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December 20 20172017-12-20December 20 20172017-12-20December 20 20172017-12-20December 20 20172017-12-20Large outdoor gathering on a sunny open ground during a ritual event, with a dense crowd of many hundreds of people filling the foreground and midground. Many wear saffron-orange and red clothing, while some wear white dhotis and kurtas. Stage lighting rigs on a metal truss stand at left, with a white tented pavilion and trees behind. In the foreground at left, brass plates and lamps sit beside bundles of incense sticks and a fire-related setup near a red carpet. Many people raise hands or hold up phones, and photographers with tripods and cameras work along the crowd edge. No identifiable individual can be singled out as a particular person.2017-12-12December 20 20172017-12-20Night outdoor gathering at a festival ground lit by bright overhead floodlights. Many devotees sit on a long red carpet and red-covered area in rows, mostly women in saffron, orange, red and white garments, some with shawls, several wearing rudraksha beads. A large screen at right shows a colourful deity image, with a camera on a tripod beside it. Tents, flags and a few standing people appear in the background. No individual can be identified as a person from appearance here, so no candidate is marked.2018-01-31Night-time outdoor ceremony on a large open ground covered with red and blue mats. A large crowd sits in rows, many dressed in white, with children in the foreground. Near the centre, a figure in orange robes stands beside a white-draped table holding brass vessels, a kalasha-like offering and garlands. Floodlights and screens line the field, with a small illuminated booth at right. Several people in white and yellow are visible, and a cameraman stands on the left. Smoke rises faintly in the background.2010-02-12December 20 20172017-12-20Night outdoor gathering on a grassy lawn lit by bright floodlights, with a large crowd of seated devotees on mats, chairs and cloths around a blazing sacrificial fire at the centre. A tall metal frame stands at right. At far right a seated figure in orange robes sits on a raised platform beside a white draped structure, with attendants in white around him. Many attendees wear white clothing, some in orange and saffron, and a figure at lower right wears a rudraksha-style necklace.2011-11-28Night outdoor gathering with a very large crowd of devotees seated on red and blue mats across an open field, mostly dressed in white with some in pink, yellow and red clothing. Many sit with hands pressed together in prayer. On the right, two people in saffron/orange robes sit at a long altar draped with white and marigold garlands, laden with offerings and a kalasha-like arrangement. Smoke rises into the dark sky. A projection screen stands at the left and stage lights illuminate the grounds.2010-02-12January 12 20092009-01-12