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January 08 20172017-01-08January 08 20172017-01-08January 08 20172017-01-08A large crowd gathers outdoors under a covered pavilion at night, strung with multicoloured fairy lights. In the foreground, several boys and young men in saffron-orange dhotis and rudraksha malas stand with palms pressed together in anjali, some with white sandalwood or vibhuti markings on their faces and chests. A man at the front right is filmed by a camera operator. At the lower left, brass oil lamps burn beside a platform with orange and gold cloths and offerings. Many devotees in saffron, orange, yellow and white stand behind, with women in saris and a man in glasses at the right.2017-01-08January 08 20172017-01-08Night-time outdoor gathering under a tin-roofed pavilion strung with multicoloured fairy lights. Many devotees stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, most wearing saffron-orange dhotis and shawls, some with rudraksha malas. Several young boys and a teenage girl in orange and a turquoise kurta stand in the front rows; the men at front have white tilak marks on their foreheads and bare upper bodies. On the left, a brass oil lamp burns on a stone platform beside flower garlands and offerings. A cameraman films at right. A large crowd of devotees in the background watches. No clearly identifiable a person appears in the frame.2017-01-08A night-time outdoor gathering of women and girls in orange and saffron saris with red and gold borders, wearing long rudraksha malas and white vibhuti tripundra marks on their foreheads. In the centre a woman in an orange sari with a red bindi presses her palms together in anjali, while the young woman in front stands with her hands folded calmly. Other participants stand behind them against dark foliage, several with white forehead marks and some with hands clasped at the chest.2013-04-24January 08 20172017-01-08November 11 20152015-11-11A crowded evening gathering of devotees seated on mats in an open pavilion, many with white tilak or vibhuti marks on their foreheads. Many women and girls wear orange, red and green saris and salwar outfits with beaded necklaces and bangles. Several are seated with hands raised in namaste or with palms pressed to their temples in meditative devotion. A young girl in an orange dress in the foreground raises both hands near her face, and a man in white with a red shawl stands at the upper left. The crowd fills the frame with focused, eyes-closed attention.2016-02-16February 16 20162016-02-16February 16 20162016-02-16