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Night photograph of a dense outdoor crowd at a festival site, lit by strings of lights and an illuminated multi-tiered pavilion behind. A woman in a deep maroon turban and maroon top, with white flower garland and brown shawl, smiles at the centre. Beside her a shaved-headed man wears an orange-saffron robe, a wooden rudraksha-style mala, and white tilak on his forehead. Around them men wear yellow and white dhotis and kurtas, and a bare-chested man in the foreground wears gold-beaded garlands and white tilak. Many spectators press in, some holding cameras and phones. Visible flags and bunting decorate the scene.

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Night-time photograph of a crowd gathered outdoors around a central group. A woman in a maroon-red turban and maroon shawl, with white flower garland, smiles with palms pressed together in greeting. Beside her a young man with a shaved head, white tilak on the forehead, orange-brown shawl and beaded necklaces stands among devotees. Right of centre an older bearded sadhu in saffron-orange robes, with a red tilak, presses his palms together in namaste. A bald man in white clothes faces away from the camera toward them. Many people in yellow, white and saffron clothing surround them, some holding up mobile phones and a camera. Behind, a lit pavilion with red and white lights, string lights and yellow flags.2016-05-16 +1 copiesMay 16 20162016-05-16Night procession at a riverside ghat, lit by street lamps and colourful pandal lights. A central man wears a saffron-orange turban, saffron robe, a long gold-beaded necklace and rudraksha-style mala, holding a brass vessel, with a hand-held orange umbrella overhead and a gold palanquin canopy at left. Around him, devotees in saffron, white and pink garments press close; several bare-chested men wear rudraksha malas and ochre cloth, and some people raise folded hands in namaste. Many umbrellas and red flags fill the crowd beside the water. The swami identification cannot be confirmed from appearance; the group reads as a sannyasi-led ritual procession.2016-04-24Night crowd scene at an outdoor gathering with many devotees pressing close. At centre, a man in saffron-orange robes and a saffron-orange turban wears a thick orange-and-white marigold garland and gold necklaces, smiling as another person in orange garlands him. Nearby, a bearded sadhu in orange with dreadlocks and a bald-headed man in orange robes stand among people in white dhotis and orange turbans. Orange flags on poles and a photographer's camera are visible. a person cues are present: orange-and-gold attire, ornate gold necklaces and a garland, but the face is not clearly distinguishable in this crowd, so identity remains uncertain.2013-02-12A dense crowd gathers at a riverside ghat with metal railings and yellow-orange banners above, apparently during a holy-bathing event. In the centre, a smiling man wears a deep maroon turban, a large ornate gold-toned pendant, and a maroon-and-gold robe. To his left, a man in a white dhoti and a yellow-orange marigold garland holds a silver trident-like staff. Many devotees in maroon and saffron robes with rudraksha or gold beaded necklaces crowd around, some with tilaka. A bald man in glasses on the right applies a mark to his forehead. Water surrounds the platform. a person identity is not established by appearance here, so the figures are described by role and dress only.2015-09-15Night procession in a crowded street with many devotees pressing close. At the centre, a figure in an orange-and-saffron turban and reddish-brown robes wears a thick orange marigold garland, multiple rudraksha-style beaded malas and ceremonial gold necklaces, smiling. A bald man in reddish robes walks beside him with a hand extended, and a young man in white reaches toward him. Around them, devotees hold orange flags and long silver-tipped staffs, and a bearded man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands to the right. Several people in white and orange clothing fill the background. a person (appearance-based label: long-style turban, saffron-orange and ornate clothing, garland and beaded malas, in a procession role).2013-02-12April 24 20162016-04-24Evening photograph of a dense crowd at a riverside ghat during a Kumbh Mela procession, with many people packed together under decorated umbrellas in yellow, orange and multicolour. In the foreground a man in a saffron-orange turban and saffron robe with a long gold-beaded necklace and a rudraksha-style mala smiles and gestures with raised hands. Beside him a man in an orange shawl with a red scarf, a man in white kurta with a red-and-white cloth, and a shirtless man with tilak marks and a red-orange mala stand among devotees. A man at left wears glasses and holds a camera. Illuminated temple shrines and red spires glow in the background as the water reflects lights.2016-04-24Night photograph at an outdoor evening gathering under string lights, with a draped pink, white and green tent behind the crowd. In the foreground, a smiling man in a rust-red turban and sleeveless rust-red robe, with a gold necklace and rudraksha-style beads, holds white flower garlands and presses his palms together. A bald man in a white-and-gold dhoti with beaded garlands stands at left in the foreground, and a woman in orange robes with glasses stands beside him. Behind them, a uniformed police officer, a man in a white-and-gold dhoti with a garland, and a crowd of women in maroon and red saris wearing gold-bead garlands and sandalwood-marked foreheads are visible. The swami cues are not distinctive enough to confirm an identity, so the central figure is described by role only.2016-05-12Dense evening procession in a crowded street lit by floodlights, with yellow and orange ceremonial umbrellas and red flags overhead. A bare-chested man with a crimson-orange turban, a rudraksha mala and layered gold necklaces stands at centre with palms pressed together, flanked by men in saffron and orange robes with red scarves. Surrounding devotees wear yellow kurtas and white clothes, many with orange vibhuti and tilak marks, some raising hands in devotion. A golden ornate palanquin or canopied structure is visible at left, and a video camera on a rig films from the upper left. a person candidate present in the procession; appearance is consistent with cues but uncertain.2016-04-24December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04March 20 20142014-03-20