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Photo of a large tented hall during the Dashara 2008 celebration, with rows of seated devotees in white clothes facing a stage. A large banner reads Dashara 2008 and shows a portrait labelled Paramahamsa Nithyananda beside a deity image. On the stage, a seated figure in orange and red sits on a golden throne between decorative pillars with patterned yellow, red and blue hangings. Two musicians in white sit at the right side of the stage, near a purple-draped table. Lit ceremonial lamps and offerings are visible at the left of the stage.

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October 03 20082008-10-03A large white tent hall filled with seated audience on white plastic chairs, facing a raised stage. Above the stage hangs a banner reading "Dasara" with a deity image and text about the divine mother. Central stage features a golden throne-like seat with a deity murti and flowers, flanked by portraits. Decorative hanging panels with elephant motifs and colourful tassels line the ceiling. Audience members wear white, saffron, blue and pink clothing; a few people sit near a side altar with lit lamps. Event appears to be a Navaratri celebration hall.2008-10-03A photograph taken from the back of a large tented hall filled with rows of white plastic chairs occupied by a dense audience of over a hundred seated people, mostly women and girls in saris and salwar kameez in yellow, orange, pink, green and blue, with some men in white shirts. The stage at the far end has a large backdrop banner reading Dashara, with a painted figure of a deity and a seated figure on an ornate golden throne. Colourful patterned hanging decorations with yellow tassels line the tent ceiling. People in saffron-coloured clothing sit near the stage. A few people in the foreground hold phones or cameras.2008-10-07October 03 20082008-10-03October 06 20082008-10-06October 03 20082008-10-03A large white tented hall decorated with hanging colourful striped and tasselled banners. Rows of white plastic chairs fill the floor, with many seated devotees in white and pastel clothes, and a central aisle leads toward a stage. On the stage, a banner reads Dashara 2008 with the caption to celebrate the Divine Mother and be blessed with enlightenment, showing a portrait of a woman in white and a deity murti in a red and gold shrine. A person in orange stands at a lectern near the front, and musicians or attendants sit at a blue-draped table on the right. Many people are visible across the hall.2008-10-03A wide photograph inside a large white tented pavilion with rows of white plastic chairs filled with seated devotees, mostly men on the left and women in saris on the right, facing a central aisle toward a raised stage. A banner reading "Dasara" hangs over the stage beside a portrait of a man with long hair, and a decorated deity murti sits in a golden shrine with flowers. Colourful cylindrical hanging decorations with patterns decorate the tent ceiling, and people are seated on the stage. The scene suggests a Navaratri celebration gathering with satsang-style seating.2008-10-03A large indoor hall with rows of white plastic chairs filled with seated devotees, mostly men in white and pastel shirts, viewed from behind. A banner reading Dashara 2008 with the words celebrate the Divine Mother and be blessed with enlightenment hangs on the stage, showing a robed figure with long hair beside a golden throne holding a deity murti. Saffron-clad figures sit on white mats near the front, while a musician and another person sit at a blue-draped table on the right. Decorative pillars with colourful patterned fabric frame the hall, and a camera tripod stands near the stage.2008-10-03October 07 20082008-10-07Wide view of a Dashara 2008 Navaratri celebration hall with a large crowd seated on white plastic chairs and on the floor facing a central stage. A standing figure in a brown robe stands on the central aisle near a small microphone stand and bag. Behind the stage hangs a large banner reading Dashara 2008 with a portrait of a smiling man with long dark hair wearing white and garlands, beside a decorated deity figure seated on a golden throne with a kalasha-like decoration in front. Attendees wear white kurtas, saffron and orange saris, and checked shirts. Musicians sit at right on a blue-draped platform, and colourful striped tassel decorations hang from the ceiling tent. At left, a decorated altar with lamps and offerings is visible.2008-10-03A large white tented hall filled with seated devotees in white plastic chairs, facing a stage at the front. Many women wear saris and salwar kameez in pink, blue, orange and green, and an older woman in a white sari sits at the right edge. Hanging from the tent ceiling are long decorative cloth banners in blue, yellow and red with elephant motifs. On the stage a figure in orange and white sits on a golden throne with a backdrop of red drapes, flanked by a large banner reading Dashara with a portrait of a figure in white. A deity murti and floral decorations sit at the left of the stage. Speakers hang from the poles and a camera stands on a tripod near the stage.2008-10-07