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A dense crowd of men and a few women stands in a decorated temple hall during a ceremony. Marigold garlands in orange, yellow and pink hang from pillars, and colourful striped cloth banners decorate the ceiling. Many men wear saffron or orange robes and some wear orange turbans, while others wear white dhotis and shirts. A woman in a green sari with a gold necklace stands near the center. Two bald men in orange robes stand in the foreground, and a man in a white kurta is at the right edge beside a pillar wrapped in leaves. A camera operator is visible near the top right.

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February 18 20082008-02-18A dense crowd fills a decorated temple hall during a Mahakumbhabhishekam ceremony, with striped blue and white canopy fabric and marigold garlands hanging overhead. In the foreground, a man with a shaved head in orange robes sits with palms pressed together in prayer, and a woman in a green sari with a gold necklace stands with hands folded beside him. A man in white kurta with a green-gold sash stands nearby with hands clasped. Several monks in saffron and orange robes and white-clad devotees crowd the scene, and a video camera on a tripod is in the lower right. A priest in a dhoti at right holds a brass vessel near a kalasha. Strings of marigolds and banana leaves decorate the pillars.2008-02-18Crowded temple scene during a Kumbhabhishekam-style ceremony with marigold garlands and banana-leaf decorations on pillars. A man in white dhoti and shirt with a green-and-cream shawl stands with hands joined, facing a bald man in orange robes at the front, while a woman in a green sari stands beside them. Behind, bare-chested priests in orange and yellow dhotis and rudraksha malas attend the rite, and a shaved-headed figure in orange sits nearby. A broad crowd of devotees in orange and white fills the background, and a video camera is visible at the bottom edge.2008-02-18A photograph of a large outdoor gathering at a festival under a canopy decorated with marigold garlands and a floral arch. In the foreground, several men sit on a striped mat wearing saffron-orange robes, one with a sweeping orange turban and long dark hair, another with a red forehead mark and orange shawl. Nearby, men in white shirts and white dhotis sit with folded hands. Behind them a dense crowd stands and sits under the open sky, with people in white and colourful clothes, and a few uniformed officials. a person appearance is uncertain among the saffron-robed figures.2007-02-02February 18 20082008-02-18A large group of saffron-robed sannyasis and white-clad devotees sits under a red, orange and white canopy decorated with green leaf garlands. Attendants in white uniforms with red sashes and turbans hold a red-and-gold ceremonial parasol at left. Several monks wear orange turbans and rudraksha malas, with bearded elders seated near the front. A carved wooden throne-like seat stands at left, and a fenced ceremonial courtyard with coloured bunting and red plastic chairs lies behind the crowd. Seated people fill most of the frame, with a woman in a green sari near the center.2008-02-18February 18 20082008-02-18February 18 20082008-02-18February 18 20082008-02-18March 26 20082008-03-26January 03 20162016-01-03 +1 copiesFebruary 02 20072007-02-02