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Interior of a large decorated tent during a festival event. Overhead, white fabric ceiling is hung with colourful paper lanterns and tasselled decorations in yellow, pink and blue. Red drapes line the walls. A metal barricade crosses the red carpet, with a row of men in white dhotis and shirts walking past, some carrying items. A man in an orange-brown cloth stands at left, and a woman in white at right wears a white top. Striped woven mats cover the floor in the foreground. A large screen at centre shows a stage performance with a figure in a red garment. A small pink sign on a stand reads Tiruvannamalai-style label area.

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December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23Wide view inside a large white tented hall with a red carpeted floor, hung with rows of colourful tassel-and-bowl lanterns and strings of lights. Crowds of devotees mill about in festive and everyday clothes, many in saris and kurtas, with men in white dhotis. A man in an orange robe with a shawl stands near the centre, and another person in orange-saffron clothing walks further back. Two large screens show video on either side. Uniformed security stands at the right edge, and a small table with a red-canopied stand sits at the left. Many people are holding phones and taking photographs.2016-04-29December 23 20162016-12-23A long queue of men and women in white, pink and saffron clothing waits along a red carpet inside a large white tent, held by silver stanchions with red rope. Many wear shawls or sashes in orange and red, and some carry small bags. A man in a striped shirt and dark trousers walks past the line on the left, and a woman in a blue sari with an orange shawl stands near the front. On a screen at the top right, a crowd is visible. Watermarked archive photo from a Kumbh Mela camp visit.2016-04-27 +1 copiesPhotograph inside a large white tent with a red carpet, where a long queue of men and boys in mostly white and light clothing stands along a barrier on the right. A man in a white dhoti walks across the carpet, a uniformed police officer in khaki walks beside a woman in a white sari with a red border, and a child in a green shirt walks at left. Ornate golden thrones or palanquin-like seats stand at the far right beside a standing man in white with an orange turban. Colourful paper lanterns and streamers hang from the ceiling, and a screen shows a small image at top left. Seated people sit on the floor at lower left.2016-05-02April 27 20162016-04-27A large tented hall with a red running-track style floor, where a dense crowd of devotees sits and stands. Many men wear white kurtas and dhotis, while others wear saffron, orange and green clothing; a few women in saris sit on the floor in the foreground. Several standing figures in orange and white look toward the front, and a man in an orange shawl stands near the right. Hanging decorative lanterns in orange, red and green line the ceiling, and large screens display an aerial view of a circular gathering on the red floor. A person in a dark robe stands at the far right.2016-12-12December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23