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A dense crowd of devotees queues along a red carpet at an outdoor ashram event under palm trees and a banana plant with green bunches. Many women wear white saris with thin borders, some with red or pink shawls, and several have white or red marks on their foreheads. A woman in an orange sari and beaded necklace stands at left beside a sannyasi-style figure in orange with a rudraksha mala and white forehead markings. Others in white receive blessings and touch of ritual markings. A metal barrier line runs along the right edge where more people in white stand. Several women in white sit or stand with garlands and small paper slips.

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March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07A large outdoor crowd of devotees seated closely on the ground facing the same direction, with a red carpeted walkway running along the right edge. Most people wear white or pale kurtas and shirts, and women wear saris in mixed colours including green, blue, maroon, yellow and orange. Many have hands folded in prayer or are smiling. A seated man in white at far right sits on a mat with hands joined. Wooden stake barriers and a string line separate the rows. Lights and a bus-like vehicle appear in the background. No individual leader is clearly visible in the frame.2010-12-29July 02 20142014-07-02 +1 copiesA large outdoor crowd gathers at dusk beneath palm trees, with a green banana-leaf and bunch of bananas decorating a wooden pole in the foreground. Many devotees wear white and cream dhotis and saris, while others wear saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas. Several women have white vibhuti and tilak marks on their foreheads, and a few wear red headcloths. The crowd presses forward.2016-03-07A large crowd of devotees seated on red mats fills a big tented hall for the Shuddhadvaitam program at Kumbh Mela Ujjain 2016. Most are women in white and cream traditional dress with orange, saffron and red shawls, some with vermilion or sandalwood marks on their foreheads and rudraksha malas. A woman in the foreground at left presses her palms together in anjali, and another in the centre-right holds a water bottle. A large screen and gold ornamental decorations are visible at the top of the hall. No individual is identifiable as a person in this crowd shot; the stage is out of frame.2016-05-04July 07 20092009-07-07May 22 20172017-05-22January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13May 02 20162016-05-02December 14 20162016-12-14