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A dense crowd of devotees dances and sways in a bright hall with pink walls, framed paintings and a golden deity shrine at upper left. In the foreground several young men wear saffron-orange dhotis and drapes, bare-chested, with rudraksha malas and beaded necklaces, arms raised with open palms. One man in a central orange drape smiles with hands lifted. Behind them, devotees in white, pink and green clothing move with hands raised in celebration. A small boy with a tilak stands at lower left.

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November 09 20162016-11-09A dense crowd of devotees dances and gestures in a bright indoor hall during a procession-style celebration. In the foreground, several men wear saffron-orange dhoti-style cloths and rudraksha beads, some with arms outstretched. A bare-chested man with long dreadlocks in the centre wears white cloth and beads, and a fair-skinned man at right wears a black headband and white cloth. Behind them, many more participants in white, teal, purple and orange clothing raise their hands and press forward. No clear a person candidate is identifiable from appearance, so no specific individual is singled out.2017-01-08November 16 20162016-11-16A large group of devotees, many bare-chested or in orange dhotis and saffron cloth, dance energetically in a bright hall with pink walls and framed religious paintings. Several dancers wear rudraksha malas, and one woman in an orange sari with gold border dances in the centre, her arms raised. A young boy in a grey-green shirt is in the foreground, and men in white dhotis stand among the crowd.2016-11-09January 08 20172017-01-08November 11 20162016-11-11 +1 copiesA large indoor hall with cream walls, red curtains and framed photographs on the walls, where a crowd of devotees dance energetically with arms raised. In the foreground, several men wear saffron/orange robes with rudraksha malas, one with white tilak marks on his forehead and bare chest, arms lifted. Others wear white dhotis, some bare-chested, and a few in orange and white clothing move alongside them. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance, so no candidate is marked.2016-11-03September 30 20162016-09-30October 09 20162016-10-09A dense crowd of devotees dances and raises their arms joyfully inside a bright hall with white walls. Many men wear rudraksha malas and saffron or orange dhotis and kurtas, some bare-chested with orange cloths wrapped at the waist. A man in the centre-right wears a rust-coloured wrap, bare chest and a rudraksha mala, smiling with arms raised. A young boy in white clothes stands at the lower left. Several participants wear orange and red garments; a woman in an orange wrap appears at the left. The scene is energetic and celebratory, with many arms lifted overhead.2016-11-16A dense crowd of devotees moves through a marble-floored temple hall in a procession. Many wear saffron, orange and maroon dhotis and shawls, with rudraksha malas around their necks. Some men are bare-chested and one wears a white dhoti with a shawl. A bearded man in the foreground wears a pink shawl and holds a rudraksha mala. Others in white kurtas and white dhotis walk in the background, with a few in blue and yellow garments. Oil lamps glow at the upper edge of the frame. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance alone.2016-10-09A large crowd of devotees dances energetically in a hall, many shirtless and wearing rudraksha malas, saffron cloth and white dhotis. A young man in the foreground wears an orange shawl and a gold-bordered cloth, arms raised. Men in the middle wear orange and white garments, some with forehead tilak marks. Several people in the background wear white and saffron.2016-11-11