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Festive dancing at a Krishna Janmashtami celebration inside a decorated hall with pink draping and a gold-framed doorway. Several shaved-headed devotees in saffron-orange and rust-brown dhotis and shawls, many wearing rudraksha malas and bead bracelets, dance and smile together. A young child in orange clothing with a bead mala dances with arms raised at the right. A video camera on a tripod films the scene. Two white-clad people stand in the background.

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August 14 20172017-08-14A photograph of a group of young male and female devotees dancing and celebrating in an indoor hall during Krishna Janmashtami festivities. Several men are bare-chested, wearing rust-brown and orange dhotis or wraps, rudraksha malas and beaded bracelets, with white sacred ash marks on their foreheads and arms. Others wear bright orange turbans and orange shawls. One man in the center has his hands clasped in namaste while another smiles and dances. A woman in a white sari stands at the right edge, and a pink and red draped backdrop and a framed picture of a procession hang on the wall behind them.2017-08-14Candid photo at a festive gathering. A bare-chested young man with rudraksha malas, white forehead markings and a brown dhoti smiles broadly while hugging a small child in an orange cloth and a peacock-feather headpiece. To the right, another child in orange robes and beaded bracelets raises an arm and laughs. On the left, a man in orange cloth and a rudraksha mala also smiles. A video camera on a tripod is in the background, and a pink and white backdrop and a golden pillar frame the scene. Orange-clad devotees fill the edges of the frame.2017-08-14Photograph of a group of young sannyasi-style attendants in saffron-orange robes in a red-lit hall. The central boy wears an orange turban, a dark rudraksha mala and a red tilak; he is bare-chested with orange cloth wrapped at his waist. Beside him, a boy with long dreadlocks wears a bead mala and orange garment, and another boy in orange with a turban and beads smiles at the camera. A cameraman in a white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha beads films on a tripod at right, and a red throne is partly visible behind.2017-08-24Outdoor festive gathering with young men in saffron-orange dhotis and rudraksha malas, many bare-chested, smiling and reaching toward one another in a joyful circle. Several have vibhuti or tilak marks on their foreheads. A man in the foreground has long dreadlocked hair, a red bindi and a dark cord necklace, grinning as he extends his arm. Behind them, a man in a white dhoti with a yellow border stands at left, and a person in purple stands among others. Green mango-leaf festoons hang overhead, with a tent or pavilion and red structures in the background. No clearly identifiable a person is visible.2017-01-14August 24 20172017-08-24A crowded indoor hall where several young men in saffron-orange dhoti-style lower garments and bare chests dance energetically. Some wear rudraksha malas and orange shawls, and one has long dreadlocks and a red tilak on his forehead. Others have shaved heads and red and white tilaka marks. Behind them, banners hang on the wall and more people stand in the background, including someone in blue. A video camera is visible at the left edge. The scene resembles a festive satsang procession or devotional dance.2016-11-05August 14 20172017-08-14January 03 20172017-01-03 +1 copiesJanuary 08 20172017-01-08January 12 20172017-01-12October 16 20172017-10-16