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A large indoor hall packed with a dense crowd of devotees seated and standing, most dressed in saffron-orange sarees and salwar kurtas with white or cream garments among them, many wearing rudraksha malas and pearl necklaces. Some women clap or raise hands in appreciation while others sit attentively. At the left, a table draped in orange cloth holds fruit and offerings beneath a pink and yellow decorative umbrella. Framed photographs and banners hang on the pink walls behind them. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person in this crowd view, so the a person field is none.

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July 09 20172017-07-09July 09 20172017-07-09July 09 20172017-07-09July 09 20172017-07-09July 09 20172017-07-09July 09 20172017-07-09July 09 20172017-07-09A photograph of a large seated congregation inside a temple hall during a Navaratri puja at Adi Kailaasa. Many devotees sit on the floor in orange and saffron clothing, many wearing rudraksha malas and flower garlands, hands folded in prayer. Several women in white and cream saris sit among them, and a woman in a cream sari with a red blouse sits in the foreground with a red-marked forehead. Girls in traditional dress with jasmine garlands and bindis sit in the front rows. A small deity shrine with gold decoration is visible at the left, and a gold-and-green throne stands behind the seated assembly against walls hung with framed religious pictures. Roughly thirty to forty people are visible.2017-09-21 +1 copiesJuly 09 20172017-07-09July 09 20172017-07-09A large seated congregation fills a hall during a satsang, most women in white, orange, and yellow saris or churidar sets, many with rudraksha malas, gold necklaces, and white or red forehead markings. Many have palms pressed together in namaste or hands raised. A woman in the front centre wears a white top with a black rudraksha mala and a red bindi, with hands folded. At the upper back, a figure in a saffron robe stands near the stage, and a man in orange and white stands among the seated rows toward the top. A large screen above shows a deity image, with framed photographs on the right wall. The crowd is dense and fills the frame.2017-02-16July 08 20172017-07-08