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Night outdoor gathering of devotees seated on the ground under a temporary shelter, with a large crowd standing behind them. In the foreground, several women in white saris with gold borders sit with palms pressed together in prayer; a man in white shirt and glasses sits with hands folded. A woman in an orange sari sits near the front. Behind them, a tall decorative pillar wrapped in colourful fabric with painted flowers and an elephant motif rises at right. A large banner with a red and white design hangs on the left wall. Bright lamps light the scene, and a red date stamp reads 4 9 2008 in the corner.

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A nighttime outdoor gathering under a corrugated metal roof supported by bamboo poles, with a crowd of devotees seated and standing on a mat. In the foreground, two men in white dhotis and white shirts sit cross-legged beside a woman in a blue-violet silk sari with a red-bordered pallu. Behind them, rows of women in white saris and men in white and colourful clothes sit and stand, with children in blue and pink. A tall decorated pillar wrapped in yellow, green and orange fabric with painted flowers, elephants and birds stands at right, beside a whiteboard and a hanging cloth. Small signs are hung on the poles.A dense outdoor night crowd of women and some children seated and standing in front of a street stage at a public event. Many wear sarees in white, pink, green, turquoise and orange, and several have glasses or hair pulled back. A woman in the foreground left wears a white saree with a gold border, and a woman in the centre-right wears a white saree with a gold border and looks upward. Bamboo poles and bright lights frame the scene, with a large banner on the left and a tall decorated pillar behind the crowd.Crowded indoor hall during a Shivaratri observance, with many devotees seated on mats and others standing. Most wear white or cream traditional clothing and rudraksha malas; several women sit in yellow and orange saris. A standing older man in white with a long rudraksha mala and a shaved head stands at right, though his appearance does not clearly match the page's reference. Tall pillars painted with colourful floral and bird patterns line the hall, and overhead tube lights hang from a metal roof.2007-02-16July 17 20082008-07-17February 16 20072007-02-16August 17 20072007-08-17 +2 copiesA large crowd of seated devotees fills a tented hall decorated with hanging fabric banners, paper garlands and framed portraits on the walls. Most attendees wear white clothes, with some in orange shawls or saffron-coloured garments, and many sit on blue mats or white plastic chairs. Several women in the front rows hold notebooks or palms pressed together. A woman in a white sari sits near the front, and a girl in a white dress is in the foreground. The scene suggests a gathering of students and devotees during a seated programme.2006-10-02A large tented hall with white canvas ceiling holds a seated congregation of many people, mostly women and some men, dressed in white garments and sitting on colourful striped woven mats. Hanging from the ceiling are tall cylindrical decorative banners with yellow tassels and painted geometric and animal motifs, plus a large yellow drape. Rows of white plastic chairs line the left side, and a camera on a tripod is set up at the right. A banner is mounted on the back wall. A figure in white stands at the far back near the wall. Congregants sit cross-legged or kneel, with many looking forward toward the front of the hall.2008-04-12A dense crowd of devotees sits packed on the floor of a white-walled hall during a night observance. Most wear white ritual clothing, with some in saffron, pink, teal and sari colours. Decorative pillars wrapped in patterned fabric with red flowers and yellow borders line the room, and strings of red lights hang overhead. Several men in white kurtas stand at the back and sides. No clearly identifiable central figure is visible in the frame, so the scene is a seated congregation rather than an individual presenting or seated on a throne. A deity murti appears faintly at the upper centre near the lights.2007-02-16A crowded temple hall where many women in white saris sit on the floor, some with hands pressed in namaskar and eyes closed. A stone pillar stands at center beside a hanging striped cloth panel and green leaf garlands. A shaved-headed man in a white dhoti and bare upper body wears rudraksha malas and stands in the foreground. Behind, a man in white shirt and dhoti with a rudraksha mala gestures toward the seated devotees. Watermarked copyright text appears in the lower right and is excluded. Several women in red and teal saris and a few men in white are visible in the background.2012-06-05February 16 20072007-02-16A large crowd of devotees seated closely together on the floor of a hall, mostly dressed in white with vertical tilak marks on their foreheads and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. Many women wear white or pastel saris, and a few men wear white shirts and dhotis. Above them hang orange and blue striped cloth banners. The seated audience faces forward toward an unseen focal point, consistent with a satsang or Shivaratri observance. No individual can be clearly identified as the a person from this view, and the foreground figures are partly cropped.2007-02-16