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A photograph from above of an indoor hall stage with a curved wooden floor and a wall decorated with rows of marigold garlands and small oil lamps. A line of devotees, mostly in white and pastel clothes, stands along the stage edge while a central group gathers around a low white-draped table and a gold-and-red palanquin-like seat. A figure in orange and saffron robes stands near the table, and a woman in a pink sari and others in white dhotis and kurtas face the centre. Several people wait on the lower steps at left, and a woman in white stands near a table of offerings and fruit at the bottom of the stairs. The mood is a formal darshan line.

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February 14 2009 -Kalpataru Convention at Chennai Tamilnadu2009-02-14Overhead photograph of a large indoor auditorium hall with tiered rows of dark seats filled with seated attendees. On a circular raised wooden stage at the back, a standing group of people in white ritual clothes gathers around a central seated figure in orange and saffron garments beside a decorated throne-like seat with red and gold cushions. A draped backdrop with orange marigold garlands frames the stage. Several people in white and pastel saris and white dhotis walk along the aisles and steps carrying offerings, with a small tray visible near the stage steps. Stage lighting and wall uplights illuminate the room.2009-02-14February 14 2009 -Kalpataru Convention at Chennai Tamilnadu2009-02-14February 14 2009 -Kalpataru Convention at Chennai Tamilnadu2009-02-14Elevated view of a proscenium stage set for a darshan line. A central ornate golden throne with red cushions holds a seated figure in red and gold clothing; a figure in saffron/orange robes stands beside it. A line of about two dozen devotees in white, cream, pink, green and red sarees and kurtas stands along a curved wooden stage edge, approaching the throne one by one. Behind, a beige draped backdrop is decorated with orange marigold garlands and hanging flower pendants, with maroon swags above. Several attendants in white shirts move among the line. Audience members sit at the lower edge of the frame in the auditorium.2009-02-14February 14 2009 -Kalpataru Convention at Chennai Tamilnadu2009-02-14February 14 2009 -Kalpataru Convention at Chennai Tamilnadu2009-02-14Elevated view of a wooden stage in a hall with a maroon swag valance and a gold-and-cream draped backdrop decorated with rows of orange-marigold garlands. A figure in orange robes sits on an ornate golden throne with red cushions at center stage, with a row of devotees in white shirts, white dhotis, pink and white saris lined up in a queue to approach. Attendants in white stand along the stage edge and a few people sit at a table at the lower left. The scene is a darshan line on stage.2009-02-14February 14 2009 -Kalpataru Convention at Chennai Tamilnadu2009-02-14Indoor stage event in an auditorium with a warm orange-lit wooden stage backdrop hung with rows of small oil lamps and marigold garlands. Several people in white kurtas and white dhotis or mundus stand near a decorated ornate throne-like seat covered in yellow-orange flowers and garlands, with a figure in orange or saffron clothing among them. A line of women in colourful saris, including teal, pink and cream, stands at the left in an orderly queue along the stage edge. A woman in a white sari stands at the right. Audience members are seen as dark silhouettes in the foreground seats.2009-02-14February 14 2009 -Kalpataru Convention at Chennai Tamilnadu2009-02-14February 14 2009 -Kalpataru Convention at Chennai Tamilnadu2009-02-14