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A wide photograph of a ceremonial stage in a temple-style pandal with ornate gold arches and pillars. Two deity murtis sit on golden thrones decorated with multicoloured flower garlands, and a third deity figure stands on the left, also garlanded. In front, a red-draped stage holds seated devotees in white and pastel clothing, while saffron-robed priests with turbans and shawls stand and kneel, holding lit oil lamps. Camera equipment and a crane are visible in the foreground, with monitors at the stage edge. A tall ceremonial figure in an orange wrap sits near the right of the stage, and a row of seated people in white and maroon clothing sits near the centre.

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January 13 20152015-01-13Photograph of a satsang stage set with ornate gold temple-style arches and a gold-framed backdrop. A central seated figure in orange-saffron clothing sits on a gold throne decorated with a colourful flower garland, while a flower-garlanded deity murti stands at left. Devotees in white and dark clothes sit on the red-draped platform facing the stage, and several men in orange-saffron robes and orange headwear hold up lamps or raise their hands at the sides. A camera crane and cameras at the foreground record the event. No face or identity is confirmed; the seated figure's appearance does not clearly establish a person.2015-01-13A golden temple-style stage in a tent hosts a ceremony before a large gilded shrine arch with a central deity murti draped in garlands of orange, yellow and purple flowers. On the left a second garlanded murti sits on a golden lion-throne. Several saffron-robed men in orange and red turbans stand on the sides, one raising a flaming lamp, another holding a flame at the right edge. Seated devotees in white and grey shirts and saris face the stage, while a seated priest in orange sits at the right. Red draped platforms and a camera crane frame the scene.2015-01-13A photograph of a ceremonial stage inside a white tent, with an ornate gold-coloured shrine arch at the centre holding a deity murti draped in garlands of marigolds and colourful floral strands. Flanking it, a seated figure in a large floral garland sits on a gold-framed seat, and a golden carved gateway stands at the right. The red-draped platform holds several seated people and devotees in white and orange garments, with brass lamps lit on the stage in front. In the foreground, men in orange and saffron robes with saffron turbans raise their hands toward the stage, a camera on a crane arm and tripod is at the left, and a seated man in white is at the lower left. Visible people are roughly two dozen.2015-01-13A photograph of a golden temple-style stage set under a white tent canopy, with ornate gold arches and a central deity murti draped in flower garlands and a striped floral backdrop. On the red-draped stage, several people in white and cream clothing sit or kneel with hands folded before the shrine, with oil lamps and offerings placed at the front. Monks in saffron and orange robes with orange headwraps sit to the sides, and a man in a dark jacket stands among the devotees. Camera operators in white shirts film from the foreground, with a camera crane and speakers visible. A smaller garlanded deity sits to the left. Approximately 20 people are visible.2015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13Photograph of a festival stage set inside a white tent, with ornate gold temple-style structures and a red draped platform. Centre, a deity murti stands under a floral garland and ornate arch, flanked by gold carved doorways. Seated on the stage in orange and saffron clothing, a figure with a turban is in the centre of the ritual scene; devotees in white and western-style clothes stand with folded hands and offer prayers. On the left, a seated deity murti with a floral garland sits on a golden stand. Several men in orange and saffron turbans and shawls raise oil lamps or torches toward the stage, while camera equipment and monitors are visible in the foreground. Roughly fifteen people are visible in the scene.2015-01-13A photograph of a gold-decorated temple-style stage set during a ceremony. A large gilded shrine arch frames a central seated figure in orange and gold garments, with a deity murti or ornate seated image behind a rainbow-coloured floral garland. Rows of seated devotees in white and orange clothes face the stage, and several saffron-robed attendants in orange turbans stand along the red-draped platform, one holding a lit flame. A film camera on a crane arm is in the foreground. Two large gold-framed panels and a seated figure adorned with a floral garland flank the central shrine. Flames and oil lamps are visible near the front edge of the stage.2015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13