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May 05 20122012-05-05 +1 copiesA dense crowd of devotees pushes forward at night, many raising arms and hands toward an unseen centre, reaching out to touch or receive something. Most wear white dhotis and shirts. On the left, a bald saffron-robed man stands beside a figure in red and orange wearing a white flower garland and gold-coloured ornaments. At upper right, a bald man in a white dhoti and a rudraksha mala raises a hand. Several people hold up mobile phones and a video camera, recording the scene. The image is a crowded photograph of satsang-style darshan. a person's presence is not clearly established by appearance.2015-05-05 +1 copiesMay 05 20152015-05-05 +1 copiesA dense outdoor crowd of many men and women in white clothes gathers under a canopy strung with orange and multicoloured festival flags and banners. In the centre a decorated ceremonial figure with a red and white plumed headdress is carried or borne forward, with a pink cloth hanging at the right edge. A man in white with an orange shawl holds a camera at right, and several people in orange and white stand near the procession. Faces are not visible enough to identify anyone, and no clearly identifiable a person figure is present.2006-12-31Photograph inside a large white tent decorated with yellow and orange bunting and floral banners, with hanging lights overhead. A bare-backed figure with long dark hair and a white flower garland wears an orange cloth around the waist and stands at the centre, surrounded by a dense crowd of people in white clothes. Several men in white shirts hold a video camera at left, and women in white and yellow saris stand at right, some with orange shawls and hands folded. The crowd fills the foreground and the tent aisle behind them.2006-09-17December 29 20102010-12-29May 05 20122012-05-05 +1 copiesA temple procession inside a pillared hall hung with colourful striped and orange fabric drapes and banana plants. A large deity murti sits on a palanquin decorated with pink and white flower garlands and a purple cloth, carried on wooden poles by a dense crowd of men in white shirts, red shirts and dhotis. A bare-chested man in the lower right raises his arms. A videographer with a camera stands at left. The crowd presses closely around the palanquin, and a bald priest in white is visible among the devotees.2012-04-05December 23 20162016-12-23January 06 20132013-01-06January 16 20182018-01-16January 04 20122012-01-04