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February 02 2016

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Wide view from the back of a hall filled with seated devotees in white clothes with red shoulder sashes, facing a stage. On the stage, a figure in white stands at the centre near a decorated backdrop showing painted deity figures and ornate pillars, with a large golden deity murti or decorated idol at left. Two large screens flank the stage showing a similar scene. Framed devotional portraits hang on the side walls, and ceiling fans and red drapes complete the hall. Most attendees are seated in black plastic chairs; one person in a blue shirt is in the foreground at right. Roughly a hundred people are visible.2013-05-25July 30 20162016-07-30August 19 20132013-08-19 +1 copiesLarge indoor hall with rows of seated devotees in white shirts and dhotis viewed from behind, filling plastic chairs facing a stage. The stage has a red and yellow decorated backdrop with a deity murti and a central altar; two large screens on either side show a figure. Several people in saffron and orange robes sit near the front, some holding instruments. Red curtains and ceiling fans line the room.2013-08-19 +1 copiesPhotograph from the back of a seated audience in a hall facing a stage. A large painted backdrop shows a seated deity murti surrounded by figures in a forest setting, and a seated figure in red-and-gold garments sits on a golden throne at centre stage. Two screens on either side display a figure in red robes with a red headdress. Audience members wear white and orange-red clothing, and some wear saffron-orange shawls. Cameramen on tripods film the stage, and a few people stand near the stage edges.2016-07-30August 13 20162016-08-13 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated audience in a hall during a ritual session. Many devotees sit on the floor and in chairs, mostly in white clothes with red-and-orange shawls draped over their shoulders. In the foreground, the backs of heads are visible. On a raised stage at the back, several decorated shrine structures with umbrellas and deity murti are arranged, with a man in white standing near them and a person in orange at the left edge. A large screen on the right shows a ritual scene. Chandeliers hang from the ceiling. A person in saffron-orange sits at the far left of the stage. The crowd appears to number in the dozens.2015-07-13 +1 copiesSeptember 23 20162016-09-23A large hall with a white tiled floor and red-cushioned mats, where a seated audience faces a stage at the far end. Many people sit on the floor in white and cream clothes, while rows of attendees in orange and saffron robes sit near the stage. Several people in the foreground sit on black plastic chairs with their backs to the camera, one in an orange shirt. The stage has a shrine with ornate golden columns, a deity murti and garlands, and two projection screens flank it displaying a painted image. Red curtains, ceiling fans and air conditioning complete the setting.2013-08-15November 04 20132013-11-04October 11 20132013-10-11March 10 20172017-03-10