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Dusk outdoor crowd gathered for a procession at an ashram-style grounds with string lights. Dozens of women in white and cream clothes fill the foreground, many with vibhuti or kumkum marks on their foreheads, several with hands folded in namaskar. One woman in the front right wears an orange saffron top with a rudraksha mala. In the background a decorated ratha/palanquin with golden deity figures under a lit canopy is carried above the crowd. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable among the visible people or the ratha figures.

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Large outdoor crowd gathered at dusk in front of an illuminated temple chariot (ratha) decorated with lights and colourful garlands. Many devotees, mostly women and men in white ritual clothes, some with red and orange shawls and marigold garlands, dance and clap in an open circle with hands joined. A woman in a yellow shawl and white blouse smiles at the centre right, and a woman in a blue sari stands at lower centre. A few figures wear saffron or orange cloth. No clearly identifiable central teacher is visible in this frame. Strings of lights line the grounds in the background.2015-07-31Dusk procession at an outdoor ashram ground with a large crowd of devotees, mostly women, dressed in white and cream saris with gold borders. Many wear rudraksha malas and kumkum on their foreheads, and some raise their hands in devotion while others dance and walk forward. At the centre back, an illuminated ratha or chariot decorated with lights, flowers and colourful draping carries a deity murti and has a palanquin-like canopy. A tiled-roof pavilion and strings of small lights stand on the right, with trees and a dusky blue sky behind. No individual figure is clearly identifiable as a person in this crowd.2015-07-31July 31 20152015-07-31January 13 20152015-01-13A large night gathering outdoors under bright floodlights, with a dense crowd of devotees dressed mostly in white dhotis, shirts and sarees, many with yellow, orange and green borders. In the foreground a woman in a white saree with a yellow border and a woman in orange-bordered white saree walk among barricades, and a seated volunteer in white bends over a table with a laptop and speakers. Behind a row of drummers in white with drums and red chairs stand on a raised stage, flanked by blue draped backdrops and a banner. Many people stand in rows, some wearing rudraksha and gold chains, under tall lighting towers.2010-12-29March 07 20162016-03-07July 31 20152015-07-31Night procession at Kumbhapuri with a flame-lit lamp. Central foreground: a bearded bare-chested man in a rudraksha mala and yellow dhoti holds a lit brass lamp, flanked by a bare-chested priest with white tilak lines and a bald elder in white cloth with a beaded mala. Right: a woman in an orange-saffron sari with heavy gold necklaces and an orange-and-gold turban, smiling. Behind them, a deity murti of Lord Venkateshwara with silver and gold ornaments and red-and-white flower garlands is carried under a red fringed umbrella. A dense crowd of devotees and onlookers, some photographing, fills the scene under warm street lights.2013-02-11A large indoor gathering under a white tented ceiling with blue side walls and hanging floral decorations. Hundreds of devotees, mostly women in white and cream saris and salwar, with some in saffron, green, yellow and blue, stand close together on red carpet with hands raised, palms pressed together in prayer or clapping. Some wear gold necklaces and bangles. Metal poles and folding chairs are visible at the edges. The crowd fills the hall to the back.2006-12-14Evening photo of a large procession of women in white saris with gold borders walking along a dirt ground toward a lit, decorated canopy arch strung with lights and garlands. Several women wear red and orange garlands and white ritual clothing; one holds a yellow and red cloth bag printed with a temple image, another carries a purple shoulder bag, and one has a white paste mark on her forehead. Dusk sky, trees and a building in the background. A few darker figures stand at the edges.2015-07-31January 01 20122012-01-01Night-time outdoor crowd at a festival, with many devotees standing closely together on a open ground lit by string lights. Women in sarees, including a teal blue saree and a white saree with gold border, stand with hands folded, several with white vibhuti lines on their foreheads and one wearing a rudraksha-style bead necklace. Behind them, a brightly illuminated arch of lights frames a decorated golden figure or palanquin with attendants in white. Colourful lit displays line the right side of the scene.2015-01-13