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A photograph of a crowded indoor festival hall with a white tent ceiling and hanging decorations. In the foreground, a decorated ceremonial headdress with a colourful peacock-like figure and pink flowers is carried on a pole. A man in a white dhoti with gold necklaces holds a long silver staff with a trident-shaped top. Nearby, a woman in a saffron-orange sari and gold garland stands beside a man with a shaved head in orange wrap and gold chains. Many devotees in orange, red and white clothing surround them, several taking photos with phones and cameras. A large ornate umbrella-like canopy hangs above the crowd.

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A festive procession inside a large tented hall hung with colourful paper streamers and lanterns. A central woman in an orange-saffron head wrap, orange garment and gold-bead garland smiles while walking beneath a tall orange and gold umbrella held on a red pole. Two men in white dhotis with rudraksha malas carry ornate pink and silver decorated kalasha-style vessels topped with ornamental crest pieces. Around them, devotees in saffron and white clothing, some with vibhuti marks, fill the space, many holding up phones and cameras. A small deity murti or ceremonial object sits on a pedestal in the background.2016-05-01May 01 20162016-05-01May 01 20162016-05-01June 19 20142014-06-19 +4 copiesApril 29 20162016-04-29December 19 20172017-12-19May 13 20162016-05-13A crowd of devotees gathered in a hall, with many people in saffron, orange and multicoloured saris and kurtas, some with vibhuti and kumkum on their foreheads. In the right foreground, a bearded man with a rust-red turban decorated with a gold ornament, wearing a saffron-orange shawl, rudraksha malas, ceremonial gold necklaces and a gold trident pendant, smiles while holding a tall golden trident staff. a person is visible through these cues, presenting as the central figure in procession-like company. Around him are a woman in a pink sari with a beaded necklace, a woman with white hair and a tilak, children with tilak, and a large screen showing a blurred image behind the crowd.2016-12-07A large festival hall with red and yellow draped fabric and hanging yellow lanterns. In the foreground, a crowd of young dancers wears orange saffron dhotis and garments, many with rudraksha malas and white tilak markings. A man in a white robe with a rudraksha mala stands centrally among them, and dancers in white and orange move around him. Behind them, a seated audience fills the hall, with cameramen and a camera crane visible at the right. Large screens above the stage show images of religious figures.2017-12-22December 01 20162016-12-01May 15 20162016-05-15October 04 20162016-10-04