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A crowded outdoor procession at an ashram-style venue with orange and saffron tents. On the left, a gilded golden palanquin or ratha stands near a black speaker, and a multicoloured umbrella with tassels is raised above the scene. Several men in orange and saffron robes walk through the crowd, one in a white dhoti. A man in a white dhoti with a rudraksha mala and bare upper body stands in the foreground with hands folded, facing the procession. Devotees in mixed clothing, including women in colourful saris and men in shirts, press close on both sides. A large banner on the right shows a painted figure. No single identifiable leader is clearly visible.

February 11 2013

January 16 2018

A dense crowd fills a decorated hall at a religious camp, with many saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees in orange and red clothing with rudraksha malas. In the foreground a bald man in orange robes and a garland stands beside a man in a white shirt, while a figure in an orange turban with jasmine garlands and a long braid faces away at right, near a table of offerings. Behind them red and yellow umbrellas, red drapes and ornate gold deity murti decorate the stalls. Some devotees wear white dhotis with red shawls and kumkum on their foreheads.

A dense crowd of devotees stands under a decorated pavilion at a festival, many in white clothing with hands joined in prayer. Colourful umbrellas with dove and floral motifs stand at left, and striped red, blue and white banners hang from the poles above. A woman in a teal sari and rudraksha mala stands at centre-right, and a man in orange-trimmed white stands beside a red flag at right. The people are mostly hands-joined devotees, with a tall figure in saffron-edged attire visible near the top right.

A dense crowd of devotees gathers outside a stone temple entrance during a procession. Most men wear white dhotis and shirts, and several women wear sarees, one older woman in a white saree at left. A man in an orange cloth stands at centre-right holding a flower garland, and another in orange robes stands near the front. A large multicoloured umbrella with blue and white emblems is held aloft at upper right. At upper left, a decorated palanquin or ratha with gold and orange ornaments is visible near the doorway. A cameraman with a handheld camera stands at lower right filming the scene.

2012-05-18 +1 copies

April 25 2016

May 08 2016

A large crowd fills a tented pavilion decorated with hanging colourful streamers and orange and red fabric canopies, with a golden tiered structure visible at left. Many devotees press together at a barricaded line. Several bald, shaved-headed men in saffron orange cloths and rudraksha malas stand in the foreground, one wearing a long brown-orange shawl over a white dhoti-like garment. Others in white garments with gold-yellow borders, some wearing beaded garlands, mingle with women in pink and blue saris. A uniformed official in a khaki shirt with a purple lanyard stands among them. Ceiling lights and parasol-like canopies overhead suggest an organised darshan or aarti queue.

A dense crowd of men, women and children gathers in a courtyard during a procession. A large canopy with a multicoloured panel and white dove motifs, fringed with tassels, is carried above the crowd, and a matching ornate embroidered umbrella with gold trim is held at right. A shaven-headed man in orange cloth stands near the pillars at upper centre, and a few people wear white shirts and dhotis. Garlands and a few shirtless or saffron-clad figures stand among the people near a painted temple wall.

2012-05-18 +1 copies

A dense crowd during a procession under pink, red and orange decorated umbrellas, with a silver trident standard and a tall garland of yellow and orange marigolds. In the centre, a bald man in a saffron-orange cloth and rudraksha mala walks beside a man in a maroon and gold turban; a bare-chested man wearing a white dhoti and saffron sash stands nearby. Many devotees surround them, some with folded hands, a woman in a red sari carries a brass plate, and a woman in white stands at the left. The scene is outdoors and crowded, with a red umbrella bearing a central portrait medallion at right.

A dense crowd of devotees presses along a barrier beneath a canopy of colourful umbrellas in red, orange, green and yellow hung with fairy lights and floral garlands. Men in white shirts and a few women in saris, one in a green sari, stand close together; many hold up mobile phones to take photos. On the right, a red-and-white ceremonial banner with elephant and peacock motifs lines the procession route, and a man in white with a white cap stands near the barrier. A man in a light shirt reaches toward the barrier with a folded object. No clear a person candidate is identifiable from appearance.