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A dense crowd of devotees gathers under a green tarpaulin canopy at night, with bamboo poles and yellow barriers around them. In the foreground a young man with curly hair and a red forehead mark wears a white cloth and red-orange shawl and chants with open mouth. Nearby, men and women in white dhotis and saris, some with rudraksha malas, sit or stand packed together, several with tilak and red vibhuti marks. Behind them stalls and yellow banners line the path. On the right, a red-and-yellow board displays two framed portraits and Hindi lettering. No individual is clearly identifiable as the a person from appearance here, so his presence is unconfirmed.

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A dense crowd of devotees gathers under a green tarpaulin canopy at a night event, with bamboo poles and a yellow barricade in front. Many people wear white and cream ritual clothing, saffron-orange shawls and rudraksha malas, and several men have white vertical tilak marks on their foreheads. A woman in the centre wears a green and red headpiece and a bindi. On the right, a red-and-yellow banner shows portrait photographs of three men and Hindi lettering. No person in the crowd can be clearly identified as a person from appearance, so the figure is uncertain. Lamps and stalls glow in the background.2016-05-15May 15 20162016-05-15Photograph taken inside a dimly lit temple hall at night, with a crowd of devotees pressing forward. At centre, a man with long dark swept-back hair, a vertical orange-yellow tilak on his forehead, a rudraksha-style garland of white flowers and a heavy gold necklace, wearing a reddish-brown shawl over saffron-orange clothing, walks forward with his hands held together. Around him, a man in a white dhoti with a bare upper body holds a metal ritual staff, and several women in orange and red saris and saffron-clad devotees surround him. A green cloth canopy hangs overhead and a blue information board with Devanagari text is on the right wall. Matching clothes and gold ornaments are visible throughout the group.2016-06-03June 03 20162016-06-03June 03 20162016-06-03Photograph of a crowd within an orange-draped tent entrance at a festival camp, with a man in a long saffron robe and rudraksha mala walking forward centre. He has long dark hair and a sash, and is flanked by devotees in white and cream clothing with orange-red shawls. Several people in white and cream robes stand with palms pressed together in namaste. Behind them a bald monk in a saffron-brown robe and beads stands beside an older man in white with a yellow scarf. Onlookers and a photographer with a camera fill the foreground and background; a banner of printed photographs hangs on the right tent wall. a person: the centre figure wears saffron robes, a long swept-back hairstyle and a rudraksha mala, with the page indicating his presence.2013-02-14 +1 copiesA dense outdoor crowd gathers at a festival site during dusk, with many people in saffron and orange clothing and white dhotis. Several saffron flags on tall poles rise above the crowd. In the centre, a shirtless young man wearing a yellow headwrap and yellow cloth holds a small framed picture while people press around him. Other devotees wear orange shawls, white kurtas and traditional attire, and a metal ritual lamp is held aloft at left. Behind them are decorated arches, string lights and banners with Hindi and English text.2016-05-21May 09th 20162016-05-09May 15 20162016-05-15April 22 20162016-04-22A dense crowd of many people, mostly men in orange and saffron clothing and orange turbans, fills a festival lane at dusk under strings of lights. Several people carry tall orange flags on poles, and one man in the foreground holds a conch-shaped brass object. A bare-chested man wears a yellow dhoti and a yellow shawl, and a woman in a blue sari stands nearby. Behind the crowd, a large painted deity figure stands by an orange-and-saffron entrance arch, and a banner shows a portrait of a man with long hair. The scene appears to be a Kumbh Mela gathering.2016-05-21A dense outdoor crowd of devotees packed together under green tarpaulin canopies at night, with string lights and colourful decorations overhead. Many men wear white vests and tank tops, some bare-chested with orange or saffron cloths draped over their shoulders, while women wear saris and salwar kameez in red, orange, pink and yellow. A man in a red shirt lifts a small child onto his shoulders at centre, and a woman in the foreground wears an orange sari with a lanyard badge. Several people raise their hands, and an orange flag pole rises above the crowd at left.2016-05-09