centre with arms raised. Balloons and streamers hang above. Many onlookers fill the background. The visible people number well over twenty.2007-12-25A large crowd of devotees in white clothes dances and claps energetically inside a tented hall decorated with hanging colourful banners. Many raise their arms, some in joyful motion, while a young boy in white with a rudraksha mala and a girl in a green shawl stand prominently in the foreground. A man in the background raises a camera. Walls display framed images and shelves, and a distant portrait sits above the crowd. No clearly identifiable a person is visible in the foreground.2008-06-22Indoor event hall with a large seated crowd of devotees in white and orange-yellow clothes, many with long braids, sitting on the floor facing a raised red-edged stage. On the stage, several people in white with orange shawls sit in a row, with a central figure seated on a white-draped platform; the figures are too distant to identify. Purple and red drapes hang behind the stage, with decorative woven banners and fans along the walls, and a video camera on a tripod operated by a person in white at left. Scattered petals cover the floor in front of the seated crowd. Over 100 people are visible in the hall.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25