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A crowded indoor gathering of devotees holding up ornate parasols with sequined fringes, one green with gold brocade and one blue with a gold trim and a circular emblem. Many people in white and orange clothing press close, some with red bindi and tilak marks, a few with garlands. Behind them a large red-framed portrait on the left shows a smiling man in a red turban and white garment, and framed photographs line the wall at upper right. Overhead ceiling lights and a purple logo appear in the upper left corner.

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A crowd of devotees at an indoor gathering, with several ceremonial umbrellas in the foreground. A green umbrella with gold brocade and sequined fringe is held up by a person in white at left, and a blue umbrella with gold-embroidered panels and a fringe stands at right, both on red poles. Women in orange and cream clothing sit or stand close together, some with white and orange tilak marks on their foreheads and rudraksha-style beads at their necks. Background shows bright orange and pink draped decorations and white-clad figures in a bright hall.2017-08-11May 08 20162016-05-08October 01 20162016-10-01A procession inside a hall with devotees carrying umbrellas. Foreground, a bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala holds a red umbrella with crystal fringe, and a shaved-headed man in a white dhoti stands nearby. Centre, a large cutout portrait of a smiling man in a red-orange robe, red turban and rudraksha malas, with raised palms, is carried on a stick between two red umbrellas. To the right, a man in an orange-red dhoti holds a green velvet umbrella trimmed with gold and crystal fringe, and an orange umbrella is visible further right. Several white-clad people stand in the background among ceremonial umbrellas.2016-10-07 +1 copiesA crowded procession under a white tent with hanging decorative streamers. Many people carry tall poles topped with red and orange flags and large parasols in red, orange, green, blue and gold with mirror-work trim. Men wear white dhotis with red shoulder cloths, and women wear saris in teal, green and red. Several flags bear a golden deity emblem. Some people raise their hands and others hold the poles steady in the dense crowd.2016-05-08October 01 20162016-10-01A festive procession inside a white tented hall decorated with hanging colourful streamers and lanterns. Crowds of devotees carry raised palanquin-style canopies and small decorated shrines in red, orange, green and pink. Two framed portraits on poles show a figure with a crown and rudraksha-style adornments, and a man in front wears a red turban and white clothes with a rudraksha mala. Several people smile and wave a tricolour-like flag, with women in red and orange saris and men in white kurtas.2016-05-08A procession inside a hall, with a smiling woman in an orange-red turban and orange-red robe holding up one hand in greeting, a rudraksha mala around her neck. Above her, a green umbrella with crystal fringe and gold trim is held aloft, with red and orange umbrellas also with crystal fringes beside it. Behind them, men and women in white and orange clothing walk, a shaved-headed young man at left wears rudraksha beads on a bare chest, and a few men in white dhotis and shirts hold umbrella poles. Ceiling lights and framed artwork line the background walls.2016-10-07August 11 20172017-08-11 +1 copiesA festive procession inside a hall with a white ceiling and grid of lights. Large ceremonial umbrellas with pink, gold and blue fabric, edged with sequins and tassels, are held aloft on red poles over a crowd. Men in white dhotis and white shirts with red sashes, and others bare-chested or in saffron/orange cloth, raise their arms and dance. A shaved-headed man in saffron cloth with orange armbands is at right. Framed devotional images line the back wall and a camera operator stands at left.2016-10-01 +1 copiesA procession inside a large white tented hall with a red carpeted floor. In the foreground, several devotees hold up ceremonial umbrellas (chatras) in deep blue, green and a multicolour pattern with gold trim and beaded fringe, and red flags on long poles. Devotees in white and red clothing walk among them, and more umbrellas and flags are visible in the background under overhead lights.2016-04-17A crowded procession indoors in a hall with a white tiled ceiling and fluorescent lights. Many people in saffron-orange and red-orange dhotis and wraps, along with others in white garments, hold up a set of ornate umbrellas (chhatras) in pink, magenta, blue and teal, decorated with gold embroidery and silver-sequined fringe. Participants raise their arms and dance energetically, some barefoot, while a man in a light blue top and white dhoti stands at right. A few people in white clothes are at left, and a framed picture and banner hang on the back wall. The scene resembles a ceremonial umbrella procession during a gathering.2016-10-01