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A dense crowd gathers inside a decorated tent hall during an evening event. In the centre, a woman with long dark hair wears an orange sari and extends her arm outward while facing the crowd. Around her, several monks and devotees in saffron and orange robes stand alongside people in white and yellow clothing. Tall painted decorative pillars with geometric motifs and hanging yellow fabric line the tent walls, with garlands visible near the back. Spectators in the foreground, many with braided hair and flowers, face the centre with hands raised or folded. The scene suggests a satsang or celebratory gathering, with no clearly identifiable individual confirmed as a person.

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December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23A large crowd of devotees fills a hall decorated with hanging colourful textile banners and yellow pennants. At the centre, a man in saffron-orange robes stands among a group of saffron-clad sannyasis and devotees in white. Many devotees in white and some in green or yellow raise their hands, clasp palms and sway in devotional singing or satsang.2008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23A photograph of a dense crowd inside a white tented hall during an evening darshan or dance gathering. Many people in white clothing, including many women with long braided hair, stand packed together with hands raised and palms pressed in greeting. In the centre, several men wear saffron/orange robes and some have shaved heads. Above, decorative hanging banners with elephant and geometric patterns hang from the tent ceiling, and framed pictures and orange-draped altar displays line the back wall. The visible people cannot be reliably identified by appearance, so no individual is named as a person.2008-12-23A large indoor hall with a white tent-style ceiling and hanging patterned fabric banners at the top. A dense crowd of devotees, mostly dressed in white, stands with palms pressed together or hands raised in greeting and devotion. Several people in saffron and orange robes stand near the centre, including a bearded man in orange at left and women in orange clothes; a garlanded figure in orange stands among them. Wall posters and framed items line the back, and an ornate display with decorative drapes is visible at the rear. The scene suggests a group satsang or darshan during the Brahmotsava celebrations.2008-12-23A crowded hall with a white tented ceiling hung with colourful striped and patterned banners, ceiling fans and strip lights. Dense crowds of devotees in white clothes and saffron-orange robes fill the floor, many with arms raised. In the centre a woman in a red top and red garment wears a long garland of white flowers and a rudraksha mala, smiling with her arm lifted. Nearby a man in a saffron-orange robe stands with his arm raised among the people. Watermarked archive photo text is omitted.2009-06-21December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23