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A crowd of devotees fills a tented hall with a red carpet runner, reaching upward with raised hands while a wooden pole is held across the front. On the left, a man with glasses wears a white dhoti and a multi-strand rudraksha mala with a gold pendant. Near centre, a man in a white dhoti and orange-brown garland stands beside a woman in a green-and-pink sari. A man on the right wears an orange kurta and white trousers and holds the barrier. Overhead, a red lamp-lit canopy, hanging marigold strings and a bright light fixture decorate the pavilion, with a red palanquin-like structure visible at the back. Approximately 20 people are visible.

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April 24 20162016-04-24Devotees under a tented pavilion reach upward toward a red ball held above a long wooden pole, with a crowd of onlookers pressing around a red carpet. In the foreground, a man in white with a gold-bead necklace and a woman in a green sari stretch their arms up, while a man in a teal t-shirt and a woman in a maroon sari join in. A bare-legged man in an orange-and-white outfit with a red shawl stands at right, and a girl in white with a long braid and red shawl is visible. Strings of colourful tassels hang from the ceiling, and a red and gold canopy is visible in the background. Many people are visible in the frame.2016-04-24A crowd of devotees stands behind a wooden rail under a large white tent with red-and-brown draped fabric and hanging tassels, at what appears to be a Kumbh Mela ritual setting. A bare-chested man on the left wears a white dhoti and a long multi-strand gold-and-beaded mala, and another man in a white dhoti with a beaded mala stands at center-right. Many devotees, including women in saris and salwar kameez and a young man in a mint T-shirt, raise their hands toward a lit lamp and flame at the centre, apparently during aarti. A man in an orange-and-white checked shirt stands at the right edge.2016-04-24A crowd of devotees under a decorated tent with a corrugated roof and strings of colourful tassels reaches upward toward red objects being tossed. In the foreground a bare-chested older man in white dhoti with gold necklaces and rudraksha-style beads smiles. Next to him a man in a light-green t-shirt and a woman in a red and yellow sari reach up. On the right a man in an orange-red kurta with a red shawl and a priest in white dhoti with garlands stand among the crowd on a red carpet, with lights and red canopies overhead.2016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24 +1 copiesA crowd of devotees in a covered tented pavilion reaches upward with raised arms, several holding red apples or fruit. A man in a white shirt holds a toddler, a woman in a red and green headscarf stands at left, and a man in a teal polo shirt and grey vest is near the centre. On the right, a man in a white dhoti with a long brown-and-gold beaded necklace and a shawl-like wrap stands beside another man in a red shawl. Hanging paper decorations and a lit lantern overhead, with a tent ceiling.2016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24