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A large outdoor event under a canopy decorated with yellow and orange festoons and hanging banners. Rows of seated attendees fill the scene, many in white kurtas with yellow stoles, others in blue school-style uniforms. In the foreground, a bearded man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits on a red chair beside another orange-robed man, and a man in white with a mala sits nearby. A pink draped backdrop lines the tent. Banners hanging from the canopy show portraits, and the seated crowd extends toward the back of the tent.

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A large outdoor assembly under a canopy decorated with yellow and green leaf garlands and a pink drape backdrop. Rows of seated attendees face forward, many in white kurtas with yellow stoles, others in blue school uniforms. In the foreground, an older man with a white beard wears a saffron robe and rudraksha mala, seated beside another saffron-robed man. A man in a white kurta with a grey beard and a yellow stole sits to the right. Red folding chairs line the front row and a small boy with a tilak sits at the lower left. Framed portraits hang from the poles and a banner is visible on the left.2009-10-15A large outdoor pandal event with a crowd seated on rows of red-and-white chairs under a canopy hung with yellow and orange festoons and green leaf garlands. Pink draped cloth lines the back. In the foreground, a bearded man in saffron robes sits beside a younger man in orange sannyasi clothes with a mala; to their right, men in white kurtas and dhotis, and young people in yellow scarves, listen attentively. Framed portrait posters of a bald, smiling man in white hang from the poles. Many people fill the seats behind, with more standing at the back.2009-10-15A large outdoor pavilion event photographed from the front of a seated audience. Rows of devotees fill the blue mat floor, many in white kurtas with yellow shawls, and young students in blue uniforms with white shirts sit toward the right. In the foreground, a bearded man in saffron robes and orange shawl sits beside a younger man in orange robes with beaded mala, and an older man in white garments with a rudraksha-style mala sits on a red chair. Above, the ceiling is draped in yellow and orange fabric with green-and-orange decorations, and pink drapes line the back. Framed portraits hang from the poles and a banner is visible at the left.2009-10-15A large seated audience fills a pink-draped tent hung with yellow and green flower garlands and framed portraits on poles. In the front row, a bearded elderly sadhu in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits beside a younger man in orange, while others in white kurtas and yellow shawls sit nearby. Rows of attendees stretch back under the decorated canopy, and a man stands at the edge in white. Printed portraits hang from the poles, and the scene is a gathering rather than a ritual.2009-10-15A large outdoor gathering under a white canopy with red and white striped valances and striped support poles. Rows of seated attendees in white clothes fill the tent, many wearing lanyards, while others sit in white plastic chairs. In the right foreground, an elderly bearded man in an orange saffron robe with a rudraksha-style bead necklace sits calmly among the audience. Further back a large crowd extends toward the open field under the tent edge.2010-01-01A large outdoor event under a red and yellow canopy hung with circular lantern-style decorations. Rows of red-cushioned chairs face the stage while a dense crowd of hundreds sits on the ground. In the foreground, a bearded elder in an orange robe and white dhoti sits beside a younger man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala, and a man in white with a yellow shawl and mala sits to the right. Behind them, rows of students in blue and white uniforms and yellow shawls fill the seating area. Pink draped cloth lines the back of the tent, with framed portraits hung on the poles.2009-10-15A large outdoor pandal with an orange-and-white canopy hung with orange valances and rows of lights, covering a wide audience area. Many seated attendees fill white plastic chairs and red-cushioned white wooden sofas on either side of a green carpeted central aisle. A woman in a white top with a lanyard badge stands in the foreground, while a man in a white shirt and grey trousers walks along the aisle among the crowd. Several women wear yellow saris and others wear pink, orange and patterned saris. Volunteers and staff in white move through the seating, and loudspeakers hang from the poles. The crowd is large and dense, with well over a hundred people visible, though the photograph cannot clearly show a person.2009-09-10An outdoor gathering under a large striped tent canopy with red, green and purple borders. Rows of plastic chairs hold seated attendees, mostly men in white dhotis and shirts in the front row and women in saris and salwar kameez behind them. Several standing people fill the background near a red and white draped backdrop, with open sky, trees and a black speaker visible at the right edge.2007-02-06January 01 20092009-01-01A photograph of a large seated audience under a green-and-white striped tent canopy with orange and yellow decorations overhead, at an outdoor event. Rows of attendees sit on red carpet on white and gold chairs and red plastic chairs. In the foreground a bald man in an orange robe sits beside a man in a white shirt, and a white-clad elderly man at the right presses his palms together in anjali. Women wear saris in cream, maroon and printed cotton. Potted plants stand among the rows. Hundreds of people fill the background. The sign or banner at the upper left is not legible.2003-01-01Photograph of a large outdoor pandal event under a white canopy with blue-and-white draped sides and yellow marigold garlands on the posts. Rows of red-cushioned chairs and benches on green matting hold a dense audience of men and women in white shirts, dhotis, sarees and orange robes. In the foreground, a seated man in an orange-and-saffron shawl and a seated man in a plain orange robe with a rudraksha mala sit in the first row, while a man in grey shirt and white dhoti sits beside them. Further back, a figure in white clothing stands on a raised platform near a camera on a tripod. No clear a person candidate is identifiable by appearance, so the role is described as devotees and attendees.2008-12-30August 09 20072007-08-09