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Evening photograph inside a decorated pavilion with a deep maroon curtain backdrop and yellow tassel valances hanging from patterned banners. Many people in white ritual clothes stand in dense crowds in the foreground and midground, their backs partly to the camera. At centre, a figure in saffron-orange robes stands near a white raised platform, surrounded by others in white, in a ceremonial gathering. Overhead tent lighting and a flat-roofed stage area complete the scene.

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June 20 20082008-06-20June 20 20082008-06-20June 20 20082008-06-20A photograph of a large indoor hall with a dark maroon curtain backdrop and decorative blue, yellow and orange hangings at the top of a stage. A crowd of devotees, mostly women in white and cream saris with gold borders, along with men in white shirts and white dhotis, gathers closely in front of the stage. One woman at right raises her arm high, and a man in an orange and white garment stands near the centre of the group. A figure in saffron robes stands toward the middle of the stage area near a white circular platform.2008-06-20June 20 20082008-06-20A wide photograph of a large indoor convention hall under a white tent canopy, with a dark maroon curtain stage at the back framed by tall yellow and red patterned banners. On the stage floor, a white-clothed central area holds several people in orange and saffron robes standing near a raised white platform, with a figure in orange clothing at the center. Behind them, a long line of devotees in white dhotis and kurtas, several in yellow and cream clothing, stands in rows. In the foreground, many seated and standing men and women in white clothes face the stage, with heads and shoulders visible. The scene suggests a devotional gathering with a central stage and a tall dais-like arrangement.2008-06-20June 20 20082008-06-20Photograph of a large indoor convention hall under a white tent canopy with a dark red draped backdrop and a stage. Tall decorative pillars wrapped in yellow and blue cloth with painted elephant motifs frame the stage. A crowd of dozens of people, most wearing white dhotis and white shirts, stands and sits in rows facing a raised stage area where several people in white, saffron and yellow robes gather around a central white-draped seat. Many devotees in the foreground are seen from behind. Orange draped cloth and a wooden stand are visible at the left edge.2008-06-20A large indoor hall with a deep red velvet curtain and draped stage backdrop, with decorative tall pillars at the sides. Many people in white clothing sit cross-legged on the floor in rows facing a stage. On the stage, several figures stand in a group; a few wear saffron-orange robes and one wears a white garment with a shawl. A white ceremonial structure stands at the centre of the stage area. Attendees in white dress and women in white and pastel saris fill the audience, many seated and some standing along the sides.2008-06-20June 20 20082008-06-20Photograph of a large indoor hall with a maroon velvet curtain backdrop and decorative patterned pillars with yellow tassels above. Many people sit cross-legged on the floor in white clothing, while a line of people in white stands at the left and centre. Near the centre, a figure in saffron-orange robes stands with a white umbrella held over the centre of the scene, and another person in orange is nearby. Several women in saris and men in white shirts and dhotis fill the space, and a microphone and speaker are visible at the right. Text on a banner at the top right area is not legible enough to copy.2008-06-20June 20 20082008-06-20