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Night photograph of a large outdoor crowd filing along a red-carpeted path between wooden pole barriers toward an illuminated stage. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt and grey vest wears a maroon head cloth and carries a black bag, while a man in a white shirt and blue cap walks beside him. A woman in a maroon shawl and a woman in a blue sari stand near the rail, and women in colourful saris and head wraps follow behind. On the stage backdrop is a painted scene of a mountain and sky, and a white projection screen stands at right. Hundreds of people in white clothes gather in the background.

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Night photograph of devotees queuing between wooden rail barriers toward a lit outdoor stage. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and maroon shawl looks toward the camera, with a young boy in a dark green top beside him. A woman in a cream top carries a plastic bag and a white cloth. Behind them, people in saffron, teal and colourful saris and salwar walk along the queue. The stage is decorated with a painted backdrop of a mountain scene under a canopy, with a red curtain at the left. No clearly identifiable a person is visible on the stage; the figures on it are too distant to judge.2010-02-12Night photo of a large outdoor crowd moving along a metal-railed walkway with a red carpet and blue matting toward a lit stage under a white canopy. Many people in white shirts and trousers, saris in pink, green and patterned colours, and a man in a striped shirt carrying a bag in the foreground. Red and white tent awnings line the left side, and a large white screen stands at the right edge. Several small figures are visible on the distant stage, but no identifiable a person candidate can be confirmed from appearance.2010-02-12A photograph of a large nighttime crowd of devotees filing along a roped-off path toward an illuminated stage. The backdrop is a painted scene of a snow-capped mountain under a colourful sky. On stage, figures in white clothing stand near the mountain image, and one figure in saffron raises an object. In the foreground, a woman in an orange top and a white sari with a blue bead necklace stands beside a young woman in a green top, and an older man in a white shirt and purple garment walks nearby, while devotees in white and orange clothing fill the path. Wooden barriers and a blue-and-white banner frame the scene.2010-02-12Night photograph of a crowd queuing along a roped walkway toward a stage backdropped by a painted mountain landscape with a glowing peak and sunset sky. Many devotees in white and light clothing move forward; a woman in a light blue sari with a red bindi and a man with a grey moustache wearing a checked shirt and a yellow-and-white shawl stand in the foreground. A small child in a striped pink cap is at lower left. Figures in white and saffron are visible on the stage near the backdrop, and a deity murti is faintly visible at right. Wooden posts and a red carpet line the path.2010-02-12Night outdoor gathering with a long red carpet running down the centre between rustic wooden log railings toward a lit stage. Rows of seated people in white clothes and colourful saris fill red and blue plastic chairs on both sides. A figure in white walks up the carpet toward the stage, where a painted backdrop shows snow-capped mountains and a rainbow. Stage lights and white screens frame the scene, and more people in white sit on the ground at the far left and near the stage.2010-02-12Night-time photo of a large outdoor public gathering queued between bamboo barricades on a blue mat with a red carpet runner. Many people in white shirts and dhotis mix with women in saris in green, pink, orange and blue, some with head coverings. A white stage canopy with lights stands in the background, and a red tent awning is at left. Foreground figures are blurred in motion, and one man has a tilak on his forehead. The crowd is too dense and blurred for individual identification, so no candidate for a person is clearly visible.2010-02-12Night photo of a crowd queuing along wooden barricades toward a lit outdoor stage with a painted backdrop of a mountain under a colourful sky. In the foreground a man in a grey shirt walks with hands clasped, a man in white shirt and white dhoti wears a red-brown rudraksha-style mala and a tilak on his forehead, and an older woman in a pink sari has hands folded. A figure in a saffron-orange robe stands among the people near the centre. Many devotees in white, pastel and bright saris fill the background. Trees and stage lighting frame the scene.2010-02-12Night outdoor gathering with a long red carpet runway running down the centre between two lines of bamboo barricades. Large crowds of seated devotees fill both sides, many in white clothes, with women in saris and headscarves visible. Bright floodlights on metal scaffolding light the scene, and a single distant figure in white stands at the far end of the carpet. The person at the end of the runway is too distant and small to identify, so no a person identification is made. Strings of lights and a stage structure are visible in the background.2010-02-12Night photograph of a large outdoor stage under a white canopy, lit from above, with a painted backdrop of a snow-capped mountain under a colourful sunset sky. Dense crowds stand behind wooden bamboo barriers in the foreground. Many people in white dhotis and white shirts stand near the stage, and a man in an orange garment stands among them. In the lower centre, a man in a pink-and-white shirt presses his palms together, beside a woman holding a small child in a blue hooded jacket. Colourful saris and headscarves appear among the crowd on the right. The stage area is lit with string lights and a gold kalasha-like finial is visible at the backdrop's right.2010-02-12A night-time outdoor photograph of a large public gathering under a white canopy stage. A long queue of women in saris and salwar kameez, many in white, blue, red and yellow, stands along a blue mat toward the stage. On the stage area, people in white clothing and a figure in orange stand near a red draped backdrop and a painted mountain-style backdrop. Rows of seated devotees fill the left foreground. Clusters of standing and seated people fill the scene.2010-02-12Night outdoor event at an open ground with a crowd in a roped-off walkway and seated spectators along a railing. A woman in an orange robe walks at the far left, a line of devotees in saffron, pink, red and white saris and white dhotis moves toward the front, and a woman in a white sari guides a small child near the centre. Green-lit trees, string lights and a bright lit structure with red decorations sit in the background, and a large banner hangs on a pole.2010-01-22Night photograph of an outdoor stage under a white canopy, lit with teal and white lights, with a painted backdrop of a snow-capped mountain under a sunset sky. Many people in white and pastel clothing stand and mill on a blue carpeted floor in front of the stage, while a crowd of seated devotees, many with heads covered in white, pink, orange and grey shawls, sits in the foreground. A few women in saris and men in white kurtas and dhotis are prominent. Banners with blue and red panels hang at the stage edges. Visible people are numerous and mostly partly visible in the crowd, so the count is in the 100+ range; no one on stage is clearly identifiable as a specific individual by appearance.2010-02-12