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Outdoor photo of a colourful festival scene under a open-sided corrugated roof on a sandy ground, with palm trees behind. Several young men and boys in saffron-orange robes stand around blue plastic drums, one pouring water from a bucket, another holding a hose, while a figure in a white dhoti-style garment is sprayed with water and coloured powder. Ground and puddles are stained pink, red and blue. A large crowd of onlookers, many in orange, pink and yellow saris, watches from the background. Several people appear in the photo, and a copper pot hangs from a rope between two red poles.2014-08-17Outdoor photograph of a Janmashtami celebration at an ashram courtyard under a corrugated metal-roofed open pavilion, with palm trees behind. A tall red-painted pole stands at left and a second pole frames the scene; a clay pot hangs at the top, the traditional Dahi Handi pot-breaking. Several men in orange dhotis and orange cloth, some bare-chested with rudraksha malas, stand near blue barrels, one pouring water from a metal pot. A young boy in a pink and white costume stands among them. Onlookers in white and orange clothing watch from behind a barrier, and pink cloth is draped across the ground.2014-08-17Photo 11704839 +1 copiesAugust 25 20162016-08-25August 25 20162016-08-25Outdoor ceremony on bare ground with a white cloth runner leading to a red-framed swing-like apparatus hanging a brass pot from a rope. Many people in saffron and orange robes line both sides, several children among them, bending over rows of large metal pots and vessels. A woman in orange sari stands at right, and a crowd of onlookers in white and dark clothing gathers behind. Beyond, a raised decorated seat with red cloth and a golden canopy sits near a truck, with green bamboo and a red-roofed building in the background. Crowded scene of a festival-style ritual.2016-08-25August 25 20162016-08-25August 25 20162016-08-25August 25 20162016-08-25August 25 20162016-08-25August 25 20162016-08-25Outdoor photo of a Krishna Janmashtami celebration at a red metal frame with a hanging clay pot, a traditional Dahi Handi style activity. Many devotees in orange, saffron and white clothing stand in a line on sandy ground, with trees and a red-roofed building behind. A young man in a white shirt and white trousers with a rudraksha-style mala stands at right, near a red-draped table with a decorated deity murti or altar. Several people in orange and red robes and women in teal and white saris are visible.2016-08-25