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A large indoor hall viewed from behind a dense crowd of seated devotees, mostly women, wearing saffron, orange, white and pink saris and shawls. On a raised stage ahead, a deity murti is decorated with garlands, flanked by ornate golden and red ceremonial pillars, lamps and offerings, while several saffron-robed attendants stand around the platform. Cameras on tripods and large video screens frame the event.

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May 24 20162016-05-24Photo taken from the back of a large tent hall packed with seated devotees, mostly women, many wearing saffron or orange shawls, white, yellow, pink and multicoloured saris. In the foreground, seated audience members face a raised stage with a central altar bearing a deity murti, flanked by tall brass lamps, a kalasha and decorated pillars. Four people in orange saffron robes stand on the stage around the altar. A camera crane and cameramen stand at the left, and a red banner hangs at the upper left. The scene suggests a puja or darshan.2016-05-24May 24 20162016-05-24October 09 20162016-10-09May 24 20162016-05-24May 24 20162016-05-24August 28 20162016-08-28May 24 20162016-05-24A large indoor hall with a red carpet runway leading to a raised stage draped in pink and white. Hundreds of seated devotees, mostly women in saffron, orange, white and blue saris and shawls, face the stage. On the stage a seated figure in a pink and red cloth sits before a microphone and stand, with a large deity mural behind and a pink floral arch. A large screen on the right shows a closer view of the seated speaker, and camera tripods stand at the left edge. Ceiling lights and marigold-style decorations hang overhead.2016-04-27May 04 20162016-05-04May 24 20162016-05-24Photograph of a large hall with a large seated audience facing a stage. Many devotees sit on the floor in orange, saffron, white and yellow clothing, with some seated on chairs at the right; most are seen from behind. On the stage, a central seated figure in a red-orange robe with a white garland sits on a gold throne before an ornate heart-shaped gold backdrop. To the left, a large decorated deity murti in red and gold stands beside a red-and-gold kalasha-style decoration. To the right, a deity figure in orange and gold robes with a golden crown and flower garlands sits in a decorated niche. Red velvet drapes and a trident stand on the stage, with camera tripods visible. A seated central figure is shown on the throne; he is seated, not standing, with a distinctive cloth turban-like crown and rudraksha-style white garland, but appearance-based identification is uncertain.2016-10-09