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Night crowd scene at an outdoor event ground strung with hanging yellow and green paper decorations and bright floodlights. Men in white dhotis and shirts crowd together, several holding a white cloth aloft and others pressing forward with arms around one another. A woman in an orange saree and green head covering walks through the crowd, and a man in a white shirt sits on a red plastic chair at right. Many more people, in white and in saris of pink, yellow and orange, fill the background.

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Night-time photo of a crowded open-air gathering on a dirt ground lit by string lights and floodlights. A group of men in white dhotis and shirts, plus a few in checked and striped shirts and a boy in an orange shirt, stand in a loose line with arms outstretched toward one another, moving together. Two women in saris sit on plastic chairs at the front, one in an orange sari and one in a beige floral sari. Behind them stand banners and a booth with small lights strung along the top. Many onlookers fill the background.2011-04-17December 23 20162016-12-23Night photograph of a large outdoor gathering under bright floodlights, with strings of yellow and green festive garlands and bunting overhead. A crowd of men and women in white shirts, white dhotis and white sarees fills the foreground, many with hands raised. A woman at left in a cream sari with a long braid raises an arm, and a man in a white turban stands near her. Orange-cushioned seats line the far background behind rows of devotees, with a banner and a canopy at right.2010-01-08Night procession on a lamp-lit road lined with strings of green and red fairy lights and hanging ornate lanterns. A large crowd fills the road; most men wear white dhotis and shirts with rudraksha malas, and several wear vibhuti or tilak on their foreheads. A bald man in orange and saffron robes with a gold necklace is in the lower right foreground, and a man in a white shirt with an orange shawl raises one hand in greeting near the centre. A shaved-headed man in white stands in the lower right. Devotees in orange and green shawls mingle nearby, and a woman in an orange sari stands behind them. Some people are partially cut off by the frame.2013-03-10A crowded indoor hall during a Holi colour celebration, with a dense crowd of men and women in white dhotis, white shirts and white saris, many splattered with coloured powder in pink, yellow and orange. Several men in front wear orange shawls and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces; one smiling man in the centre dances with arms outstretched. Red and white plastic chairs sit at left, and the hall is decorated with flower garlands, string lights and patterned fabric banners with elephant motifs on the right. No single figure can be confidently identified as the a person from appearance, so no identification is made.2008-11-12December 26 20062006-12-26March 07 20162016-03-07August 05 20092009-08-05Night procession at a KAILASA event: a dense crowd of men in white shirts and white dhotis walks toward an illuminated float, a ratha or palanquin decorated with flower garlands and a green-and-red fabric banner, with lit oil lamps on its platform. A white arch of string lights frames the float, and multicoloured strings of lights hang on the building behind. Several figures stand on the float, one in white clothing near its centre. Some men wear saffron-yellow shawls and rudraksha or bead necklaces, and some have hands raised in greeting. Whether the figure on the float is a person cannot be confirmed from the image.2015-01-13March 07 20162016-03-07A night-time outdoor crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis gathers on an open ground lit by floodlights. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt has both hands raised to his head, while others around him press close, one wearing a dark beaded necklace. Strings of multicoloured lights and bunting stretch across the background, and at right an illuminated decorated structure with a lit platform holds several figures, possibly deity murti. Dense crowd members fill the middle distance.2015-02-19November 21 20152015-11-21