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Photograph of a large crowd seated and standing inside a white tented pavilion during a festival evening. Hanging from the ceiling are many tall cylindrical decorative banners in red, yellow, blue and green with painted motifs and orange fringes. Most attendees wear white clothing, with some in orange, purple and blue. A central man in white with a long white shirt and beaded necklace stands with arms raised near a floor of red carpet and yellow floor markings. A camera on a tripod stands at left and a blue draped backdrop appears at right. Several hundred people fill the hall.

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December 27 20072007-12-27 +1 copiesA large crowd seated on mats and the floor inside a tented hall decorated with hanging colourful banners. In the foreground a man in white clothes with orange trim holds a video camera on his shoulder. Many people in white ritual clothes sit in rows, with young girls in white, blue and yellow dresses in front. On the right, a man in a white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha mala stands on the yellow-marked floor raising his hands, while others sit around him.2007-12-27December 25 20072007-12-25A large tented hall with a concrete floor and yellow floor markings holds a crowd of devotees seated on red mats in rows, mostly dressed in white with some saffron and green garments. Colourful painted cylindrical banners hang from the white tent ceiling. At the right, a figure in an orange-red garment sits before a decorated altar with a swastika-marked backdrop and a fire-related ritual setup, while a standing person in white with an orange shawl holds a microphone near the front. A video camera on a tripod films the gathering. Whether the central ritual figure is a person cannot be confirmed from appearance, so the figure is described by role only.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25A large crowd of devotees fills a decorated pandal during Brahmotsav celebrations. Many people wear white ritual clothing, with some in orange, pink, purple and turquoise salwar or saree. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands near the centre, and a younger man in white with an orange shawl is in the foreground holding a white cloth bundle. Colourful cylindrical hanging decorations with tassels hang from the tent ceiling, and a framed portrait hangs on the back wall. Yellow floor markings run through the aisle. Several people wear rudraksha or bead necklaces.2007-12-27A large white tented hall with hanging decorative cylindrical banners in red, yellow and blue, lit by overhead lamps. Rows of seated people in white clothing, many on red floor mats, face toward the front, where a small group sits near a decorated orange and white backdrop with a central ornate panel. A standing figure in white with an orange shawl stands at the right edge with hands joined, and another person in an orange shawl stands near the centre left beside a camera on a tripod. Yellow lines mark the floor. A satsang or youth gathering setting, with a crowd visible in the seated rows.2007-12-25A photograph inside a large white tented hall decorated with hanging colourful cloth banners in red, yellow, blue and green with yellow tassels. Many people in white clothing move around the floor, some seated on striped multicoloured mats and others on white plastic chairs at right. A few women wear saris in yellow, pink and blue. A man in white at right stands near seated men with garlands. Fans and speakers hang from the ceiling, and a teal curtain is visible at right.2009-06-22December 25 20072007-12-25A large crowd of devotees seated on the floor of a hall under a corrugated roof with exposed lights and fans. Most people wear white clothes, with several women in yellow, green and orange saris. Tall painted cylindrical pillars with white birds, red and yellow floral motifs stand among them. At the far right a bald man in white dhoti sits near the pillars. Many are seated in rows, facing the front of the hall during an evening gathering.2007-02-16A large crowd of devotees fills a decorated tent hall with a white fabric ceiling and hanging striped and tasselled banners in orange, yellow and maroon. Many men and women wear white ritual clothing, some with rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, while others wear pink, purple, blue, orange and green saris, salwars and dresses. Children in white and pink stand among adults near a yellow-lined floor area. A dim, smoky haze hangs over the gathering, with a backdrop of framed pictures and a central panel on the wall behind them. The scene suggests a Brahmotsav celebration day, with the crowd standing close together and facing toward the front.2007-12-27December 27 20072007-12-27 +1 copies