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Wide view of a large white tented hall filled with seated devotees in white and pastel clothing on white plastic chairs facing a stage. On the far stage, a decorated deity murti stands before green palm fronds and golden backdrop, with a few robed figures in orange nearby. On the right platform draped in blue, several people sit on a dais leading the programme, one in orange-saffron clothing. Hanging colourful cloth pendants decorate the tent ceiling, and a banner reads Brahmotsavam in blue lettering.

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December 26 20082008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26A large indoor hall under a white tent-style ceiling hung with decorative colourful cloth banners, filled with seated devotees in white and other clothing on white plastic chairs, viewed from behind. On a raised stage at the far end, a golden-lit backdrop shows a deity murti surrounded by green palm leaves. On the right, a blue-draped stage with a purple-covered table holds a man in orange and a man in white seated beside instruments. Many people fill the hall, and the visible count is in the dozens, with the back rows merging into the crowd.2008-12-26A large white tented hall filled with seated audience on white plastic chairs and mats, viewed from the back. Many devotees in white and colourful clothes face a raised blue-draped stage at right where several robed performers sit cross-legged with instruments. Along the ceiling hang tall decorative cylindrical banners in blue, yellow and red patterns. On the left stage a deity murti is decorated with lights and banana-leaf-style palm fronds on a golden backdrop. The scene appears to be a darshan or cultural programme.2008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26 +1 copiesA large photograph of a festive hall under a white tent ceiling, hung with colourful patterned fabric banners with tassels. Rows of seated devotees in mostly white clothes fill the floor on white and blue chairs. At the far end, a decorated stage with a golden throne-like seat holds a figure in red and gold robes, flanked by orange-robed attendants, with green and gold draped backdrop. On the right stage, two dancers in colourful costumes perform before a blue draped backdrop reading Nithyanandeshwara. Total visible people is roughly thirty to forty, within the 21-100 range.2008-12-25 +1 copiesWide view inside a white tent pavilion during an evening darshan at the 2008 Brahmotsava. Hanging cylindrical banners with blue, yellow and red geometric patterns and tassels fill the ceiling. At the far end, a raised stage with a floral-garlanded backdrop frames a seated figure in orange-saffron robes in the centre, flanked by attendants. On the right stage, two dancers in white costumes perform while musicians sit at a blue-draped table. Dozens of seated devotees in white clothes, some in orange and red, fill the floor and white plastic chairs in the foreground, with a few standing at the edges.2008-12-23 +1 copiesDecember 26 20082008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26December 23 20082008-12-23December 26 20082008-12-26 +1 copies