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Night procession at an outdoor festival camp under a blue and white canopy with crystal-like hanging ornaments, strings of warm lights and pink-lit shrine structure behind. A long-haired man in white dhoti with gold chain necklaces and bangles carries a tall silver staff. Beside him a bald man in a rust-brown robe wears gold chains, and a man in a grey shirt lifts a garland-decorated object overhead with both hands. A man in a turquoise shirt stands nearby while elderly women in saris with folded hands watch and phones are raised to record. Orange tent fabric lines the scene.

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Night photograph of a crowded outdoor festival grounds lit by string lights and orange tent canopies. A central figure in a rust-orange wrap and orange-brown robe wears a white flower garland and a large gold pendant necklace, with a light orange turban on his head. Beside him stands a man in a light grey shirt and a man in a turquoise shirt, with people holding up phones to photograph them. To the left, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears a white dhoti-style cloth, gold beaded necklaces and holds a silver staff. A blue and silver canopy and a pink illuminated shrine structure appear in the background among devotees in orange and white clothing and saris.2016-04-21Night-time procession outdoors among a dense crowd. At centre, a figure with long dark hair and a bare upper body wears a gold-coloured necklace and a rudraksha-style cord, walking beneath a blue canopy with crystal-like hanging fringe on a tall silver staff. Around them, people in orange and saffron robes, a man in an orange turban, and a woman in a green and multicoloured sari stand close together; others in white shirts raise mobile phones to record. Behind, an orange tent is strung with lights, and a pink-lit shrine structure stands at left.2016-04-21April 21 20162016-04-21Night-time crowd scene in an orange-draped tented pavilion decorated with string lights. At the centre, a man in a white kurta holds up a phone to photograph a figure in saffron-orange robes, an orange turban and layered gold and bead necklaces, with a white flower garland. Behind him a large blue embellished parasol with a red pole rises above the crowd, and a silver ceremonial staff is held in the foreground. Devotees in white and yellow clothes press forward, some with folded hands and others holding phones, while a few sannyasis in orange stand in the background.2016-04-21Night photo at an outdoor festival camp lit with warm lights, with a blue and white decorative umbrella overhead. A central figure in an orange-brown turban and saffron robe, wearing a white flower garland and a heavy gold necklace, stands smiling. A man in a light blue kurta with a red tilak on his forehead greets people with folded hands. Around them, a crowd includes an older woman in a red and green sari with folded hands, another older woman in a blue sari, and several men in white and orange clothing, one holding up a mobile phone. Illuminated pink and white structures appear in the background.2016-04-21April 21 20162016-04-21Evening crowd gathered under an orange canopy strung with small lights at a night event. Central figure wears an orange-brown turban and a white shawl over bare upper body, with a garland and gold necklaces, standing under a blue and silver-trimmed umbrella. Men in white shirts photograph with phones; a woman in a green sari with red border and a man in a striped shirt stand nearby with hands folded. Saffron-robed sadhus stand in the background.2016-04-21Night procession scene at an outdoor festival camp lit with warm lamps. At centre, a smiling man in a rust-orange robe and matching turban wears a white flower garland, a long gold-toned necklace and a rudraksha-style mala, with saffron bangles on his wrists. Around him, men in white kurtas and light shirts press palms together in greeting, and a bald man in orange stands close behind. A blue canopy with silver fringe and a small illuminated pink shrine-cart sit in the background, and an older woman in a sari and eyeglasses joins the crowd on the right. A devotee in turquoise shirt holds palms together at lower right. Several people are visible, with a larger crowd beyond. a person present in person, surrounded by devotees.2016-04-21Night procession scene at an outdoor religious gathering under orange and white tents strung with lights. A large blue canopy with silver fringe and a small finial sits in the background. A man in a saffron-orange turban and orange-and-gold garlanded clothing stands at the centre, surrounded by sannyasis in saffron robes and devotees. Many people in the crowd hold up mobile phones to photograph him. A police officer in a dark cap and khaki uniform stands in the foreground, and a man in a peach turban and shirt faces away from the camera.2016-04-21Night photograph of a crowd at an outdoor orange-and-white tent camp, lit by fluorescent tubes and a pink illuminated shrine. In the centre, a woman in an orange-and-maroon sari wears a maroon turban and a white flower garland. Beside her a man in white dhoti and gold-beaded necklaces holds a long silver staff, and a bare-chested man with a sacred thread stands nearby. Several people in white shirts and orange lanyards hold up smartphones to photograph them, while others in saffron robes stand in the background beneath a decorative canopy.2016-04-21April 21 20162016-04-21Night scene at an outdoor camp with orange tent canopies, string lights and a lit pink-outlined shrine structure behind. A central figure in a rust-orange turban with a white flower garland, rudraksha-style brown robe and heavy gold ceremonial necklace smiles while a man in a light grey shirt bows and touches his head. Beside them, a man in a turquoise-blue shirt with a red tilak stands close, and on the left a long-haired man in white with gold necklaces holds a silver staff. Several other devotees in orange and saffron robes and a woman in a pink-and-orange sari are nearby, while people photograph the scene with phones. The central figure matches the appearance cues of a person, with a turban, saffron-toned robe, rudraksha-style mala and ceremonial gold necklace, receiving a devotee's obeisance.2016-04-21