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Photograph of a dimly lit open-sided hall with a corrugated roof, where a large crowd of devotees sits facing a raised stage. On the stage a decorated deity murti stands before a backdrop framed with flower garlands and pink drapes, with lit oil lamps set in front. In the left foreground, a row of tall, dark standing figures in ornate headdresses and garlands stands partly silhouetted against the light.

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A dim, covered hall viewed from the back, with a large audience of seated devotees in light-coloured clothing filling the floor in rows. At the front, a lit stage holds an ornately decorated deity murti shrine framed by pink drapes and a canopy of flowers, with brass lamps and kalasha-style vessels arranged before it. In the left foreground, the dark silhouettes of standing figures in elaborate headdresses and garlands block part of the view. Overhead, a metal roof truss shelters the hall, and loudspeakers hang on the walls. The scene suggests a darshan or puja gathering in progress, though the crowd is seen from behind and no individual face is clear.2008-12-28A photograph taken from behind a large crowd seated on the floor of an open-sided pavilion with a corrugated metal roof. In the foreground at left, silhouetted figures wear garlands of yellow marigolds and a dark garment. Beyond them, a decorated altar stage under a flower-hung canopy with pink drapes holds a deity murti in a richly adorned shrine, with brass lamps and offerings in front. Several people in white and orange clothing sit near the altar. The audience sits in rows of white-clad devotees facing the altar, and a banner is mounted on the right wall. The scene appears to be a festival ritual or darshan setting.2008-12-28A photograph taken from the back of a dim, open-sided hall with a corrugated metal roof, looking toward a stage at the far end. Dense rows of seated devotees, mostly in white clothes, fill the foreground, with many heads and shoulders visible. On the stage, a richly decorated deity murti stands before pink drapes and a garlanded backdrop, with flower arrangements and a lit lamp in front. Tall garlands hang along the left wall and a seated figure in saffron-coloured clothing sits near the left side of the stage. Loudspeakers are mounted on the walls and ceiling, and framed printed panels line the walls. The scene suggests a puja or satsang in progress.2008-12-28A photograph of a large crowd seated on the floor of an open-sided hall with a corrugated roof, viewed from the back. Many people in white clothes sit in rows facing a decorated shrine at the far end, framed by pink curtains and garlands. Within the shrine, a deity murti is adorned with flowers and garlands, with lamps and offerings arranged on a platform. Figures stand near the shrine, and speakers hang on the walls and pillars. Subdued natural light falls through the entrance and side windows.2008-12-28A photograph of a large hall with a corrugated roof and exposed steel trusses, filled with a seated crowd of devotees dressed mostly in white, with some in yellow and orange. Rows of people sit on the floor facing a stage at the far end, where a deity murti is decorated with garlands and flanked by pink draped curtains and red-and-white striped side canopies. Garlanded floral strands hang on the left wall near a figure seated at a raised seat. Speakers are mounted high on the walls, and the room is dim with daylight coming through the open entrance at the back.2008-12-28December 28 20082008-12-28December 28 20082008-12-28December 28 20082008-12-28December 28 20082008-12-28Wide interior view of a covered hall with a corrugated metal roof and white walls, filled with seated devotees in white clothes facing a decorated stage at the far end. The stage holds a garlanded deity murti and floral decorations, flanked by pink drapes and red-and-white striped borders. Marigold garlands hang on pillars at the left side. Speakers are mounted high on the walls, and a large crowd fills the floor rows.2008-12-28A dim open-sided hall with a corrugated roof is filled with a large seated audience, mostly in white clothing, viewed from behind. At the far end, a stage area is decorated with pink drapes and a garland-hung altar holding a deity murti and oil lamps. Several figures in orange and white stand near the altar, with a seated figure on a red-draped platform at the left side of the hall. The scene suggests a ritual gathering in progress.2008-12-28December 28 20082008-12-28