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Night crowd outdoors on a paved road during a procession, seen from above. Many people line both sides, several with hands folded in namaskar and some raising hands. Foreground saddhus wear saffron/orange robes; one bare-chested man in red lungi and an orange-draped figure with a headwrap stand nearby. Devotees wear yellow, red, green and white shirts and saris. Metal barricades and a white tarp appear at upper left.

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September 13 20152015-09-13A night-time photograph of a crowd walking along a paved temple precinct, lit by warm orange lamplight. In the foreground a stone Nandi bull sculpture with a carved harness sits beside the path. Among the people, a man with long dark hair and a beard wears an orange-saffron shawl over white clothing and holds beads. Beside him, a figure with long hair and a crown-like headpiece wears a saffron-orange robe and a heavy gold-coloured ceremonial necklace, with rudraksha-style beads at the neck. Other devotees in white shirts and white dhotis, some bald or shaved-headed, walk around them, and a few women in saris stand at the right edge. Swamiji (probable) is the figure in the orange robe with long hair and the gold necklace, shown as a visible person in the procession.2006-12-04Night photo of a dense crowd of sadhus and devotees moving through a street at the Ujjain Kumbh Mela. Many bare-chested men wear orange and saffron cloths wrapped at the waist, some with shaved heads, one with a white-grey beard, and one wearing a bright orange turban on the right. A red flag on a tall pole rises above the crowd near the right edge. Men in white dhotis, a man in a green checked shirt, and others in ordinary clothes stand among them. Streetlights and a dim background light the scene.2016-05-21May 08 20162016-05-08December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04August 03 20082008-08-03A dense crowd of devotees gathers at night in an outdoor courtyard, many wearing saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas, while others wear white dhotis or kurtas with orange shawls. Several women in orange saris and some with white forehead markings stand close together, and a man in a white kurta holds a video camera at left. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance, so no candidate is marked.2017-08-07Night-time outdoor gathering at a temple-like compound lit by a row of tube lights strung overhead. A crowd of devotees presses forward, many with hands pressed together in namaskar, several in white shirts and dhotis with ID lanyards. A woman in an orange sari and a woman in white with a yellow shawl stand near the centre, and a man in a white shirt and cream trousers leads the way. An orange and red ceremonial flag or banner rises above the crowd near the lights. A camera operator with a shoulder camera films at right, and a building with lit windows stands at the back.2009-11-25August 07 20172017-08-07A dim, crowded night scene in a temple corridor with stone walls, where many men and some women press together looking upward. In the right foreground, a man in an orange-red garment with a rudraksha-style bead necklace stands beside a man in a white shirt and a bald man in a light jacket. A man in a white shirt stands at the center-top. The crowd fills the frame and the light is warm and low. The orange-clad figure is a possible a person candidate, but the face and presence are not clearly established from appearance cues alone.2006-12-04September 16 20152015-09-16 +1 copiesDecember 10 20172017-12-10