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Crowded interior of a covered hall during a festival, with dense devotees in white, orange and pink clothing filling the aisles. Many people have long black hair in braids or buns, and a bald-headed man in orange robes stands at right. Rows of orange streamers hang from the ceiling beams, and a large golden trident is mounted on the right wall beside framed notices. Ceiling fans and fluorescent tubes are visible.

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A crowded hall with a white tented ceiling hung with colourful striped and patterned banners, ceiling fans and strip lights. Dense crowds of devotees in white clothes and saffron-orange robes fill the floor, many with arms raised. In the centre a woman in a red top and red garment wears a long garland of white flowers and a rudraksha mala, smiling with her arm lifted. Nearby a man in a saffron-orange robe stands with his arm raised among the people. Watermarked archive photo text is omitted.2009-06-21December 23 20082008-12-23January 01 20092009-01-01December 23 20082008-12-23A large crowd of devotees sits on the floor of an open-sided hall with a corrugated metal roof, facing a stage at the far end. Many women in white saris and white or pale salwar clothing sit in rows, several with long braided hair, while a few wear orange, green and pink garments. Metal railings separate seating sections. White T-shirts with a colourful circular logo hang from the ceiling beams. At the front left, a row of decorated deity murti figures stands on a red-draped platform, and a small umbrella is held above a figure in the centre, near several standing people in white and saffron robes at the stage. Speakers and a banner-like sign with text are visible on the left wall.2008-12-29A crowded outdoor festival scene under a corrugated metal roof strung with orange triangular pennants. Devotees fill the foreground, many in white dhotis and saris, women in blue, red and green silk saris with long braids and flowers in their hair, and a young man on the left in white with garlands. Beyond them, a decorated shrine with palm fronds and red and orange draping holds a deity murti adorned with garlands and a bright cloth. Smoke or haze hangs in the air, and a blue-and-white stylised logo appears at the upper left.2007-12-26Indoor photo of a long hall with a corrugated metal roof and white walls, with a queue of devotees standing on woven mats. In the centre, a man with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron garment and is greeting people with folded hands; a bare-chested figure in orange wears a mala. Nearby, a man in an orange robe with a yellow-beaded necklace stands in the line. Several women in white and orange saris and salwar suits are in the queue, and men in white and light shirts stand along the railing. Colourful painted pillars with floral and bird motifs frame the room, and a wall board holds a photo collage of people and a temple image. Possibly a darshan line.2009-12-18December 31 20082008-12-31January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesA photograph of a large open-sided hall with a corrugated roof where a crowd of devotees sits on the floor facing a stage. Many women and girls wear white or cream saris and salwar, some in orange, pink and green; several have long braids. A small child in red stands near the front. Along the ceiling hang many white T-shirts printed with colourful circular logos. On a raised altar at left are several painted deity murti and a red-cloth platform. Men in white and cream clothing stand near the stage, one holding a small umbrella, and a white-clad figure stands at centre, with a steel railing separating the seated crowd from the stage.2008-12-29December 31 20082008-12-31A photograph of a crowd of devotees gathered under a corrugated metal roof in an open courtyard, waiting to receive someone. In the foreground, two young men with long wavy hair wear white kurta-style shirts and orange shawls draped over their shoulders. To the left, women wear red and maroon saris, one with a flower in her hair and another with a long braid. Behind them, more people in white clothing stand in a loose crowd near a painted pillar with orange and blue bands, and framed pictures hang on a white wall. Nothing indicates a specific person's presence clearly enough to name anyone.2007-12-07