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Interior of a red-walled hall with a tiled roof, strings of mango-leaf or grass garlands hanging from the beams, and fairy lights along the pillars. Rows of seated devotees, many in white, saffron, yellow and pink saris and kurtas, face a shrine area at the back where a deity murti sits beneath a canopy. At the left, a camera operator in a white dhoti with gold border stands behind a tripod-mounted video camera filming the gathering. Oil lamps and flower offerings are arranged near the altar.

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April 05 20172017-04-05An indoor evening gathering in a covered open-sided hall with a terracotta tiled roof, woven straw and palm-leaf festoons, and strings of fairy lights. A large seated audience faces a raised altar area at the far end, where a deity murti sits under a canopy with floral garlands and lamps. In the foreground at left, a man in white dhoti with gold borders and a bead necklace stands beside a video camera on a tripod. Many attendees sit on black chairs in white, saffron, pink and multicoloured saris and kurtas, with a woman in a red-orange shawl at left. Pillars and a small shrine niche with a lit lamp frame the hall.2017-04-05May 05 20172017-05-05April 05 20172017-04-05 +1 copiesNovember 29 20112011-11-29April 05 20172017-04-05April 16 20172017-04-16A large tented hall with a white ceiling strung with colourful hanging decorations and small lanterns. Hundreds of seated devotees, mostly men bare-chested in white dhotis with sacred threads, sit in rows on striped mats and a red carpet facing a distant stage. On the stage, a figure in orange robes sits before a decorated altar with floral garlands and a deity murti under an ornate canopy, with attendants nearby. A large projection screen and a camera on a crane boom capture the scene, and a cameraman stands at the right. Some visible satsang or darshan-style assembly with ritual decoration.2016-12-05A large crowd of devotees sits on the floor of a covered pandal at night, facing a decorated stage at the far end. Many men are bare-chested or wear white dhotis and shawls, some with orange wraps, and a few women in blue and light saris sit among them. Hanging from the tent ceiling are colourful tassel decorations, lamps and leaves. On the stage, a large deity murti and a figure in white stand before ornate floral decorations, with a screen on the right showing a live image. A man stands in the foreground beside a chair, and a partly visible yellow cloth frames the right edge.2016-12-02May 05 20172017-05-05A photograph of a crowded indoor temple-style hall with red walls, silver pillars and a thatched straw canopy. A seated figure in a red robe with long dark hair speaks into a microphone on a raised dais in front of a bronze Nataraja statue within a fiery arch. Attendees sit on the floor facing the dais, including women in red, orange and saffron saris and a person with long braided hair in a red top. Silver umbrella-like canopies, brass lamps and a golden lion figure decorate the room, and a woman in a yellow sari stands at the right near a shrine.2017-01-01A large crowd sits on a red carpeted floor under a white tented pavilion hung with colourful paper lanterns and fairy lights. In the right foreground, a long-haired man in an orange and purple robe sits with palms pressed together, apparently the swami figure, with a distinctive long swept-back hair and orange clothing; the identity is uncertain from appearance alone. Around him, devotees wear white dhotis and garlands of white and red flowers, many with sandalwood or vibhuti marks, some with hands folded in namaskar. Women wear saris in yellow, green, pink and purple. Video cameras on tripods film the gathering, and ornate arches frame a shrine area at the back.2016-12-19