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A stage event under a white tented ceiling with stage lights and red drapes. A large blue starfield backdrop shows a galaxy swirl. Centre stage stands a large dark deity murti with multiple arms and a hooded canopy, with a trident and kalasha-like objects around. Eight people sit on decorated chairs on a red-carpeted platform: a shaved-headed man in white dhoti with rudraksha mala at far left, several men in saffron/orange clothes, and women in colourful saris including green and blue. A woman in white dress and white shawl stands at the right edge holding a microphone and speaking. Ornate trident staves frame the stage.

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December 17 20162016-12-17December 17 20162016-12-17A stage performance under a white tent with a red stage floor and overhead spotlights. Behind the stage a large blue-and-violet cosmic backdrop of stars and nebula frames a tall dark deity murti with multiple arms, holding a trident and wearing a red garment and a garland of beads. Eight seated performers in a row on red-draped thrones with gold-framed back panels wear saffron, orange, green, red and white clothing with garlands; the leftmost performer in white holds a microphone, and the performers in orange are seated near the centre. A white statue sits centre stage in front of the deity. Tall trident-topped brass stands flank both sides of the stage.2016-12-17A photograph of a ceremonial stage in a decorated tent with a large starry-night blue backdrop and draped red and white fabric overhead. Centre stage sits a large dark Shiva-form murti with multiple arms, a trident and a serpent hood, flanked by a pink seated figure. Eight people sit on red-draped platforms in a row: a white-clad person with hands joined on the far left, saffron-clad sannyasis and a woman in green, one in teal and one in pale pink, and a woman in a red and green sari with another in white on the right. Brass tridents and staffs stand at both ends of the stage, with a potted plant at the left edge.2016-12-17A stage at a large program with a red stage floor and dark red curtains. Seated in a row are about a dozen people: several in orange and saffron robes, including a bearded man in saffron on a gold-framed chair, and a man in orange with a large beard. On the right end, a figure in a gold-and-red ornate throne with a crown-like headdress, rudraksha mala and gold necklaces sits on a gold throne with a trident behind. Younger participants in yellow, blue and pink clothing sit near the centre with rudraksha malas, one holding a microphone. Standing people at the left wear purple, red and white. A large blue night-sky backdrop with stars fills the background.2016-12-21December 17 20162016-12-17A staged tableau on a red-carpeted stage under a tent, with a large dark murti of a multi-armed deity with a hooded serpent canopy and trident, draped in red cloth and garlands, set before a blue starfield backdrop. Seven seated figures on gold-framed thrones with lion-footed bases flank it: at left, a figure in white dhoti with bare torso and rudraksha mala; next, two in saffron-orange robes; a central figure in saffron; to the right of the central pink statue, two women in blue-and-gold and green-and-gold saris with garlands, and two more figures in white and maroon. A pink-white figure of a seated guru statue sits in the centre foreground of the thrones. Ceiling stage lights hang above.2016-12-17December 21 20162016-12-21A wide stage photograph of a seated satsang: a central figure sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, wearing a red and orange turban, orange robe and multiple rudraksha malas, with a large dark blue-black deity murti behind him wreathed in multicolour flower garlands and a trident leaning at his side. Around him sit and stand many devotees in orange and saffron robes, white dhotis, yellow kurtas and a woman in a red sari and green blouse, on a red-carpeted stage backed by a starry blue-and-purple backdrop with a bright star-like light. A presenter in a light blue shirt holds a microphone at the right edge. a person sits at the centre on the throne, with cues of ornate gold-and-red adornments and rudraksha malas; the description identifies him only by appearance cues, not by name.2016-12-21December 17 20162016-12-17December 21 20162016-12-21A large red-draped stage under a white canopy with rows of stage lights, a starry purple-pink nebula backdrop, and a tall decorated deity murti with a canopy and flower garlands at centre. Seated on the stage are several robed figures in yellow and orange, some with white and orange garments, behind low tables holding lamps and offerings, with a central figure in orange clothing. A man in a white dhoti stands at left beside a camera on a tripod, and a woman in a pink sari stands at right. In the foreground, a large audience sits on striped mats facing the stage, many in white, saffron and bright-coloured saris and kurtas, with a drum on the right. The scene appears to be a satsang or discourse programme.2016-12-21