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Three smiling women stand together in the foreground of a large tented hall. The woman on the left wears a royal blue saree with gold border and a rudraksha mala; the woman in the centre wears a red saree with gold embroidery and a rudraksha mala; the woman on the right wears a pink-red silk saree with gold border, a rudraksha mala and a forehead tilak. Behind them, rows of seated devotees sit on the floor before long green leaf plates in a vast marquee hung with decorative hanging lamps. Some people wear white and saffron clothing, and a few figures stand in the background.

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December 21 20162016-12-21Three smiling women in silk sarees stand close together in a large white tent with hanging paper lanterns overhead. The woman on the left wears a blue saree with gold border and a rudraksha mala, the middle woman wears a red saree with gold motifs and a red-beaded mala, and the woman on the right wears a pink saree with gold border, a rudraksha mala and a jewelled headpiece. Name badges hang from their necks. Behind them, many seated people sit on long rows of mats and leaf plates in a banquet-style hall, some in white, others in bright colours, with a red carpet runner running through the middle.2016-12-21December 18 20162016-12-18November 12 20162016-11-12December 07 20162016-12-07May 24 20162016-05-24A large crowd of mostly women sits cross-legged on a red carpeted floor under a white tent with decorative paper lanterns and colourful umbrellas hanging from the ceiling. Many wear saris in saffron, orange, teal, magenta and white, with gold jewellery and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. A woman in front wears an orange-and-green sari with a lanyard badge, and a woman in a pink sari sits at right. A microphone stand stands at left edge. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable in the visible frame.2016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18 +1 copiesA large tented hall during a ritual gathering. Many people in orange and saffron clothing sit cross-legged on colourful striped woven mats in rows facing a central area. Women in orange saris and young girls with braided hair sit closest, while monastic men in saffron dhotis and shawls sit on the left. Banana-leaf plates of food and small clay lamps are set along the mats at right. At the far right a golden arch and decorated deity murti stand under small coloured umbrellas, and hanging paper lanterns decorate the white ceiling. A camera rig is visible on the left. No individual can be confidently identified from appearance.2016-12-18December 07 20162016-12-07December 18 20162016-12-18A photograph of a large seated gathering in a hall with cream and red decorations, a stylised tree and a raised red-draped table at the far end. Many women and some men sit closely on white sheets on the floor, most wearing red-and-orange shawls with dark patterned borders over white, purple, teal, mustard and magenta saris and salwars. Several hold small papers or beads and wear visitor badges on lanyards. Foreground participants sit cross-legged with hands folded in their laps, listening attentively. A faint publication credit appears at the lower right.2015-07-13