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Outdoor scene at dusk with a crowd of men in white kurta-style clothing, many wearing red-brown rudraksha malas. In the centre, a man in a checked short-sleeved shirt with a lanyard and a rudraksha mala smiles and gestures with his hands. Around him, devotees in white clothes move and dance, some clapping and reaching out. Behind them a decorated vehicle or float with a colourful embroidered cloth and a small green-roofed shrine structure is visible, along with a black stage-like frame. The mood is festive and joyful.

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A dense crowd of men in white shirts and white dhotis walks through a street procession toward a decorated ratha in the background. Several men wear rudraksha malas and saffron-orange cloths, and one bald man in an orange garment with rudraksha beads is prominent in the foreground. Tridents on tall golden poles rise above the crowd at upper left, and a gold-and-red chariot with floral garlands and string lights stands behind. Many people raise their hands in celebration while others smile.2015-02-17 +1 copiesA dense outdoor crowd gathers during a procession near a riverbank with a red-brick building behind. Many men wear white shirts and white dhotis with orange-saffron shawls draped over their shoulders and rudraksha malas. Several shaved-headed men in orange-saffron cloth with white and sandalwood marks on their foreheads stand among them. Two men at the centre raise hands in greeting toward a woman in a dark green sari. Tall golden ceremonial staffs with finials rise above the crowd. At top right, a decorated golden palanquin or ratha with garlands and a figure in orange robes is visible. A large crowd of approximately several dozen people fills the frame, with many hands raised in celebration.2015-02-19Outdoor crowd of devotees in white dhotis and kurtas with yellow waist sashes gathered near a golden canopied structure with a gilded roof and a red-and-gold embroidered banner with a floral border and a white bird emblem. In the centre, a bald man in white bows with hands folded, while a man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands beside him, hands joined in namaste. Several other men press their palms together around them, and some wear neck malas.2010-12-26February 19 20152015-02-19Outdoor photo of devotees at a Brahmotsava flag-hoisting procession, with orange flags on poles at the edges. In the foreground a smiling man in a pink and white checked shirt wears a rudraksha mala and a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him a man in a white dhoti and light beige shawl wears a red lanyard, and a man in white clothing with glasses and a red bindi holds an orange flag pole. Blurred devotees in white saris and white garments fill the background.2010-12-20Outdoor procession scene with a large crowd of men and women in white ritual clothes, many wearing red or orange shawls and rudraksha malas. In the centre, a shaved-headed man in an orange-saffron robe with a rudraksha mala and bead necklace dances or gestures among devotees, while another shaved-headed man in an orange garment stands in the foreground. Behind them a ratha or chariot with a kalasha-topped structure and a trident is visible under the crowd's raised arms. Dusty ground and a stone wall form the setting.2015-02-19February 19 20152015-02-19Outdoor gathering of men in plain white kurta-style clothing at an open lawn near a golden-topped stone shrine structure with a spired roof. A man in the centre wears a rudraksha mala around his neck and smiles while speaking. Several men in white stand around him, one in a white dhoti-like cloth with a yellow border at left. Trees and an evening sky frame the background, and an orange flag is visible at the upper right edge.2010-12-26January 11 20172017-01-11December 20 20102010-12-20February 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesNovember 21 20152015-11-21