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A large, crowded hall with a red and maroon draped backdrop and white fabric walls, decorated with hanging colourful lanterns and paper ornaments. Many participants are energetically dancing or moving on striped rainbow-coloured mats. Men wear white kurta-style clothes and cream or gold tunics, while women wear saris and salwar outfits in orange, purple, blue and green. Some people have their eyes closed and arms raised in motion. Several men with grey or bald heads stand in the foreground, and a few wear rudraksha-like beaded necklaces. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible at this resolution.

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A large indoor hall with a red floor and red curtains behind a stage, decorated with hanging paper lanterns and fabric bunting. Dozens of people move energetically across striped multicoloured woven mats, most in white, cream and beige kurtas and dhotis or saris, with women in blue, yellow and orange saris. Several men in white kurtas and a man in a dark suit-style jacket with a beard are mid-motion, arms swinging. A bald man in glasses and a beige shirt sits in the foreground. Some people wear lanyards. Hundreds of attendees are visible in the background.2016-12-01A large hall with a white fabric ceiling hung with rows of colourful tassel and lantern decorations. A crowd of many people, mostly men in white ritual clothes, stands and moves on striped rugs in red, blue and green, with arms raised as if dancing or chanting together. Several wear orange or saffron shawls draped over white garments, and some have garlands or lanyards. In the foreground a man in a yellow shirt and a man in red clothing raise their hands. Equipment and bags sit on the floor at the lower right, and a stage area with a screen is visible at the back.2016-12-01December 05 20162016-12-05A large hall filled with a dense crowd of people, mostly men and some women, moving energetically on striped woven mats across the floor. Many wear white kurtas and dhotis, while others wear yellow, green, maroon and orange clothing, with orange or saffron shawls draped over shoulders and name badges on some chests. Their arms are raised overhead in an expressive group movement. Colourful paper lanterns and hanging streamers in orange, red, green and blue decorate the high ceiling, and white draped walls frame the room.2016-12-01A large crowd of devotees stands and moves together inside a decorated tent hall with white draped walls and a ceiling hung with orange, red and yellow paper lanterns and cylindrical streamers. Many people wear white kurtas and dhotis, while others wear yellow, teal, maroon and cream outfits, and several men have orange or saffron shawls over their shoulders. Some raise their arms in a dancing or chanting gesture, and a few carry orange cloth or wear orange scarves. The floor is covered with colourful striped woven mats. At the far right a man in a yellow shirt raises an arm, and a man in a teal kurta stands in the foreground. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance, so the candidate is left unsure.2016-12-01December 01 20162016-12-01May 01 20162016-05-01A large tented hall with a red floor and striped woven mats where a crowd gathers in festive motion. In the foreground a figure in a purple robe moves across the red floor, and to the right men in white kurtas and dhotis and women in saris dance or walk among seated and standing devotees. Strings of colourful tassels, paper lanterns and hanging lamps decorate the white ceiling. A man in an orange shirt and white dhoti stands at the far right, and devotees in orange, yellow, green and blue clothing fill the middle ground. The scene suggests a group celebration or procession inside an event pavilion.2016-12-01A large white tented hall filled with a crowd of devotees, mostly dressed in white kurtas, saris and salwar, moving and dancing on striped woven mats across the floor. Colourful striped and patterned pillars with tassels line the tent, and a red curtained stage sits at the back beneath white fabric panels and rainbow-patterned backdrops. In the foreground a man in a white kurta and a woman in green and grey stand in motion blur, with more people dancing in the centre.2009-06-22May 06 20162016-05-06A large crowd fills a red-draped event hall at Adi Kailasa, with many people standing and moving among mats and cushions on a red floor. Hanging tassels in orange, yellow and green decorate the ceiling, and two large screens flank the back wall. Many participants wear white, cream and saffron-toned clothing, while others wear bright saris and kurtas in purple, green and pink. Some raise their hands in the air, and a few hold small brass vessels. In the centre background, a gold-coloured ornate seat stands on a raised platform, with a figure in white visible beside it, though the seated figure cannot be clearly distinguished.2016-12-05June 22 20092009-06-22