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Indoor Navaratri celebration hall at AadiKailaasa, Bengaluru, with a plain concrete floor and a metal truss roof strung with small lights and paper lanterns. Tall decorated pillars with coloured geometric patterns flank the room. At the far end stands a shrine with a deity murti and framed pictures, with potted plants and small offering shelves beside it. Rows of devotees sit on striped mats, many in white clothes, with a few in orange and red saris; women and children are among them. Two elderly people sit on white plastic chairs in the foreground. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance; the figure near the shrine is too distant to qualify.

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Photo of a Navaratri evening gathering in a plain hall with a corrugated metal roof and strings of fairy lights. Devotees sit on the floor in rows facing a decorated stage with a seated deity murti or figure framed by a painted backdrop of trees, a small kalasha-like display and a lit lamp frame. Two people in white sit on plastic chairs at the front-left and front-right, one wearing an orange garment. Patterned banners hang on the pillars. Many devotees wear white and pastel or orange clothing. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.2007-10-12Indoor evening puja in a decorated hall with white walls, fairy lights and a tin roof. A deity murti sits on a decorated seat or throne beside a white bull figure, with colourful woven banners hung on the pillars. Several seated devotees in white and orange sit on striped mats facing a small fire pit with lit lamps, and an orange-robed sadhu sits near the fire. Rows of devotees in white shirts and saris fill the floor, with a man in a light blue shirt seated on a chair at the left. About thirty people are visible, and the scene appears to be a ritual gathering.2007-10-14Indoor ashram hall under a metal-framed corrugated roof, with a seated congregation in white clothes on woven mats facing a central dais. On the dais stands a white bull statue (nandi) beside a small deity murti and a laptop. A figure in saffron-orange robes sits near the front on a mat, with people in white and a few in red saris seated around. Decorated pillars wrapped in patterned cloth, strings of colourful beads and small lamps adorn the walls, and shelves hold rows of small items. A man in white stands at the left edge. Several people in the hall appear to be children or youths.2007-10-16Indoor photo of a Navaratri puja in a sheltered hall with a metal roof strung with small garlands and a line of decorative fabric banners in red, orange and cream. A seated figure in orange robes with a tall cap sits before a raised altar on which a deity murti stands beside a white bull figure, and a white-clad attendant tends the altar. Rows of devotees in white clothes sit on woven mats, some in red and multicoloured saris, with a standing man near the left wall. Shelves hold clay pots and figurines.2007-10-16Interior of a covered hall at night decorated with strings of small lights along the metal roof frame and walls. Many seated devotees in white clothes sit on mats facing a central shrine area with a deity murti and framed pictures on the back wall. Two figures in orange robes sit near the front, one at the shrine performing a puja while another stands beside the altar. Decorative blue and red striped pillar cloths with floral motifs frame the hall. Shelves display small murtis and offerings, and the rows of people fill the floor.2007-10-13Indoor evening photograph of a devotional gathering in a tented hall at AadiKailaasa, Bengaluru. Thirty to forty seated devotees in white clothes, many with saffron-orange shawls, sit on colourful striped mats facing a decorated altar with a deity murti under lights and a kalasha-like painted pillar. At the far left front, a single standing figure in saffron-orange robes stands near a small podium, possibly addressing the group. Hanging paper decorations and fairy lights decorate the ceiling, and a white screen is set up beside the altar.2007-10-16Indoor evening gathering in a white-walled hall with a corrugated metal roof strung with small multicolored lights and fabric streamers. Devotees in white clothes sit in rows on striped mats facing a central stage. On the stage, a figure in orange robes sits near a raised dais with a laptop and a speaker, with a white-and-orange clothed table in front. Behind is a painted deity murti with a bull figure and tiered shelves holding small figurines and pots. Tall decorated pillars with blue, red and orange patterns frame the room. Several people in white sit on the left and right, with a few women in saris and one in blue. Roughly two dozen to thirty people are visible.2007-10-15October 14 20072007-10-14A wide photograph of a white-walled hall with a steel-truss roof and hanging paper decorations, showing a seated congregation facing a small altar with a deity murti draped in orange and red cloth at the far end. Rows of people sit on white plastic chairs in white and orange clothing; some wear white dhotis and saris, and a few in orange saris sit toward the right. Colourful striped pillars flank the altar, and a woman in white stands at the right edge near notice boards. Several people are visible in the foreground and midground, and the scene suggests a evening satsang or puja gathering.2007-10-12A photograph of an indoor Navaratri celebration in a decorated hall with white walls, hanging string lights and tall cloth banners in red, blue and yellow. A man in orange robes and a tall crown-like headdress sits at the front playing a stringed instrument beside a laptop on a small wooden stand. Several dozen seated devotees, many in white, cream and orange clothing, face him on striped mats. A small lit oil lamp sits on a white platform in front, and shelves display painted deity figurines and small statues along the walls, with framed devotional images above. The setting suggests satsang with a performance during Navaratri.2007-10-13A photo of a covered open-sided hall with a corrugated roof and concrete floor, where a seated group faces a shrine on the left containing a deity murti with blue drapery. In the foreground a person in orange robes and long dark hair sits on a white plastic chair facing the group; the seated audience wears white and orange clothes, some sitting on mats. Colourful patterned pillars and paper birds decorate the room, and framed photos and a banner line the white wall on the right.2008-09-30A photograph of a hall with a seated audience of devotees, mostly women in white and orange saris, sitting on mats and chairs facing a raised stage. On the stage, a figure in orange robes sits on a cushioned seat, and a second person in white stands nearby. Behind them is a dark curtain, a decorated deity murti on an ornate seat with a kalasha-style canopy, and a standing statue in orange. Colourful hanging banners with geometric patterns line the ceiling. A ceiling fan and water bottles are visible, and a painted portrait hangs at the side. The scene suggests a satsang or discourse, though the exact ritual is not clearly shown.2006-10-19