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Night photograph of a large outdoor gathering seated on white plastic chairs in rows, facing a stage at left. Many women in sarees in saffron-yellow, green, purple, grey and white, one wearing a red headcloth, and several children sit among the crowd, with more people stretching into the background. At upper left a large portrait of a bearded man in white headwear is displayed on a stage screen beside stage lights. At upper right a tall illuminated red deity figure stands above the crowd with strings of bunting overhead. A banner is visible in the background.