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A photograph inside a large white tent with a long red carpet runway down the centre. Devotees line both sides with hands folded in anjali. On the left, women wear colourful saris and girls wear pink and purple dresses. On the right, men wear white dhotis and white shirts with red-orange shawls and red-orange scarves. In the centre, a few figures walk down the carpet, including one in saffron-orange robes and a figure in white, with an orange umbrella raised above them at the far end. Overhead, lighting rigs hang from the tent frame.

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A long tented hall with a red carpet runner down the centre, lined on both sides by standing devotees with hands pressed in anjali. Men on the right wear white dhotis and white shirts with red-and-white shawls over their shoulders; women on the left wear colourful saris in teal, pink, purple and green with red shawls. A few children stand in front, including a girl in a lilac dress. At the far end, a small procession walks toward the viewer under a golden-yellow umbrella, with figures in white and saffron-orange garments, one taller figure in a dark red robe at the front. No one in the procession is clearly identifiable as an individual, so the central figures are treated as unsure.2016-04-23April 23 20162016-04-23A procession walks down a long red carpet inside a white tented pavilion. Saffron-robed sadhus in orange and maroon garments walk toward the camera, a large yellow umbrella is held above the procession, and rows of people line both sides with palms pressed together in greeting. Several onlookers wear white and colourful saris and white kurtas.2016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22April 17 20162016-04-17A procession walks down a long red carpet inside a white tent with pink-tinged ceiling lights. At the centre, a woman in a dark red sari with a gold-coloured necklace is walking beneath a tall orange ceremonial umbrella. Around her, men in white dhotis and shawls and women in white and coloured saris walk alongside, while lines of devotees stand on both sides with palms pressed together in greeting. Some onlookers wear blue, yellow and purple salwar and saris, and a man on the far right wears a white shirt. The scene resembles a darshan procession moving through the tented area.2016-04-17A photograph of a long red carpet lane inside a white tent during a procession, with rows of people lining both sides, many with palms pressed together in greeting. Those on the left wear yellow, orange and red garments with red shawls; those on the right wear white dhotis and white shirts with red-orange shawls. In the centre, a group in saffron and orange robes walks away from the camera, and a yellow umbrella is held aloft near the middle. Two framed portraits of a man with long hair are visible on the tent walls at the far end, and the lights of the tent ceiling are overhead. Roughly 100 people are visible.2016-04-22A photograph of a ceremonial procession moving down a long red carpet inside a white tent with a gabled roof and hanging lights. Sadhus and ascetics in saffron and orange robes walk in the centre, one carrying a tall ornate staff, and a yellow umbrella with crystal fringe is raised over the group, with a flame visible near its top. A drummer in orange wraps carries a drum. Lines of devotees in white dhotis and white and yellow clothing stand on both sides, many with palms pressed together in namaste and some raising hands in greeting. A scaffold stands at the left edge of the tent.2016-04-22April 23 20162016-04-23April 22 20162016-04-22A procession walks down a red-carpeted aisle inside a white marquee tent, with crowds lining both sides. An orange umbrella is held over a central figure wearing a dark garment, a long gold-coloured necklace and a garland; a second figure in saffron-toned clothing walks ahead. Several attendants in white dhotis and shawls walk alongside, and devotees with folded hands or raised palms line the route. Overhead lights hang from the tent frame.2016-04-17A long red carpet runs down the centre of a white tented hall, flanked on both sides by rows of standing devotees with palms pressed together in anjali. Many wear white dhotis or white kurtas with red-and-gold shawls. In the distance, a small procession of people in orange and saffron robes walks toward the viewer, with a yellow umbrella raised above the group near the back of the tent. Lights hang from the white canvas ceiling and a scaffold frame is visible at the left edge.2016-04-22