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A large crowd of devotees, mostly women with some children, stands closely packed in an indoor hall, gazing toward the front. In the foreground a young girl in a dark dress with a gold-trimmed top holds a boy's hand, and a young child in a green top is held by a woman in a red salwar kameez with a green dupatta. Older women in white and cream saris, a woman in a blue and white sari with a yellow border, and a woman in red and orange clothing stand among them, some wearing bangles, earrings and necklaces. No specific ritual object or a person is clearly visible in the frame.

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A large crowd of women, children and a few men stands and sits in a hall with pale plastic chairs, many in colourful saris and salwar kameez in yellow, green, red, blue and pink. Several women hold small white papers or tokens. A stack of red chairs sits against the back wall beneath a small white sign with red lettering. No a person figure is visible in the frame.2016-05-25A dense crowd of women and girls fills a large tent hall, packed shoulder to shoulder. Most wear colourful saris and salwar kameez in pink, magenta, orange, yellow, green and red, many with white or red tilak marks on their foreheads and some with glasses. A woman in the foreground holds a mobile phone, and a woman in a red and white sari with a white tilak is prominent at lower left. Pale pink walls and a stage with lights and banners sit in the background. No specific ritual is clearly visible.2016-04-26April 26 20162016-04-26A photograph of a dense crowd of women and girls packed behind a white barrier inside a large tented venue with a red carpet aisle at the back. Most wear colourful saris and salwar kameez in pink, orange, green, blue and red, with some children held up in arms and several people holding up mobile phones. In the foreground right, a woman with a long braid wears a white sari with a red border and points toward the crowd. Many women have kumkum and bindi on their foreheads. No clearly identifiable ceremonial figure is visible in the frame.2016-04-26A large crowd of women and girls seated closely together inside a big tent pavilion at the Ujjain Kumbh Mela gathering. Most wear colourful saris and salwar kameez in pink, red, magenta, purple, green and blue, with gold necklaces and bangles. Several women have vermilion or kumkum marks on their foreheads, and a few older women wear glasses. Some children are held or sit among them. Behind the seated rows, more people stand near a red-carpeted aisle and a pale tent ceiling with lights. No single speaker or a person candidate is clearly identifiable in the visible frame.2016-04-26May 03 20162016-05-03April 17 20162016-04-17May 02 20162016-05-02July 22 20132013-07-22May 07 20162016-05-07A large photograph of a dense crowd of women seated closely together in an indoor hall, facing toward the front. Many wear saffron, red and orange saris, shawls and kurtas, with white and cream clothing among them; several wear beaded necklaces and rudraksha-style malas. Faces are visible across many rows, some smiling and some attentive, with a few women wearing glasses and event lanyards. The background shows a pale wall and dark drape near the stage area. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person in this crowd view.2016-05-06April 30 20162016-04-30