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A large photograph taken from the back of a crowded hall showing a seated audience facing a raised stage. Many women with heads bowed or turned toward the stage wear saris and salwar in pink, yellow, green and white, with orange shawls draped over shoulders. On the stage, several attendants in orange robes stand near a central decorated deity murti flanked by brass lamps and an ornate golden throne-like seat with a red canopy. Camera crews with tripods and a jib arm film the event, and large screens are visible at the edges. The crowd fills the foreground and midground.

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A large indoor hall viewed from behind a dense crowd of seated devotees, mostly women, wearing saffron, orange, white and pink saris and shawls. On a raised stage ahead, a deity murti is decorated with garlands, flanked by ornate golden and red ceremonial pillars, lamps and offerings, while several saffron-robed attendants stand around the platform. Cameras on tripods and large video screens frame the event.2016-05-24Photo taken from the back of a large tent hall packed with seated devotees, mostly women, many wearing saffron or orange shawls, white, yellow, pink and multicoloured saris. In the foreground, seated audience members face a raised stage with a central altar bearing a deity murti, flanked by tall brass lamps, a kalasha and decorated pillars. Four people in orange saffron robes stand on the stage around the altar. A camera crane and cameramen stand at the left, and a red banner hangs at the upper left. The scene suggests a puja or darshan.2016-05-24May 24 20162016-05-24May 24 20162016-05-24May 24 20162016-05-24October 09 20162016-10-09May 24 20162016-05-24A photograph of a seated congregation in a hall facing a stage at the front. On the stage, a figure in orange and red sits on a golden throne decorated with flowers, and beside them a large deity murti with a golden crown and a purple, yellow and white backdrop is set against a red curtain and a carved stone arch. Many people in white, saffron-orange and red clothes sit cross-legged on red mats in the foreground, some with hair in long braids. Tripod cameras stand at the sides, and a large screen on the right shows a figure in white and red with a garland. The crowd appears to be a large group of devotees.2016-08-28October 30 20162016-10-30Photograph of a large hall with a large seated audience facing a stage. Many devotees sit on the floor in orange, saffron, white and yellow clothing, with some seated on chairs at the right; most are seen from behind. On the stage, a central seated figure in a red-orange robe with a white garland sits on a gold throne before an ornate heart-shaped gold backdrop. To the left, a large decorated deity murti in red and gold stands beside a red-and-gold kalasha-style decoration. To the right, a deity figure in orange and gold robes with a golden crown and flower garlands sits in a decorated niche. Red velvet drapes and a trident stand on the stage, with camera tripods visible. A seated central figure is shown on the throne; he is seated, not standing, with a distinctive cloth turban-like crown and rudraksha-style white garland, but appearance-based identification is uncertain.2016-10-09A large indoor hall with a red carpet runway leading to a raised stage draped in pink and white. Hundreds of seated devotees, mostly women in saffron, orange, white and blue saris and shawls, face the stage. On the stage a seated figure in a pink and red cloth sits before a microphone and stand, with a large deity mural behind and a pink floral arch. A large screen on the right shows a closer view of the seated speaker, and camera tripods stand at the left edge. Ceiling lights and marigold-style decorations hang overhead.2016-04-27May 24 20162016-05-24