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Indoor devotional music gathering under a hall with hanging bamboo-leaf decorations and banners. A musician in a cream kurta sits cross-legged on a mat playing a stringed instrument, with a man in white and red-saffron shawl beside him, seemingly singing or leading. Dozens of seated devotees in white, orange and yellow saris fill the floor, facing a red carpeted stage with a golden ornate seat and decorated deity murti figures on red-draped pedestals. Several saffron-robed attendants sit at the right side near the stage railing.

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Indoor festival hall at an ashram during a brahmotsavam celebration, with a dense crowd seated on the floor. In the centre, a musician in a peach kurta and white dhoti plays a stringed instrument, flanked by a man in white with an orange-and-red shawl at a microphone and women in white and yellow saris. Behind a metal railing on a red carpet, several saffron-robed sannyasis sit on the right, and a decorated golden throne with a swan-shaped finial stands near multiple deity murti adorned with garlands. Colourful painted pillars and hanging yellow foliage decorate the ceiling and hall.2008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30A photograph of a large open-sided hall with a corrugated roof, decorated with hanging green leaf strands and banners. At the front, a row of decorated deity murtis sits on red-draped platforms, and a gilded throne-like seat with an animal motif stands at right. Seated on a red carpet at left, a man in white with a red-and-gold shawl sings with a small harmonium-style setup, while a musician in pale clothing plays violin. Drummers in red sit nearby. Dozens of devotees in white and coloured saris sit on mats in rows facing the front. At right, several saffron-robed people with rudraksha malas sit on a raised carpeted dais. A doorway at left shows lit ritual decoration. Printed banners on the wall carry photographs and text.2008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30A large crowd sits on mats under a corrugated roof hung with green leaf garlands and decorated pillars at an ashram hall. In the foreground, a seated woman in an orange sari sings into a microphone while a man in a peach kurta plays a harmonium-style instrument, and a man in red and white plays a tabla drum. Along the right, seated men in white and saffron-clad figures face the stage behind a metal railing with a red carpet. Behind them stand ornate deity murti figures on red-draped tables and a golden lion-shaped throne with a trident. Printed banners hang on the wall. This is a devotional music session during a festival, with a crowd of devotees seated on the floor.2008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30A large seated gathering in an ornately decorated hall with hanging garlands, colourful torans and a red-carpeted stage at right. In the foreground, a man in a white kurta with a red-and-gold shawl sings into a microphone while seated on a woven mat. Beside him a musician in cream clothes plays a violin, and at left a man in a red shirt plays a tabla. Women in saris, including one in orange and green, and many men in white sit in rows behind metal railings. Decorated deity murtis stand adorned with garlands along the right wall.2008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30