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Photograph of a large seated audience inside a white tented hall during a festival programme, with many people sitting on white floor mats facing the front. Many boys and young men in white kurtas and dhotis sit in the foreground, while women in colourful saris and some men in orange or saffron shawls sit further back. A man on the right wears a striped shirt and glasses and sits on a white plastic chair. Hanging striped decorative cloths in orange, yellow and blue decorate the tent ceiling, and a painted banner with deity imagery hangs on the left wall. Stage and front details are not clearly visible.

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October 01 20082008-10-01A seated audience fills a tented hall during a Navaratri-period gathering. Rows of devotees sit on mats and folding white chairs, many men in white kurtas and dhotis, and several saffron-clad sadhus in orange garments in the foreground. Colourful hanging cylindrical banners with elephant motifs and tassels hang from the white tent ceiling. A painted backdrop of a deity scene is visible at left, and a bookstall or display counter stands at right.2008-10-01A large crowd of seated attendees fills a white tent-roofed hall decorated with tall cylindrical hanging banners in red, yellow, blue and white patterns with yellow fringes. In the foreground, a bald man in an orange shawl sits in front of a man in a lavender shirt and glasses, and many people in white and orange clothing sit on white plastic chairs and mats. A devotional painting hangs on the left wall, and a display of books is visible at the back. Some people sit on the floor while others sit on chairs, and the hall appears to be used for a gathering or darshan.2008-10-01December 25 20082008-12-25July 11 20062006-07-11A seated congregation fills a large hall with a white tiled floor, white ceiling fans and hanging decorative cylinders in orange and patterned fabric. Rows of people sit on orange and red mats, most women in saris and salwars in white, pink, purple, blue and maroon, and men in white shirts and dhotis. A few devotees sit on the left near red chairs. Nobody stands at a central dais in view.2010-07-04A large indoor satsang hall with a white tented ceiling and hanging yellow lampshade-style fixtures and tall multicoloured striped pillars. Hundreds of seated devotees fill the floor, many in white dhotis and shirts with orange and red circular badges pinned to their clothing, sitting on orange mats. Some younger boys in blue, yellow and red shirts sit in the front rows. Attendees at the far end stand near the stage area, with white-clad figures moving along the side aisles. Drummers or musicians are partially visible at the right edge. No individual speaker is clearly identifiable on the stage from this view.2010-07-24A large hall filled with seated young men and women in white shirts and kurtas, many with lanyard badges, sitting cross-legged on blue, orange and red striped mats in rows and pressing palms together in prayer or greeting. Tall decorative pillars wrapped in colourful patterned cloth with orange tassels hang from a white draped ceiling. Some older women in saris sit along the left side, and a few figures in orange and maroon garments are visible near the right edge beside brass items. Patterned cushions are stacked near the walls, and the white floor is bright.A large indoor hall with a white tented ceiling hung with colourful patterned cylindrical banners in yellow, orange and blue, with ceiling fans overhead. Many people sit cross-legged on mats across the polished floor, mostly men in white dhotis and shirts, with some women in saris and a few children. Some wear orange and green shirts. At the far left a decorated structure stands, and a small wall clock hangs on the back wall. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person in the scene.2010-07-04A long white-canopied hall filled with seated devotees on mats, facing a stage at the far end. Men in white dhotis and shirts sit on the left, women in white and coloured saris sit on the right, and the central aisle is left clear. Tall pillars wrapped in orange, blue and multicoloured cloth hang from the ceiling, with ceiling fans overhead. At the front, a decorated altar holds deity murtis and floral arrangements, and a golden throne-like seat stands at the left edge of the stage. Several small brass plates and offering trays sit on the floor among the devotees.2010-11-12December 25 20072007-12-25A large hall filled with seated devotees in white dhotis and shirts, many wearing orange sashes or orange-rimmed badges, sitting on orange floor mats. Several men and boys in the foreground are seated closely, some with hands folded in prayer. Colourful decorated pillars with red, blue and yellow patterns hang with yellow tassels from the ceiling. At the far end, a raised orange-draped stage area and a few figures in white stand near the back, but no clear a person candidate is visible on the stage. Overall, a satsang gathering with a dense audience.2010-07-24