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Wide view of a large tented hall filled with many seated devotees on mats and chairs, most in white or pastel clothing, performing an oil-lamp puja with brass plates of offerings, flower petals and lit diyas on the floor. Pennant bunting in bright colours hangs from the white ceiling drapes, and large screens are mounted on the side walls. Many seated people face a distant stage area at the front of the hall. Overall a dense congregational ritual gathering in the evening.

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A large hall with a white draped fabric ceiling and hanging colourful cylindrical decorations, with a crowd of many people seated on mats and chairs on the floor, most in white or pastel clothing, performing a lamp-lit devotional ritual. Many attendees hold or tend small oil lamps and brass plates with offerings, and a few wear saffron-coloured scarves. Wall screens and bright lighting frame the gathering. The seated congregation fills most of the floor. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person in this wide view.2009-12-22December 15 20092009-12-15December 22 20092009-12-22December 22 20092009-12-22A large hall with a white draped fabric ceiling and many ceiling fans houses a seated congregation of hundreds, mostly dressed in white with some in pink, red and other colours. Many sit on plastic chairs or mats, and several hold small oil lamps with lit flames in front of them. A camera sits on a tripod at the right side near a stage area, and pink curtains line the walls.2009-12-15December 22 20092009-12-22December 15 20092009-12-15A large white-draped tent hall filled with seated devotees on mats and floor cushions, many in white and orange clothing. Many have small brass oil lamps and plates with lit wicks and offerings in front of them. Rows of white plastic chairs line the left foreground, and ceiling fans hang beneath the fabric canopy. A small framed placard with a blue circular emblem stands at the right edge. The room is bright, with stage speakers and a camera crew visible at the back.2009-12-10A large indoor hall with a white draped fabric ceiling and rows of ceiling fans, hung with colourful cloth banners in red, blue, green and orange. Hundreds of attendees, mostly women in white and pastel saris and salwar kameez, sit on black and orange chairs at long tables set with brass plates, cups and small oil lamps, while others sit in rows facing a stage at the far end. Several large flat-screen monitors hang on the walls. The crowd appears to be a seated satsang or darshan gathering with ritual place settings.2009-12-22January 08 20182018-01-08December 10 20092009-12-10December 22 20092009-12-22