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Night-time outdoor gathering under a tin-roofed pavilion strung with multicoloured fairy lights. Many devotees stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, most wearing saffron-orange dhotis and shawls, some with rudraksha malas. Several young boys and a teenage girl in orange and a turquoise kurta stand in the front rows; the men at front have white tilak marks on their foreheads and bare upper bodies. On the left, a brass oil lamp burns on a stone platform beside flower garlands and offerings. A cameraman films at right. A large crowd of devotees in the background watches. No clearly identifiable a person appears in the frame.

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A large crowd gathers outdoors under a covered pavilion at night, strung with multicoloured fairy lights. In the foreground, several boys and young men in saffron-orange dhotis and rudraksha malas stand with palms pressed together in anjali, some with white sandalwood or vibhuti markings on their faces and chests. A man at the front right is filmed by a camera operator. At the lower left, brass oil lamps burn beside a platform with orange and gold cloths and offerings. Many devotees in saffron, orange, yellow and white stand behind, with women in saris and a man in glasses at the right.2017-01-08January 08 20172017-01-08January 08 20172017-01-08January 08 20172017-01-08January 08 20172017-01-08January 08 20172017-01-08January 08 20172017-01-08Photograph of a large group of devotees standing outdoors at night with hands joined in anjali mudra. In the foreground, several young boys and girls wear saffron-orange turbans, saffron wraps and rudraksha malas, with vibhuti marks on their foreheads. Behind them, adult men wear saffron and white dhotis, some bare-chested with rudraksha malas, and a few wear white turbans. A lit stone lantern and dark foliage stand in the background, with more people in the crowd beyond. The scene suggests a ceremonial gathering or procession.2017-09-21September 21 20172017-09-21January 08 20172017-01-08February 16 20162016-02-16August 25 20172017-08-25