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Viewed from behind, a large crowd of seated devotees, many in white and cream clothes and some bare-chested men, faces a stage at an event. In the foreground, several figures in saffron-orange robes stand raising brass oil lamps and ceremonial implements, one holding a lit lamp high. The stage backdrop shows a colourful arched frame with a deity murti or image seated in its centre, surrounded by rows of white-robed participants and flanked by large amber-lit screens and red and magenta curtains. The scene reads as a satsang or ritual aarti before a deity murti. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance alone.

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A large stage event in an ornate hall with red and magenta side curtains and overhead stage lights. Centre stage stands a decorated arched canopy with striped red, white and yellow borders, framing a deity murti or ornately dressed figure seated on a throne. Rows of people in white clothing sit on the stage before it. In the foreground, several attendants in saffron-orange robes stand on a striped carpet holding brass oil lamps and ritual implements, with garlands of flowers along the edge of the platform. A large audience, many bare-chested or in white dhotis and shawls, fills the floor below.2018-01-09January 09 20182018-01-09January 09 20182018-01-09January 09 20182018-01-09January 09 20182018-01-09January 01 20182018-01-01A stage event photographed from the dark audience side, with heavy red curtains framing the view. Several silhouetted attendants in orange-red garments hold up lit brass oil lamps on both sides of the stage edge. Behind them, a large backdrop screen shows a glowing red and gold temple interior with ornate pillars and a central shrine. In front of the screen, a row of seated people, including women in pink, red and white saris and a figure in an orange robe at the centre, face the stage. A decorated floral arrangement in green and pink stands near the central figure. The audience in the foreground is in shadow.2018-01-01A photograph of a stage-set ritual at a temple-style event. Several women in saffron-orange dresses with long loose braids stand in a row, holding up lit brass aarti lamps and offering trays. Behind them, a central figure sits on a gilded throne with a red cushion, wearing white garlands, with a carved deity murti panel above. Red drapes frame the stage. Seated women in saris and men in white dhotis sit on striped floor mats, some tending small brass lamps and vessels, with a seated figure in a white shawl near the centre.2016-05-03A stage satsang photographed from behind the audience, with a large projected backdrop of red-lit temple pillars and an ornate arched shrine. In the centre front, a seated figure in orange clothing sits before a colourful multi-coloured floral and fabric arrangement on a raised seat. Many devotees sit in rows facing the stage, including people in white, pink, red, blue and orange garments, some with orange shawls. Several figures in the foreground hold up lit oil lamps or raised hands, and the stage has dark curtains at both sides. The scene is dim with stage lighting overhead.2018-01-01January 01 20182018-01-01A large audience of seated devotees, mostly women in saris and salwar kameez in pink, orange, red, black and white, faces a stage lit with a dramatic backdrop projection of ornate red temple columns and a golden shrine arch. At centre a figure in a red-orange garment sits before a large rainbow-coloured floral garland arrangement, while dark silhouetted attendants in orange stand along the foreground edge. Red curtains frame the stage sides and stage lights hang overhead.2018-01-01May 24 20162016-05-24