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A large crowd of devotees, mostly women and girls dressed in white saris and white kurtas, fills a big tent-like hall decorated with tall cylindrical hanging banners painted with elephants and geometric patterns in red, blue, green and yellow. Many people sit or stand closely packed, some with long braids, and a few wear colourful saris in green, pink and orange. The setting suggests a large communal gathering during a Gurupoornima-style event, with lights and white canopy overhead.

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A large crowd of women fills a tented hall decorated with tall cylindrical hanging banners in yellow, red, blue and green with painted elephant motifs. Most women wear white traditional cotton saris and have long braided hair, some in saffron or purple saris, and several older women stand among them. The crowd is dense and packed close together, with many hands raised and people swaying or dancing in celebration. Overhead lights illuminate the white canopy ceiling.2008-07-17July 17 20082008-07-17A large indoor hall during a Guru Purnima gathering, with many devotees standing close together in white dhotis and white shirts, several bare-chested men in white dhotis, and women in sarees and a child held by a woman in a yellow outfit at left. Tall pillars wrapped in colourful painted cloth with elephant and bird motifs in red, yellow, blue and green hang from a white tented ceiling, and small lamps and a framed picture are visible near the entrance. No one clearly matches a person's appearance, so no candidate is identified.2008-07-17A large indoor hall under a white tent canopy filled with a seated crowd of devotees, mostly women, dressed in white and cream clothing with rudraksha-style necklaces and some in yellow, orange and pink saris. Many sit on the floor and on white plastic chairs facing a stage area at the front. Decorative hanging banners with elephant motifs in yellow, red, blue and white hang from the ceiling, and a screen is visible on the right. Men in white stand along the sides and back of the hall.2008-07-17July 17 20082008-07-17July 17 20082008-07-17July 17 20082008-07-17December 25 20072007-12-25July 17 20082008-07-17October 06 20062006-10-06 +1 copiesJune 22 20082008-06-22Indoor photograph of a large white tented hall filled with devotees, mostly women in white saris and men in white clothing, many seated on striped mats and plastic chairs. Tall cylindrical hangings with colourful geometric and animal motifs hang from the tent ceiling. A man in orange robes stands centre-left among the crowd near a small table with cables, and a woman in a white sari walks in the foreground. A framed picture hangs on the back wall above the gathering. Photo from the archive watermarked on the lower right.2008-07-17