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A crowded indoor hall during a Navaratri-style dance celebration, with many devotees in white clothes and red or maroon sashes holding small colourful sticks raised in the air. A woman in the centre wears a white top and white trousers with a red-and-white sash, while a woman in an orange sari with a red border dances beside her. A woman at the right wears a white top with a dark red sash. Oil lamps and a warm golden glow fill the background, with a young man in a teal top and red sash at the upper right. Many people are partially visible at the edges.

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A crowd of devotees dances with short colored sticks in a large hall, many wearing white kurtas and white dhotis with red-and-maroon sashes. In the foreground a woman with long wavy blonde hair in a white top and maroon sash holds a stick outstretched, while a woman in an orange saree with a red-and-purple shawl and rudraksha-style beads dances nearby. Warm lamps and glowing lights line the background, with a golden decorated structure behind the crowd. No single figure in the scene is clearly identifiable as a person, and the frame shows only devotees in motion.2016-10-03October 03 20162016-10-03October 03 20162016-10-03October 08 20162016-10-08October 02 20162016-10-02Indoor photo of a group dance during Navaratri at an ashram hall. In the foreground, a woman with her hair in a bun, in white and a red-orange waist cloth, faces away from the camera. A young woman with long wavy blonde hair, wearing a white top, red-and-gold waist cloth and a small microphone clip, holds a coloured dandiya stick and looks toward the camera. Behind her, women in white, pink and orange saris hold sticks. A stone pillar, framed pictures and a decorated arch appear in the pink-walled hall. A large deity murti is not clearly visible. Several people are visible in the background.2016-10-03October 03 20162016-10-03A group of women dance energetically in a temple hall during Navaratri, holding short colourful sticks. In the foreground a young woman with long curly blonde hair wears a white T-shirt, a red-and-brown waist cloth and a small microphone clip, swinging a purple-and-yellow stick. Nearby women wear white, orange and red saris and kurtas, and one has a red bindi. Behind them stand large gold-coloured ornate deity arches or altar frames. Around 6-10 people are visible.2016-10-03Photograph of a group dance during Navaratri celebrations in an ashram hall. A woman in the foreground right wears a white t-shirt, has long wavy blonde hair and raises a striped blue, purple and green stick. Beside her, a person in orange robes holds a similar stick. Other participants raise sticks in both hands, including a person in white at left and a person in a red sari. Behind them stands a large gilded deity murti in an arched shrine, with a pink wall and framed pictures above. Several people are partly visible at the edges, including a woman with blonde hair at right.2016-10-03October 08 20162016-10-08A photograph of a group of women performing a stick dance in a temple hall with a gilded shrine arch behind them. The central woman has long wavy blonde hair and wears a white top, white dhoti-style wrap and a red-and-gold waist sash, holding a pair of coloured dandiya sticks in each hand. Nearby women wear white and orange saris, a white embroidered blouse and white outfits, some holding sticks raised. A deity murti stands in the gilded arch on the wall. No person in the scene is identifiable as a candidate for a person.2016-10-03October 03 20162016-10-03