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A large pavilion filled with hundreds of seated devotees, most of them men bare-chested or in white dhotis with sacred threads, facing a stage at the far end. Colourful cloth streamers and paper lanterns in pink, yellow, green and blue hang from the ceiling. On the stage, several figures in white stand around an ornate decorated altar and deity murti with garlands, while a camera on a crane shoots over the crowd. A large screen on the right shows an image. The scene suggests a ritual abhishekam or satsang gathering.

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December 02 20162016-12-02December 02 20162016-12-02Night photograph inside a large tent hall hung with colourful paper lanterns and fans. Hundreds of mostly bare-chested men in white dhotis and sacred threads sit cross-legged on colourful mats and red carpets, facing a raised stage. On the stage, a decorated central shrine and deity murti are adorned with flowers, with lamps and smoke rising, while ritual attendants stand nearby. A large screen and a camera on a crane-like arm record the scene. Crowd size is clearly in the hundreds, well above the 100 mark.2016-12-05December 02 20162016-12-02December 02 20162016-12-02December 05 20162016-12-05 +1 copiesDecember 05 20162016-12-05A large tented hall with a white ceiling strung with colourful hanging decorations and small lanterns. Hundreds of seated devotees, mostly men bare-chested in white dhotis with sacred threads, sit in rows on striped mats and a red carpet facing a distant stage. On the stage, a figure in orange robes sits before a decorated altar with floral garlands and a deity murti under an ornate canopy, with attendants nearby. A large projection screen and a camera on a crane boom capture the scene, and a cameraman stands at the right. Some visible satsang or darshan-style assembly with ritual decoration.2016-12-05Night-time ritual gathering under a large white tent decorated with hanging colourful paper lanterns and umbrella-shaped ornaments. Hundreds of seated devotees, mostly bare-chested men in white dhotis, sit on striped and red mats facing a raised shrine area at the front. A red-draped altar holds fruit, flowers and offerings, and smoke rises from a ceremonial fire. Behind the altar, a large screen shows an image, and a decorated golden palanquin-style structure stands at the right. A few figures in white and one person in a dark jacket are visible among the crowd, with a green banana-plant ornament near the shrine.2016-12-02 +1 copiesDecember 02 20162016-12-02A large crowd of devotees, mostly bare-chested men in white dhotis, sits on mats in a canopied pavilion at night, facing a distant elaborately decorated shrine. A large trident (trishul) stands in the left foreground. Colourful hanging decorations, lanterns and ceremonial pendants fill the ceiling. Priests in white moves near the central dais, where a deity murti is decorated with flowers and lights, and a screen shows a live feed on the right. Ritual abhishekam setting with a seated congregation during a night ceremony.2016-12-02Large evening gathering under a tented pavilion decorated with hanging paper lanterns, cloth streamers and yellow leaf garlands. Hundreds of seated devotees, many bare-chested or in white dhotis, face a raised stage where a deity murti is adorned with flowers and lamps. A priest in white stands near the stage, a man in a yellow-saffron shawl sits in a red chair in the foreground, and a projection screen shows an image at the right. Banana plants and oil lamps frame the altar area.2016-12-02