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A large crowd gathers on red-brick steps leading down to a water tank, with many people dressed in white ritual clothing and some in saffron, orange and yellow. Two ornate multicoloured canopies with fringed edges are raised on long poles above a group near the centre, with a few people carrying tall staffs. A man in white with an orange shawl holds a camera near the top right, and a blue banner is visible behind the crowd. Many people hold brass vessels and offerings as they move through the throng on the steps. Trees and a pale sky frame the scene.

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January 02 20102010-01-02January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesA dense crowd gathers on red-painted stone steps at the Vaidya Sarovar, many people dressed in white dhotis and white kurtas with yellow sashes. Two large ceremonial parasol-style umbrellas with red, yellow and green panels and blue emblems are carried on tall wooden poles above a central group. A woman in an orange sari and a woman in orange stand near the middle, and a trident-topped staff is raised in the foreground. Devotees with folded hands, saffron and yellow garments and people in white fill the steps, with a bald man in a dark shirt and a man in a grey shirt nearby. The scene suggests a holy dip procession at the water's edge.2010-01-02 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesA photograph of a large outdoor procession climbing red-painted stone steps at dusk. Two ornate multicoloured parasols with fringed borders rise above the crowd near the centre. Many people in white dhotis and kurtas, white saris, and yellow or saffron sashes fill the steps, and some carry long poles with decorated pennants on the left. Drummers in white on the right beat drums, and a figure in an orange robe stands near the middle. Several people in white or saffron cluster around a central figure, while a crowd of onlookers stands on the upper ground and at the left edge. The scene is carried out in a shared ritual procession, with no individual identifiable as a candidate by visible cues.2010-02-12January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesOctober 17 20102010-10-17A large crowd of devotees on red stone steps near water, many in white dhotis and white kurtas or saris, some with yellow sashes. Two multicoloured canopy umbrellas with tasselled fringes are held over a central procession, and wooden poles carried by men in white and orange frame a palanquin-style procession. A golden trident is raised near the centre, and several people in orange robes stand among the crowd. Some devotees have their hands folded in prayer. The scene suggests a sacred bathing procession at a temple tank, with people crowding the steps.2010-01-02 +1 copiesA photograph of a procession climbing red-stone steps at dusk, with many people in white. Several standards with ornate fringed umbrella-shaped canopies in orange, red and green carry a blue emblem with a white bird. A woman in a white sari with a red shawl walks in the foreground holding a standard, and a bearded man in white dhoti and shirt with a beaded necklace stands nearby. A woman in a white sari with a gold-and-saffron garland is at centre. Men in white dhotis and shirts carry long bamboo poles, and a man in an orange cloth and blue shirt stands at right beside a drum. Onlookers sit and stand on the steps below and a bare tree stands behind the crowd.2010-02-12January 02 20092009-01-02A large crowd stands waist-deep in water at a riverside ghat with red-and-white striped steps lined with onlookers. Many people wear white clothing, while others wear orange and saffron robes. A decorated float covered in yellow and white garlands sits at the left edge, and devotees reach toward it with raised hands. A central figure in orange robes stands in the water among devotees, with a canopy and parasols visible above the scene. The atmosphere suggests a water-based ritual procession.2009-01-02A large crowd of devotees fills red-and-white stepped ghats beside water, mostly dressed in white with some in colourful saris and salwar. Many stand with hands pressed together in anjali. Two ornate umbrellas with gold fringe and red-and-gold medallions rise above the crowd near the center, held aloft on poles. At the lower right, a metal fixture and tap sit on a dark platform edge.2009-02-23