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A crowded indoor hall with white walls, chandeliers and a balcony packed with spectators draped in teal, pink and white fabric with flower garlands. On the floor, a dense crowd moves through the central aisle. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a bright orange head covering walks near the center, and a bald monk in orange stands beside him. Men in white dhotis and white shirts surround them, one bare-chested man wears a yellow cloth and a dhoti, and a cameraman in white films on the left. Women in colourful saris, including orange and yellow, and a woman in light blue stand among the crowd, many with flowers in their hair.

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July 23 20092009-07-23A crowded indoor hall with pale walls, tall windows and a balcony filled with onlookers above, decorated with pink, blue and white draped fabric and floral garlands. Many devotees fill the floor. A man in a saffron robe with a matching orange head covering stands at centre-left, surrounded by men in white shirts and white dhotis with gold borders. A shirtless young man in a white dhoti with a yellow waist cloth stands at right. A bald man in a white dhoti holds orange-and-white marigold garlands at left. Women in saris, including one in orange and one in yellow, stand among the crowd, some holding flowers. A saffron-clad figure with a red turban appears in the background near the stairs.2009-07-23July 23 20092009-07-23A dense crowd fills a large hall with chandeliers and an upper balcony lined with spectators, draped in pink, blue and white fabric with floral garlands. On the red-carpeted central aisle, men in white dhotis and shirts and a man in an orange shawl with a red turban move through the press, some with arms raised. Women in saris of orange, green, blue and pink with flowers in their hair stand along the sides, many with hands folded in devotion. A few men in white are seated or stand near the aisle, and a man in the left foreground wears an orange-and-red shawl and a wristwatch. The scene reads as a gathering with devotees moving through the hall.2009-07-23July 23 20092009-07-23A crowded indoor hall with chandeliers and a balcony packed with onlookers above a ground floor filled with standing and seated devotees. Men in white shirts and dhotis mill about near the center, one holding a saxophone-like brass instrument, and another wears an orange-red shawl. Women in saffron, green, orange and blue saris, some with flowers in their hair, sit on white plastic chairs in the foreground. Pink, blue and white draped fabric and floral garlands decorate the balcony railing. A watermarked archive photo of a gathering.2009-07-23A large indoor hall filled with a dense crowd of devotees seated on the floor, most wearing white shirts and dhotis with saffron-orange shawls draped over their shoulders. Strings of orange and white lights hang along the balconies and walls, and a tiered upper gallery is packed with more onlookers. Ceiling fans hang beneath a green-and-white ornamented ceiling. Several people in the foreground wear rudraksha or beaded necklaces, and a bald man in white stands near the centre. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible at the front of the hall in this view.2008-08-03Large indoor hall packed with a dense crowd of devotees, most wearing white clothes with saffron-orange shawls draped over their shoulders. Strings of pink and orange lights hang along the upper balcony railing, where more people stand looking down. Ceiling fans turn overhead. In the centre, a man in white clothes stands with a microphone stand and video camera on a tripod nearby, and a person in white stands at the front. Some devotees on the left press their palms together in anjali. Many people fill the balcony above.2008-08-03August 02 20082008-08-02A large indoor hall filled with a dense crowd of seated participants, mostly women in white and pastel saris, with some in yellow, pink and green. In the foreground a man in white clothing with a saffron/orange shawl stands on a raised position at the front left, holding a camera or recording device, facing the audience. A balcony at the back is lined with more onlookers, and ceiling fans and wall lights hang overhead.2006-07-28A large indoor gathering of devotees fills a hall decorated with strings of warm fairy lights along the balcony railing and columns. Most men and women wear white clothes with saffron-orange shawls draped over their shoulders. Many have their hands folded in namaskar or are standing close together in a dense crowd. Ceiling fans hang beneath a patterned white ceiling, and more people watch from the upper balcony. No single figure at the front is clearly identifiable as a person, so no candidate is marked.2008-08-03January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copies