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Outdoor festival under a large white tent with a red carpet floor and red-and-white decorative drapes. Many devotees, mostly in white clothing, fill the space, with children in pink and white dresses dancing or walking in the foreground. At center, two men in orange-saffron garments stand on a raised wooden platform beside a table, one holding a ceremonial object. Colorful striped banners hang along the tent poles and blue and red chairs line the side. The scene suggests a public celebration with a dance or procession element.

January 01 2008

Outdoor celebration on bare earth where a central figure in a saffron-orange robe, wearing a white and red flower garland and a red tilak on the forehead, stands smiling with hands pressed together while a ring of women in white and red-bordered saris and orange shawls dance and clap around them. A man in orange robes with a gold pendant stands to the left, and a woman in the foreground lifts a small camera. A tall gold ceremonial staff stands at right. Many young women with long braids and dark hair surround the circle, some in white and others in red.

January 01 2008

Outdoor photo of women in a dusty open courtyard, dancing or moving in a circle in the centre foreground. The woman at the front left wears a white sari, the woman in yellow with a long braid wears a bright yellow sari with an orange blouse, and the woman at the right wears a white sari with a gold border. A large crowd of women in white saris and white outfits stands and watches along the edges. Behind them are a whitewashed building with a tin roof, banana plants, strings of white and green streamers, a red and gold banner on a pole at the right, and a white banner with printed text at the left.

Elevated view of an evening devotional gathering on a red carpet at a temple-style hall. Many devotees in white clothing stand in a large circle with hands raised in prayer or rhythmic movement, the women in white sarees with coloured borders and the men in white shirts and dhotis. Some wear lanyards. Banana plants and green leaves frame the space, and red plastic chairs and red trays line the edges. A dark blue mat sits in the centre of the circle. A figure in an orange shirt and a child in purple stand at the right edge. Floral garlands hang on the right side. No clearly identifiable person in a saffron robe or ornate a person regalia is visible.

A large outdoor crowd stands on a long red carpet in a grassy open field, with many hundreds of participants filling the scene. Most wear red head cloths and white, orange or saffron garments, with women in cotton saris and some in patterned pink, purple and green sarees. A cameraman with a shoulder camera films the field in the foreground, while a woman in a red head cloth and white dress stands nearby and a woman in long dark hair and orange-brown dress holds a microphone on the right. Trees, a low hill and a small stage with speakers appear behind the crowd.

Outdoor festival procession at a courtyard with a brick-paved floor and open shelter. In the foreground, young women in white and gold-bordered saris with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings stand with hands pressed in namaskar. Behind them, women in orange saris and men in orange and saffron robes move among tall decorated umbrellas, ornate canopies and an orange-and-gold tiered parasol. A woman in a white sari with a maroon border stands at the left. A large banner with a world map and a figure hangs above. Crowd members stand at the edges, some holding phones. Several people are visible, most standing in the middle distance and some partially visible in the foreground.

A large outdoor crowd gathers under red and orange tent canopies at an event with orange and blue ceremonial banners on poles. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange robe and a garland of red and white flowers, smiling and gesturing amid devotees. Around him, women in white and cream saris with orange and rudraksha malas clasp hands and sing, while a bald child and men in white and orange clothing fill the frame. A man in an orange robe stands raised above the crowd on the upper left, holding one arm aloft. Dense rows of people extend into the background.

January 01 2008

Outdoor celebration on bare earth with a large circle of devotees dancing and clapping. In the centre, a man with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe with a gold-bordered cloth, a white flower garland with red blossoms, and orange and gold beaded necklaces; he has a red and white forehead marking and is in mid-dance with one arm extended. Around him, women in white and red sarees with gold borders and men in white kurta-style clothes and orange scarves dance and clap. A man in an orange dhoti and shawl with beaded necklaces dances barefoot nearby. Spectators at the lower edge photograph the scene, and a gold ceremonial staff is visible at right. Appearance-based candidate for a person, shown dancing in saffron robes with a garland, the central figure in the circle.

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