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A large group of devotees dance energetically across a bright, tiled hall with white ceiling lights and fans overhead. In the foreground, a young man in a plum-brown kurta with gold embroidered yoke stands with fists clenched and arms bent. Beside him, a bare-chested man wears a golden-yellow dhoti and a saffron-orange mala, arms outstretched. Others wear orange and red dhotis, white kurtas and cream shawls, some with rudraksha malas. Nearby participants with raised arms and bangles move in a rhythmic, celebratory circle.

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October 04 20162016-10-04October 04 20162016-10-04October 04 20162016-10-04October 03 20162016-10-03A group of devotees dances energetically on a light tiled floor inside a bright hall with a white suspended ceiling and fluorescent lights. Several men in saffron, orange, red and turquoise dhotis and kurtas, some bare-chested with rudraksha malas, raise their arms and point their fingers in rhythmic movement. Others in white kurtas with red sashes stand behind them. A man in a maroon kurta with gold embroidery and a white-clad dancer in the foreground join the motion, while a cameraman films at left. A framed picture hangs on the pink wall behind the dancers.2016-10-04October 07 20162016-10-07A group of young male devotees dance energetically in a bright indoor hall with a white tiled floor and ceiling lights. Most are bare-chested or lightly clad in orange and saffron dhotis and kurtas, with red sashes, rudraksha malas and beaded necklaces. Several hold red ribbons or cloth streamers aloft while others clap and step rhythmically. A few in white dhotis and white or pink kurtas dance among them. Their arms are raised and their faces animated in celebration.2016-10-07A photograph of a lively group dancing and celebrating indoors in a bright hall with overhead lights and a hazy atmosphere. In the foreground a young man in a cream embroidered sherwani with red trim gestures with his hand and smiles. Beside him a shirtless man in red-orange dhoti and dark rudraksha malas shakes his long hair and sways, while others wear orange and saffron dhotis, red kurtas and white dhotis with red sashes, several with rudraksha malas and sandalwood-coloured bracelets. Many people in the background move together.2016-10-04A group of young male devotees dances energetically in a bright hall with a white tiled floor and a row of ceiling lights. The foreground dancer on the left wears a bare-chested orange dhoti with gold border and a long-haired crown-less style, mid-stride with arms outstretched. Nearby dancers wear orange and red silk dhotis and a maroon kurta, some bare-chested with rudraksha-style necklaces. A pink-and-orange silk cloth flares in the right foreground. A camera on a tripod stands at left, and a few people in white and saffron stand at the back of the hall beside a decorated deity murti area.2016-10-03A photograph of a crowded indoor hall with a white ceiling and recessed lights, where devotees in orange and saffron cloths and dhotis dance and chant closely together. In the centre a bare-chested man in a white dhoti and a red-and-white sash wears long rudraksha malas and raises his fist. To the left a man in an orange shawl with a gold border holds a mala against his chest, and to the right a man in a gold brocade top with a beaded mala gestures with one hand. Other devotees in white shirts and orange garments surround them, some with long hair and beards.2016-10-08A group of young men dances energetically across a bright, tiled hall lit by rows of ceiling lights, with a few women visible at the edges. Many dancers wear red headbands and loose-hung hair, some bare-chested with dhoti-style wraps in orange, red, mustard and blue. One dancer in a saffron-orange kurta-style top and tan dhoti leaps in the foreground, and onlookers in teal and green saris stand near the back wall framed by framed pictures. The mood is an exuberant group performance, possibly a cultural or devotional dance.2016-10-07October 07 20162016-10-07