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A figure in a rust-red and gold-bordered dhoti-style garment, with a matching red-orange head wrap and a beaded necklace, stands with back to the camera on a red-carpeted stage. They hold a tall polished brass oil lamp with a flame, raising it toward a large audience seated on the floor under a white tented pandal with red trim. Hundreds of seated attendees in white clothing fill the hall, and a stand with a black board and a patterned rug sit at the left edge of the stage.

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July 26 20152015-07-26July 26 20152015-07-26July 26 20152015-07-26July 26 20152015-07-26Photo taken from behind a robed figure standing on a raised red stage in a large white tent, facing an audience of hundreds seated on the floor. The figure wears a rust-orange turban, an orange and gold-bordered wrap over the shoulder, and a gold-coloured beaded necklace, and holds a microphone. A tall ornate brass oil lamp stands at the front of the stage beside monitors, and a film crane arm hangs from the tent top. Audience members wear white, pink, yellow and green clothing, with many men in white kurtas and orange shawls seated near the stage. A stage-side figure in orange and gold holds a sign and a red wall banner hangs at the back. The orange-and-gold wrapped figure with turban and necklace is a person candidate speaking to the gathering.2015-07-26 +1 copiesA large tented hall packed with hundreds of seated devotees, mostly men in white shirts and dhotis with some women in colourful saris, facing a raised red-carpeted stage. A tall ornate brass oil lamp stands in the foreground. On the right, a woman in a maroon sari and head covering speaks at a lectern, beside a gold lion-form throne with red cushions and a patterned carpet. Cameras, a boom crane, and monitors line the stage edge under red-and-white canopy draping.2015-07-26July 26 20152015-07-26July 26 20152015-07-26A photograph taken from behind a standing speaker on a raised red stage under a cream and red tent, facing a large seated audience. The speaker wears an orange-red robe with a golden-yellow sash, an orange-red turban, a gold beaded necklace and bangles, and gestures with one raised hand. A tall brass oil lamp with a bird-shaped finial stands in the foreground, with a laptop and monitor on the stage. Hundreds of seated devotees in white, pink, and green clothing fill the tent, some wearing orange shawls. Red-and-white cloth barriers and stage lights are visible.2015-07-26July 26 20152015-07-26A large tented gathering with a raised red-carpeted stage. On the left, a figure with long dark hair in a red and orange garment sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne with carved lion-head arms, one hand raised. Below, a rectangular Persian-style carpet lies on the stage beside a small table and a monitor showing a video feed. A tall brass oil lamp stands at the front right. Hundreds of seated participants in white clothing with white head bands fill the floor, many with hands folded, and a few wear saffron or colourful garments. Tripod cameras, speakers, a white canopy and red pillars frame the scene.2015-07-26Wide view from a stage draped in red cloth toward a large seated crowd under a white tent with red valance and hanging lights. In the foreground, brass oil lamps stand on the red stage. On the right, a gilded lion-footed throne with red cushions sits beside a garland of flowers. A figure in an orange-red garment and rudraksha-style adornments stands at a lectern near the throne. Hundreds of devotees, many in white, sit on the floor facing the stage, with a camera and monitors at the front edge.2015-07-26