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A large tented convention hall filled with hundreds of seated devotees in white clothes, many wearing white caps or headbands, facing a stage at the far end. Colourful decorative cylindrical banners in blue, red, yellow and green hang from the white tent ceiling, and a yellow fabric banner with a bird emblem hangs at the top left. On the stage, a figure in white stands near a white draped seat with a few people in white and saffron around. A few monks in saffron robes stand at the sides, and a deity image is visible at the right edge. A dark red curtain backs the stage.

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October 04 20082008-10-04October 04 20082008-10-04A large tented hall filled with a dense crowd of devotees seated on the floor, most dressed in white. Tall cylindrical hanging decorations in yellow, blue, red and patterned fabric hang from the white tent ceiling. At the front, a few people in white stand near a raised dais with a decorated backdrop, and a deity murti is visible on a shrine at the right side. A man in orange clothing sits among the crowd in the right foreground. A camera on a tripod is set up near the stage.2008-10-04Photograph of a large seated congregation inside a white tented hall hung with tall cylindrical banners in yellow, blue, green and red patterns. Hundreds of people sit on the floor facing a stage at the far end, most wearing white clothes; a few wear blue, orange or patterned shirts. On the stage a figure in white stands near a decorated altar with a deity murti and flower arrangements, while attendants in white move nearby. Darkened draped backdrop and white lattice framing surround the stage.2008-10-04October 04 20082008-10-04A large seated audience in white clothes fills a tented hall, most men in white shirts and dhotis with white headbands, one man in an orange shirt at right. In the distance on a raised stage a figure in saffron-orange robes sits near a white-draped seat, and another person in white stands beside a small flower-decorated platform. Hanging colourful yellow, blue and red banners decorate the stage pillars, and a red curtain backs the stage. The scene suggests a satsang or convention gathering in a hall of several hundred people.2008-10-04October 04 20082008-10-04June 18 20082008-06-18Large hall viewed from the back rows, with a dense audience of men and some women seated on the floor in white clothes, many wearing ID lanyards. On a raised stage beneath a deep red curtain and hanging yellow and blue patterned banners, a figure in orange robes sits on a white cushioned seat flanked by flower arrangements. A camera on a tripod and a stage assistant in white appear at the right. The seated figure in orange, central on stage, is an appearance-based candidate; the ceremonial setting and orange clothing fit the Kalpataru convention described on the page, though the face and features are too small to confirm identity.2008-10-04A large white tent hall filled with hundreds of seated devotees in white and pastel saris and dhotis, sitting on striped cotton mats on the floor. Colourful decorative hanging panels with elephant motifs line the tent ceiling. At the front, a raised stage with red, orange and blue backdrops holds an ornate golden throne-like seat and a deity murti with a garlanded figure seated before it. Several white-clad attendants stand near the stage, and a woman in a white sari with a gold border stands at right among the crowd. The scene reflects a Kalpataru darshan gathering at an ashram.2008-10-04June 20 20082008-06-20October 04 20082008-10-04