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A hall decorated with rows of purple and orange paper lanterns hangs from the ceiling during a ritual gathering. Seated devotees in white and cream clothes wear white and red flower garlands. A standing woman in a red blouse and orange skirt holds a brass plate, and a man in white stands nearby, both blurred in motion. A woman in a red sari with a red bindi sits smiling at right, and a man in white kurta sits beside her. Some attendees wear orange shawls, and a haze of smoke or incense drifts through the room.

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A large hall filled with seated devotees in white and colourful clothing, many wearing white and red flower garlands. Smoke or incense haze drifts through the room near several standing figures in white and saffron. In the foreground, a woman in a red sari with a red bindi sits beside a man in white with a garland, while a boy in light grey kurta sits among others. Several people sit on mats in front of small brass vessels and trays, and banners with a repeated purple and white pattern hang across the ceiling. The scene appears to be a ritual gathering, with the people seated facing the central area.2007-12-26December 26 20072007-12-26December 26 20072007-12-26December 26 20072007-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26December 26 20072007-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26A large hall filled with seated devotees in white and coloured traditional clothing, many wearing white and jasmine-style flower garlands, pressing palms together in namaskar. Smoke or incense haze fills the room, with bright windows high on the back wall. In the right foreground a man in a white dhoti and shirt with a white garland and folded hands sits near a woman in a green sari. In the centre a grey-haired man in white holds an object near a small oil lamp on the floor. Throughout the crowd are men in white shirts and women in yellow, orange and red saris, several with garlands. The setting appears to be a ritual gathering or puja.2007-12-26A dimly lit evening gathering under a decorated tent with hanging saffron and red banners and flower garlands along the roof edge. Women in white and cream saris, one with a white flower in her hair, stand and sit on white plastic chairs, while men in white shirts and dhotis sit among them. A man in a white shirt with a dark rudraksha-style mala in the foreground faces the stage. At the back, a shrine-like altar with a deity murti under lamps is visible. Many seated devotees fill the rows behind.2006-12-26A large indoor hall with a low ceiling hung with colourful paper lanterns and orange and green streamers. Dense crowds of devotees, mostly in white, cream and orange clothing, sit on the floor in rows facing the far end, where several figures stand in white and orange robes near a decorated altar with garlands and a deity murti. Many women wear saris with white flowers in their braided hair, and a small child in a white dress sits near the front. Red and brown mats or cushions line the central aisle, and windows let in bright light along the right wall.2008-12-26 +1 copiesDecember 26 20082008-12-26December 26 20072007-12-26