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A dense crowd of devotees dances energetically inside a hall, amid haze or smoke that softens the scene. Many men wear white dhotis and white kurta-style garments, while a woman in a red-orange sari with gold border dances with arms raised at left centre. Others wear saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha-style necklace is visible on a bare-chested man at centre right. Arms are raised in ecstatic movement, and warm golden lights glow in the background.

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October 08 20162016-10-08October 08 20162016-10-08A dense crowd of devotees dances energetically in a temple hall filled with haze or smoke, with warm golden lights and gilded ornaments visible in the background. Many wear white kurtas or dhotis with red or orange shawls and red beaded necklaces; others wear saffron-orange robes. Arms are raised, hands clap and gesture joyfully, and several faces show ecstatic expressions. A man in white with a red sash and wrist bands stands at right, and a bare-chested man in an orange dhoti dances near the center. No prominent figure with distinctive a person cues is clearly identifiable, so no candidate is marked.2016-10-08May 04 20172017-05-04May 04 20172017-05-04May 04 20172017-05-04A crowded indoor celebration in a hall with tiled floor and a shrine-lined back wall, where many people are dancing and clapping during a procession-style gathering. In the foreground, several young men wear orange-saffron cloths and rudraksha beads, some with bare chests, and one holds his arm raised. Beside them a shaved-headed man in white dhoti with a gold-trimmed border and a long-haired man with dreadlocks in white and saffron clothing dance energetically. Behind them, men in white kurtas and dhotis, a man in a red-orange turban and others in orange and pink saris fill the room. Some people in the background wear pale headwear and white garments. No single figure is clearly identifiable as the a person from appearance alone.2017-01-08A photograph of a crowded devotional procession or kirtan in a hall with a light-coloured tiled floor. Many participants raise their open hands and arms overhead, chanting or singing in ecstatic devotion. A bare-chested man in the centre wears an orange-saffron dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth, a long rudraksha-style mala and a white forehead mark. Men in white dhotis and white shirts and a man in a red and white shawl appear behind, and women in saffron, orange and purple saris are in the foreground. Framed portraits and decorative umbrellas are visible on the right wall. No single person is clearly identifiable as the a person in this crowd.2016-10-03November 16 20162016-11-16November 16 20162016-11-16A crowded indoor gathering of devotees in motion, many dressed in white kurtas and ceremonial white garments, with some in saffron-orange sannyasi-style cloth and rudraksha malas. In the foreground a bare-chested man in orange dhoti and rudraksha mala gestures with raised hands, while a long-haired man in orange wrap and bare upper body dances beside him. Several young boys in white with lanyards stand nearby, and a man with tilak-marked forehead and a long-haired figure in beige and orange appear at the right. Bright pink-walled hall, blurred background of onlookers.2016-09-30February 16 20172017-02-16