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A large crowd of devotees seated closely together in a hall with whitewashed walls. Most wear white clothes, and several men have rudraksha malas around their necks. Yellow and orange decorated pillars with floral patterns frame the space. Many faces look forward toward the front.

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February 16 20072007-02-16Large indoor hall filled with a dense crowd of seated devotees, mostly men in white shirts and white dhotis, many wearing rudraksha malas and lanyard ID badges. A tall cylindrical banner in blue, red, yellow and white hangs from the ceiling, with colourful festoons and a decorated arch in the background. A distant figure in white stands at the far end near the stage. The image is a photograph of a Shivaratri gathering in a whitewashed hall.2007-02-16A large indoor hall filled with seated devotees, mostly men in white shirts and white dhotis, many wearing rudraksha malas and name badges on lanyards. In the foreground a man in an orange-red shirt with a saffron shawl sits cross-legged, looking forward with a bearded face. Behind the crowd, tall white scaffolding frames and hanging woven banners in yellow, red and black decorate the hall, and a large framed photo of a woman playing a guitar is visible on the right wall. Plastic chairs line the left aisle. The audience appears attentive, facing toward a stage or speaker out of frame.2006-12-20Photograph of a large seated group of men in white shirts and white trousers, many wearing rudraksha malas, sitting cross-legged on a floor in a hall during a session. Some attendees have name badges on their shirts. In the foreground a man with a moustache looks ahead, with a red-and-orange mat visible at the lower left. Framed portraits hang on the back wall and a banner hangs from the ceiling. The room is whitewashed with a tiled floor and the attendees fill the space in rows. Many hundreds of people are visible across the hall.2006-10-07February 16 20072007-02-16A large indoor hall packed with a dense crowd of devotees seated on the floor, most dressed in white kurtas and dhotis with white and red tags pinned to their clothes, and many wearing rudraksha malas. Tall cylindrical banners with geometric patterns in red, blue, green and yellow with gold fringe hang down from the white ceiling beams, and red string lights line the roof. At the far end of the hall, a stage area holds a large framed portrait and a dais, with a few people standing near the front. Some women in saris and white clothes sit at the right side, and a child is visible at the left edge.2007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16A photograph of a large crowd seated on the floor of a whitewashed hall with a corrugated metal roof and fluorescent tube lights. Many people wear white ritual clothing, and several men have rudraksha malas and white headbands. A woman in an orange and blue garment sits near the front right, and a few people wear red, green or beige clothes. Tall decorative pillars with blue, red and yellow patterns and yellow fringed bases line the hall, with string lights overhead. At the lower right, a pile of sticks lies beside a blue mat. Devotees face a distant platform at the far end of the hall, where a figure stands among the decorations. The event is a Shivaratri gathering.2007-02-16December 23 20062006-12-23 +1 copiesDecember 20 20062006-12-20April 10 20162016-04-10February 16 20072007-02-16