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Large tented hall with a red carpeted floor filled with dense crowds of seated and reclining devotees, many women in bright saris and salwar kameez in pink, green, purple and yellow. A camera operator on a tripod stands at left filming the scene. Strings of colourful tassel decorations and paper lanterns hang from the white tent ceiling, with chandeliers above. Far back, an ornate altar area with gilded shrines and deity murti is visible behind a metal barrier. Pennants and red draping frame the space.

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May 17 20162016-05-17December 06 20162016-12-06April 30 20162016-04-30April 29 20162016-04-29 +1 copiesA large tented hall with a red carpet floor filled with a crowd of devotees, many seated on the floor in white, yellow and colourful saris and kurtas. Overhead hang rows of colourful paper and cloth decorations and lanterns. A bearded man with long hair in a dark shirt and red shawl stands in the foreground holding a camera on a tripod. At the far end, large screens show a deity image, and a golden shrine or palanquin sits at the right edge. A girl in white and a girl in gold with a red shawl stand near the front.2016-05-02A large hall with a red carpeted floor filled with a dense crowd of devotees, many in white and cream clothing, some in orange, yellow and saffron. Hanging from the ceiling are many colourful paper decorations and small lamps on strings. Large screens on the walls show crowds. In the centre, a ceremony takes place at a raised altar area, with a camera on a tripod in the foreground.2016-12-12Wide photograph of a large tented hall with a red carpeted floor and white canvas ceiling hung with rows of colourful tassel decorations, paper lanterns and cloth streamers. Crowds of devotees fill the space: women in saris and salwar kameez, many in red and green, some seated on the floor, men in white shirts and some in casual clothes, and children. A few saffron-clad figures are visible near the centre. Two large video screens are mounted on the side walls, and speaker towers stand along the edges. Some people hold small items and stand in a relaxed gathering.2016-04-30A large tented hall filled with seated devotees on a long red carpet runway leading to a raised red platform where a figure in orange-saffron robes sits on a golden throne-like seat. Overhead hang rows of colourful paper lanterns and decorative fringed ornaments in red, yellow, green and pink. Side screens show large images of the event. Foreground devotees in pink, orange and white saris and dhotis sit with hands folded in prayer, and a small shrine tray with a deity image sits at the lower left. The seated figure on the platform appears to match the a person candidate by saffron clothing and a throne, but the appearance is uncertain and no reliable identifying cues are clear at this size.2016-12-06May 13 20162016-05-13A large festival tent hung with red, yellow and orange decorative streamers and tassels, with chandeliers overhead. A red carpet covers the floor where many people sit or lie in rows, some wrapped in white. At the far end a decorated shrine area with ornate golden canopies and deity murti is visible, with orange-robed figures nearby. In the foreground crowds of devotees mill about: a woman in a red sari, women in colourful saris and shawls, a man in a white shirt and a man in a yellow kurta. Barriers and lights line the aisles.2016-04-27April 28 20162016-04-28April 28 20162016-04-28 +1 copies