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A crowd of devotees under a tented pavilion hung with colourful paper lanterns and strings of decorative tassels. Several men in white shirts and red polos raise their hands and reach upward, some holding red apples or fruit. At right, a man with long hair wears a white dhoti, a gold necklace and a maroon shawl with a garland, appearing to be a person by his distinctive long hair, ceremonial gold necklace and shawl; this is an appearance-based label only. A woman in a sari stands beside him and holds a small yellow folder. Stage lights and fans are visible overhead.

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A crowd of devotees inside a tented pavilion with a corrugated metal roof and white cloth canopy, hung with small decorative cones and lanterns. Several men in the foreground raise their arms and toss red fruit or balls upward, with some holding more in their hands. On the right, a man in white dhoti and shawl wears a large gold necklace and a dark rudraksha-style mala, smiling and holding red fruit. Women in colourful saris stand nearby, and a man in a grey vest and a man in a red shirt are also visible. Warm overhead lights and a ceiling fan are visible. Nearby, a rail and cloth-covered structure suggest a ritual enclosure at a camp.2016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24A crowd of devotees at an evening event under a tent with colourful hanging fabric streamers and warm lights. Many people in the foreground raise their arms and hands upward, some holding red objects. A man in a white shirt with a red-and-gold garland and a brown shawl smiles toward the right, and a man in a grey vest stands beside him. A woman in a red and striped head covering is at the lower left. a person: the man on the right wearing a long ornate gold chain and a reddish shawl over white clothing with a bright smile, appearing to be a guest of honour at the front railing.2016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24A crowded evening scene under a white tent ceiling hung with colourful tassel decorations and warm lamps. A man in a white shirt and a man in a grey vest with a red wristband stand in the foreground, smiling and gesturing with their hands; one holds a red fruit. Other devotees in white, red and printed clothes press along a wooden barrier, and a woman in a green and gold sari stands at right. A child in a red shirt is visible among the crowd.2016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24Photo 11702496April 24 20162016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24A crowd of devotees under a decorated tent with a corrugated roof and strings of colourful tassels reaches upward toward red objects being tossed. In the foreground a bare-chested older man in white dhoti with gold necklaces and rudraksha-style beads smiles. Next to him a man in a light-green t-shirt and a woman in a red and yellow sari reach up. On the right a man in an orange-red kurta with a red shawl and a priest in white dhoti with garlands stand among the crowd on a red carpet, with lights and red canopies overhead.2016-04-24A crowd of devotees stands packed behind a wooden barrier inside a decorated tent with white fabric ceiling and hanging colourful tassels. Many people raise their hands in devotion; one man in a yellow shirt wipes his eyes. A man in a white shirt and grey vest stands with hands pressed together, and a woman in a white sari with a gold necklace and red shawl smiles nearby. Overhead, a lit lantern and orange-draped ornaments hang near the tent roof, with stage lights visible on the right.2016-04-24