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A night-time outdoor celebration where a dense cloud of fine white powder or spray fills the air above a crowd of devotees. In the foreground, a young man in a white dhoti with a yellow cloth at the waist and a beaded necklace holds a tall pole topped by an orange and red embroidered umbrella-like canopy bearing a bird emblem. Several people raise their arms, and a child in a white dhoti with curly hair stands at right, others wear orange and saffron garments.

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October 30 20162016-10-30Night outdoor scene with a fine mist or spray filling the air, lit in teal and warm amber tones. In the foreground a smiling young girl with curly dark hair in an orange-brown top looks back over her shoulder, and to her right a girl with long dark hair and bare back raises both arms overhead toward the spray. A woman in an orange sari with hair in a bun stands at lower left. Behind them a man in a white dhoti and white shirt stands among other people, and a large ornate orange and gold umbrella or canopy hangs at the upper left edge. The people appear to be dancing or celebrating in the mist, with bare arms and shoulders smeared with white powder. No readable a person candidate is clearly identifiable.2016-10-30October 08 20162016-10-08A dense crowd of devotees dances energetically in a temple hall filled with haze or smoke, with warm golden lights and gilded ornaments visible in the background. Many wear white kurtas or dhotis with red or orange shawls and red beaded necklaces; others wear saffron-orange robes. Arms are raised, hands clap and gesture joyfully, and several faces show ecstatic expressions. A man in white with a red sash and wrist bands stands at right, and a bare-chested man in an orange dhoti dances near the center. No prominent figure with distinctive a person cues is clearly identifiable, so no candidate is marked.2016-10-08October 10 20162016-10-10 +1 copiesOctober 30 20162016-10-30October 30 20162016-10-30October 30 20162016-10-30A dense crowd of devotees dances energetically inside a hall, amid haze or smoke that softens the scene. Many men wear white dhotis and white kurta-style garments, while a woman in a red-orange sari with gold border dances with arms raised at left centre. Others wear saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha-style necklace is visible on a bare-chested man at centre right. Arms are raised in ecstatic movement, and warm golden lights glow in the background.2016-10-08Night procession in heavy rain at a temple-like outdoor setting. Several illuminated umbrellas, including a large dark canopy strung with glittering lights on the right and blue-and-purple umbrellas on the left, shelter or lead the gathering. A man in a white dhoti and a woman in a white sari with a long dark braid walk near the centre, while a bare-chested man in a dhoti and others in red, orange and yellow garments follow. A man in red robes raises his hands on the right, and a cameraman holds a camera under a canopy. Devotees with raised hands fill the foreground in the wet dark.2016-10-11Night procession on a road with a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and red-gold sashes, arms raised in celebration. In the centre a man in a white dhoti with gold border and a red waist cloth raises his right hand high. Nearby people carry red and orange flags and a small decorated palanquin with gold and orange fabric. Someone in an orange cloth stands at the edge, and a bead mala is visible at the bottom right. Dark background with lit stalls and tall trees.2015-09-15December 23 20162016-12-23